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by skbreese  in Movies,  - Top 500, Aug 27 '03
Pros: Beautifully filmed, Evocative performances by leads actors, Good pacing
Cons: Some gruesome scenes, Some implausible events, Under developed plot and characters
Jean-Paul Rappeneau's (Cyrano De Bergerac) lush, romantic historical drama, Horseman On The Roof ...
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by metalluk - Top 100, Feb 09 '04
Pros: A profound romance in the context of lush landscapes and swashbuckling action
Cons: Some viewers will be put off by cholera-related gore and others won't comprehend the romance
Horseman on the Roof is both a romance and a costume drama, set in France in 1862. After reading about a dozen reviews of this movie from a wide variety of sources, I am amazed at how few reviewers have paid attention to what the movie is about ...
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by kayaker237 , Mar 28 '04
Pros: Mind-blowing cinematography of the Provençal landscape, convincing acting, original story.
Cons: They're French -- a major no-no according to Congress, n'est-ce pas?
The Horseman on the Roof opens in Aix-en-Provence in July, 1832, as Austrian secret police hunt down two Italian revolutionaries operating from exile in France. At that time, a huge chunk of northern Italy was under the control of the Austrian ...
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by botsybaby , Dec 12 '99
Pros: It is a great story
Cons: It is in French and if you don't speak French than you must read the subtitles
The Horseman On The Roof is a lovely movie filled with culture and history. The dashing Olivier Martinez plays Angelo Pardi the Italian officer, who has turned revolutionary. Juliette Binoche, who is known for her role in the English Patient, plays the...
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by Cashmr99 , Jan 26 '02
Pros: Gorgeous countryside, good acting
Cons: none really
After seeing 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' I was more interested in viewing foreign films. 'Horseman on the Roof' is a story of just that. An Italian officer, Angelo Pardi, played by Olivier Martinez is hiding on a townhouse roof and comes in out of...
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by ttaec , Oct 25 '00
Pros: Just a great movie
Cons: nothing
When I first watched 'Horseman On the Roof', I really didn't expect much.
Well, I'm hear to tell you that I was dead WRONG! It was not only a great movie, but I consider it one of the best I've ever seen; has to be in the top 20.
It...
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