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The Horseman on the Roof

1995 · 135 min · Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau ★ IMDb 7 · 6,725 ratings

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In 1832, cholera ravages Provence (South of France). After several misadventures, Angelo, young Italian officer hunted by the Austrian secret police, meets Pauline de Theus, a young lady. After a second accidental meeting, both will start the search of Pauline's husband in a chaotic country.

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The Horseman on the Roof (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Tension 25%, Awe 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe20%
  2. Love15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Awe. Genres: Drama, Romance, Adventure. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Awe. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Love
  • Relief

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Tension
Love
Relief
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionLoveRelief
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 10′Tension55 %53 %7 %0 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Tension60 %55 %4 %3 %
17.5 %≈ 24′Empathy59 %52 %3 %5 %
22.5 %≈ 30′Tension61 %57 %5 %4 %
27.5 %≈ 37′Tension60 %50 %16 %15 %
32.5 %≈ 44′Relief56 %39 %24 %29 %
37.5 %≈ 51′Tension61 %50 %15 %19 %
42.5 %≈ 57′Tension68 %64 %10 %14 %
47.5 %≈ 64′Tension69 %68 %18 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 71′Tension63 %63 %21 %21 %
57.5 %≈ 78′Tension59 %54 %20 %11 %
62.5 %≈ 84′Sadness61 %51 %25 %11 %
67.5 %≈ 91′Tension58 %50 %34 %18 %
72.5 %≈ 98′Love56 %51 %36 %24 %
77.5 %≈ 105′Tension61 %54 %38 %26 %
82.5 %≈ 111′Love64 %53 %49 %28 %
87.5 %≈ 118′Love69 %48 %61 %41 %
92.5 %≈ 125′Love70 %32 %65 %53 %
97.5 %≈ 132′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Rags to riches

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

OM
Olivier Martinez

Colonel Angelo Pardi

JY
Jean Yanne

Hawker

Isabelle Carré

Governess

Claudio Amendola

Maggionari

Gérard Depardieu

Police commissioner of Manosque

CC
Christiane Cohendy

Madame Peyrolle

TL
Tony Lemiere

Adrien Peyrolle

CC
Carlo Cecchi

Giuseppe

LM
Laura Marinoni

Carla

Paul Freeman

Laurent de Théus

Yolande Moreau

Madame Rigoard

DR
Daniel Russo

Maître Rigoard

GN
Georges Neri

Old harvester

HP
Hervé Pierre

Brigadier Maugin

MA
Marie Albe

AL
Antonin Lebas-Joly

Edmond as a child

Details

Written by
Jean-Claude Carrière, Jean Giono, Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Nina Companeez
Type
Movies
Released
1995
Runtime
135 min
Country
France
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 6,725 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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