Rider on the Rain

Le Passager de la pluie

“Who will he terrorise... Who will he attack... Who will be his next victim ?”

Melancolie Mau is a lonely woman on the French seaside who falls victim to a horrific rape, but she manages to turn the tables and kill her attacker. She chooses not to tell anyone and dumps the body, but it comes back to haunt her when a U.S. colonel arrives, mysteriously armed with full knowledge about her ordeal. However, he seems to have his own agenda, and it may concern Melancolie's absent husband.

Director

René Clément

Screenplay

Sébastien Japrisot

Music

Francis Lai

Status

Released

Release date

21/01/1970

Original language

French