Directed by:
Jean-Paul RappeneauCinematography:
Pierre LhommeComposer:
Jean-Claude PetitCast:
Gérard Depardieu, Anne Brochet, Vincent Perez, Jacques Weber, Roland Bertin, Josiane Stoléru, Ludivine Sagnier, Jean-Marie Winling, Pierre Maguelon (more)Plots(1)
Cyrano (Gerard Depardieu), a swashbuckling hero with a gift for verse and a prominent proboscis - is madly in love with the most beautiful woman in Paris. Deterred though by his feelings of physical inadequacy he instead uses poetic skills to support another hapless suitor. But will the object of their affection realise who she's really falling for? Humorous and touching in equal measure, Cyrano de Bergerac is a spectacular and vibrant adaptation of Edmond Rostand's classic novel. Depardieu has never been better than as the swaggering scribe, his performance enriched by the vigorous direction of Jean-Paul Rappeneau and lavish period design. (British Film Institute (BFI))
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I liked the more intimate and black-and-white version from 1950 a little bit more, although it was made by Americans. Gérard is great, it's hard to find fault with him, but the grander execution didn't quite fit with it for me. Furthermore, the other characters seemed quite unremarkable to me, even though they also have their merits, not just Cyrano.
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Art above entertainment. Cyrano has excellent leading actors (especially Gérard Depardieu), exquisitely crafted dialogue lyrics and first-rate make-up. On the other hand, it has the classic problems of film adaptations of theatre plays: cardboard sets, deliberate overacting in basically all supporting roles and a bland screenplay. Theatre plays are hard to adapt, like video games, and few of them work out well. This one is bearable, but I wouldn't consider it an outright hit.
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