Le hussard sur le toit (1995) was shown in the U.S. with the translated title Horseman on the Roof. Jean-Paul Rappeneau was the co-writer and director.
This movie is billed as a swashbuckling romantic drama. That's what it is, except that most of the movie involves people dying from cholera.
Historically, there was a cholera epidemic in 1832. And, yes, one method of helping people with cholera was to rub their skin to "revitalize" them.
Juliette Binoche portrays Pauline de Théus, who blithely ignores the cholera quarantine. (We're supposed to think that's OK, but it isn't.) You won't be surprised that she looks great in period costume.
Olivier Martinez plays Angelo Pardi, and Italian patriot being hunted in France by Austrian assassins. (Don't ask.) If you want your swash buckled, he's your man.
There's some beautiful scenery in the movie, so it would work better on the large screen. We saw it on the small screen, and that worked well enough. The movie has an IMDb rating of 7.1, with which I agreed. I rated it 7.
This movie is billed as a swashbuckling romantic drama. That's what it is, except that most of the movie involves people dying from cholera.
Historically, there was a cholera epidemic in 1832. And, yes, one method of helping people with cholera was to rub their skin to "revitalize" them.
Juliette Binoche portrays Pauline de Théus, who blithely ignores the cholera quarantine. (We're supposed to think that's OK, but it isn't.) You won't be surprised that she looks great in period costume.
Olivier Martinez plays Angelo Pardi, and Italian patriot being hunted in France by Austrian assassins. (Don't ask.) If you want your swash buckled, he's your man.
There's some beautiful scenery in the movie, so it would work better on the large screen. We saw it on the small screen, and that worked well enough. The movie has an IMDb rating of 7.1, with which I agreed. I rated it 7.