The Horseman on the Roof
Encyclopedia
The Horseman on the Roof (French title: Le hussard sur le toit) is a 1995 French film directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau
, and starring Juliette Binoche
and Olivier Martinez
. Based on the 1951 French novel Le hussard sur le toit
by Jean Giono
, the film explores two significant historical events: the 1832 cholera
outbreak in southern France
, and the efforts by Italians to gain independence from Austrian control.
), Best Production Design (Jacques Rouxel
, Ezio Frigerio, Christian Marti) and Most Promising Actress (Isabelle Carré
).
Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Jean-Paul Rappeneau is a French film director, screenwriter, and actor.He started out in film as an assistant and screenwriter collaborating with Louis Malle on Zazie dans le metro in 1960 and Vie privee in 1961...
, and starring Juliette Binoche
Juliette Binoche
Juliette Binoche is a French actress, artist and dancer. She has appeared in more than 40 feature films, been recipient of numerous international accolades, is a published author and has appeared on stage across the world. Coming from an artistic background, she began taking acting lessons during...
and Olivier Martinez
Olivier Martinez
Olivier Martinez is a French film actor. He became known after roles in several French films such as Un, deux, trois, soleil , which garnered him the César Award for "Most Promising Actor", The Horseman on the Roof , and The Chambermaid on the Titanic...
. Based on the 1951 French novel Le hussard sur le toit
The Horseman on the Roof (novel)
The Horseman on the Roof is a 1951 novel written by Jean Giono.It was made into a film of the same name in 1995, directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau.-See also :*Le Mondes 100 Books of the Century...
by Jean Giono
Jean Giono
Jean Giono was a French author who wrote works of fiction set in the Provence region of France.-First period:...
, the film explores two significant historical events: the 1832 cholera
Cholera
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission occurs primarily by drinking or eating water or food that has been contaminated by the diarrhea of an infected person or the feces...
outbreak in southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, and the efforts by Italians to gain independence from Austrian control.
Plot
Colonel Angelo Pardi (Olivier Martinez) is a young Italian nobleman with a purchased rank in the cavalry (hence the "horseman" in the title) who is in France attempting to raise money for the Italian revolution against Austria. Pardi goes through a number of close encounters as he avoids and escapes from Austrian spies. While avoiding his pursuers, Pardi meets Pauline de Théus (Juliette Binoche), wife of the Marquis de Théus, in her house in a city she is visiting. She has delayed her stay, awaiting her husband's return and provides Colonel Pardi shelter for the night. Evacuation of the city separates them, but a later meeting sees them banding together to accomplish their own objectives—he wants to return to Italy with his funds for the revolution, and she wants to find her husband.Awards
The movie won the César Awards for Best Cinematography (Thierry Arbogast) and Best Sound (Pierre Gamet, Jean Goudier, Dominique Hennequin), and was nominated for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Music Written for a Film (Jean-Claude Petit), Best Editing (Noëlle Boisson), Best Costume Design (Franca SquarciapinoFranca Squarciapino
Franca Squarciapino is an Italian costume designer who won the Academy Award for Costume Design in 1990 for Cyrano de Bergerac. She has spent much of her career designing costumes for major theatres and opera houses, including the Burgtheater in Vienna, Royal Opera at Covent Garden, the...
), Best Production Design (Jacques Rouxel
Jacques Rouxel (production designer)
Jacques Rouxel is a French production designer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film Cyrano de Bergerac.-External links:...
, Ezio Frigerio, Christian Marti) and Most Promising Actress (Isabelle Carré
Isabelle Carré
Isabelle Carré is a French actress, who has appeared in more than 40 films since 1989. She won a César Award for Best Actress for her role in Se souvenir des belles choses , and has been nominated a further six times, for Beau fixe , Le Hussard sur le toit , La Femme défendue , Les Sentiments ,...
).
Cast
- Juliette BinocheJuliette BinocheJuliette Binoche is a French actress, artist and dancer. She has appeared in more than 40 feature films, been recipient of numerous international accolades, is a published author and has appeared on stage across the world. Coming from an artistic background, she began taking acting lessons during...
as Pauline de Théus - Olivier MartinezOlivier MartinezOlivier Martinez is a French film actor. He became known after roles in several French films such as Un, deux, trois, soleil , which garnered him the César Award for "Most Promising Actor", The Horseman on the Roof , and The Chambermaid on the Titanic...
as Colonel Angelo Pardi - Claudio AmendolaClaudio AmendolaClaudio Amendola is an Italian actor and a director.He is a son of the actor and voice dubber Ferruccio Amendola and dubber Rita Savagnone. His son is voice dubber Alessia Amendola and his girlfriend is actress Francesca Neri...
as Maggionari - Isabelle CarréIsabelle CarréIsabelle Carré is a French actress, who has appeared in more than 40 films since 1989. She won a César Award for Best Actress for her role in Se souvenir des belles choses , and has been nominated a further six times, for Beau fixe , Le Hussard sur le toit , La Femme défendue , Les Sentiments ,...
as the tutor - François CluzetFrançois CluzetFrançois Cluzet is a French film and theatre actor, best known in the English-speaking world for starring in the 2006 French film "Tell No One", based on the novel of the same name by the American author Harlan Coben...
as the doctor - Jean YanneJean YanneJean Yanne is the artist name of Jean Gouyé, born the 18 July 1933 in Les Lilas who died the 23 May 2003 in Morsains...
as Le Colporteur - Pierre ArditiPierre ArditiPierre Arditi was born on 1 December 1944 in Paris, child of the French paintor Georges Arditi , from Marseille, and a Belgian mother. He is an award-winning French film and stage actor...
as Monsieur Peyrolle - Christiane Cohendy as Madame Peyrolle
- Laura Marinoni as Carla
- Yolande MoreauYolande MoreauYolande Moreau is a Belgian comedienne, actress and film director.-Biography:She has won two César Awards for Best Actress, in 2005 for When the Sea Rises and in 2009 for Séraphine....
as Madame Rigoard - Daniel Russo as Maître Rigoard
- Carlo Cecchi as Giuseppe
- Jacques Sereys as the old man
- Nathalie Krebs as Madame Barthelemy
- Elisabeth Margoni as the farmer's wife
- Christophe Odent as Monsieur Barthelemy