horseman on the roof

hrafndot

Just had an email saying that I had won a copy of the above. Caloo Callay o frabjous day. Does anyone know of it?

Contentious

Lucky you! I've never read the novel, but the film is one of my all time favourites, starring Juliette Binoche and Olivier Martinez (what's not to like?!)

I hope you enjoy your prize!!

Rat_Chick

Never heard of before it! But have done a quick search, the original film is in french with english subtitles and found a write up.

The Horseman On The Roof (5.5) (French, English subtitles)

Olivier Martinez plays an Italian Hussar fleeing from Austrian assassins across Provence during 1832. If you know your history then you'll also know that Provence was in the grip of a cholera epidemic at the time.

Directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau (he of Cyrano de Bergerac fame), this struck me as a sort of 19th century road movie as our hero rides from one dying town to another. Eventually he meets up with Juliette Binoche and a romance begins to develop.

Not bad but not entirely gripping, and at 2 hours 15 minutes it could well do with editing to the tune of 30 minutes.

But hey at least you won something, it's more than I've won in a long time