René Clément was a great French filmmaker, which gave us masterpieces like "Purple Noon"(1960)Plein soleil(original title), "Joy House(1964) Les félins(original title), "Forbidden Games"(1952)Jeux interdits (original title), "The Deadly Trap"(1971)La Maison sous les arbres (original title), "Gervaise"(1956), etc., one better than another. "Rider on the Rain"(1970)Le passager de la pluie(original title), if it's not his best film, is definitely the most special, totally different from all the others. Based on a novel by Sébastien Japrisot (famous French author of crime novels), the film has a completely different atmosphere, a little strange, as if from another world, and yet so realistic, as in everyday real life. We have here two great actors, Marlène Jobert and Charles Bronson. Jobert is more delicious than ever, you feel the need to eat her, so sweet she is(the villain of the film has a very different opinion...). Bronson, the one and only Charles Bronson, is more relaxed and funnier than ever. It's probably his best role ever. All the actors are impeccable, including Jill Ireland, Gabriele Tinti, Jean Gaven, Jean Piat, Corinne Marchand, Annie Cordy. Francis Lai's music is superb. One of the greatest films in the history of cinema.
Review of Rider on the Rain
