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Karlie 2022-01-21 08:02:48

This film is adapted from the famous French director Jean-Paul Rapeno based on the novel of the same name by Jean Giorno. His previous film "Big Nose Love Saint" was a great success. The photographer Thierry Abergast perfectly reproduces the landscape of southern France, and cleverly realizes the poetic image of the original literary works.

"Hussars on the Roof" is a part of Jean Gionno's "Hussars Series". It tells the legendary experience of the young nobleman of the Italian charcoal party, Angelo Barti in the 1830s. After killing the Austrian officer Viscount Schwartz in a duel, he fled his hometown of Piemonte and came to Provence where cholera was rampant. In order to find his friend Gisep, he came to Manosque, where the epidemic was severe. Accused of poisoning the spring water, he had to hide on the roof of the city and survive on uninhabited houses foraging. During a foraging, she ran into a young Bao Lina, who bravely accepted him regardless of the risk of infection. After coming down from the roof, he was requisitioned by a nun who washed the dead so that he could get close to the terrifying plague. A noble and self-respecting Angrilo, his work is “meaningless”. He kept thinking about the little French doctor, who tried his best to treat patients suffering from the plague, but these dying people died one by one in his arms. In order to prevent the spread of the epidemic, the government authorities moved people from the city to nearby mountain villages. Angelo found Gysep, but the plague and the danger of treason forced them to flee the village of Manosque, and the two met in neighboring Saint-Gorombo. The village of Manosque has been surrounded by the army, and Angelo finds Bao Lina again. She has been eager to find her husband near Gap. They fought hard to break through the blockade. When breaking through, Angriluo found that Bao Lina was not only very brave, but also full of wisdom. The two went on walking together, sleeping together under the stars at night. However, there were chasing soldiers everywhere. After the two were arrested, they were locked up in Fumeier Town, but they escaped effortlessly and continued to run around. In a village, they were in an ambush, and after escaping, they had to sleep under the stars again. The next day, they found an empty house and a wine cellar. Here, the two talents found a chance to talk to each other. Angelo talked about his mother, a revolutionary and romantic Duchess of Italy. Bao Lina told about her childhood and her husband. He is a man 40 years older than her. Bao Lina is nestled next to Angri Luo. In order to protect Bao Lina, Angriluo slept at the door of the house. The next day, their rush was over, and the plague seemed to have gone. They voluntarily gave up the strict rules to avoid infection and shared the warm hospitality of a mysterious literati who met on the road. A few hours later, Bao Lina fainted and vomited all the milk and rice she had eaten. Angelo knew that this was a sign of cholera, and treated her with warmth and love all night, miraculously saving her. . The next day, everything seemed to have changed. Two things were achieved this night People have an extraordinary love. However, Angriluo kept her aristocratic status, and Bao Lina could not cheat at will like a property-class woman, so their relationship was still platonic love. Angriluo accompanied Bao Lina to continue searching for her husband and set foot on the road of revolution again.

The film is quite majestic in its production, handling the love story in troubled times in a lingering manner.

The film is starring the famous French actress Juliet Binoche. The leading actor is played by Olivier Madinez. With a delicate and elegant classical appearance, he is a topical figure in the show business circle and has received global attention.

Juliet Binoche was born on March 9, 1964 in Paris, France. Her mother is an actor and her father is a sculptor. A good family education laid the artistic foundation of Little Binoche. Since the age of 8, she has performed dramas in school, and played Molière's dramas in middle school. Later, because his parents divorced, Binoche came to Paris. To make a living, she worked as a cashier and a salesperson. By chance, Bernard Alder, known as the "Bole" in the French film industry, was attracted by the beauty of Binoche and introduced her to the film industry. After playing some small roles, in 1981, Juliet Binoche participated in the film "The Best in Life" and began to make a splash in the film industry. In 1985, she participated in "Hello, Mary", "Family Life", "Farewell, Breo" and other films, playing a number of heroines with different personalities, especially in "Farewell, Breo" , She devoted herself to the role, making people see her selfless pursuit of film art. In 1985, Binoche provoked the backbone of "Dating" and won the Romey Schneider Award for young actresses in the French film industry for his outstanding performance. In 1986, she starred in the English film "The Humble Blood". Her innocent and fresh acting skills once again conquered the audience and was nominated for the 1987 Caesar Award for Best Actress.

In 1988, she received international film attention for her role in the film "Prague Spring" at the age of 23. The famous Chicago film critic Roger Ebert commented on Juliet Binoche in his monograph on film and television review: Her beauty and purity are as transparent as fresh air.

Entering the 1990s, Juliet Binoche played the mysterious heroine Anna in the film "Lover in Fire" in 1992, and played against Oscar winner Jeremy Irons. Then, she starred in the first "Blue" in the famous film "Blue", "White", and "Red" trilogy by the famous director Kieslowski, shaping the loss of her husband again. The image of the person looking for the spiritual home is truly touching. For this reason, Binoche won the Best Actress Award for Best Film Golden Lion at the 50th Venice Film Festival.

After Juliet completed Louis Mahler's film "Destined" in 1992, her purity seemed to be gone forever. After the film was screened, Binoche said: "Mahler is trying to change my image. He thinks the role needs more sophisticated elements." A year later, in 1993's "Blue", Binoche She succeeded in portraying a brand new role. This time, Roger Ebert commented: “Binoche has a face suitable for this role, because she can convince people that she is both thoughtful and capable. A person of affection, she doesn’t need to do anything to be able to perfectly shape the character.” The New York Times film critic Stephen Se-Holden wrote: “Binoche conveys a kind of Hot emotions, what people see is a mysterious and charming woman."

Juliet Binoche often confidently uses "I can play better" to encourage herself, in order to win the crown of Caesar's shadow queen, she is still constantly climbing new heights.

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Extended Reading
  • Else 2022-04-24 07:01:23

    "In the age of turmoil, two people fell in love with each other passionately, and then separated, full of the hasty and helpless fate, but also full of anticipation." I also like this kind of story.

  • Margret 2022-03-19 09:01:09

    Life and death, love and desire, heroine heroine, scary plague, beautiful "bed scene".

The Horseman on the Roof quotes

  • Angelo: Cholera avoids me like the plague.

  • Angelo: My mother is a duchess who talks only of revolution.