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| Jean-Paul Rappeneau | Director, Screenwriter |
| Noëlle Boisson | Editor |
| Patrick Bordier | Production Designer |
| Michele Burke | Makeup |
| Jean-Claude Carrière | Screenwriter |
| René Cleitman | Co-producer |
| Jean-Pierre Eychenne | Makeup |
| Ezio Frigerio | Art Director |
| Alex Leyton | Cinematographer |
| Pierre Lhomme | Cinematographer |
| Jean-Claude Petit | Score Composer |
| Michel Seydoux | Co-producer |
| Franca Squarciapino | Costumes/Costume Designer |
Anonymous
Posted October 1, 2010
Director Jean-Paul Rappeneau and cowriter Jean-Claude Carriere present this excellent adaptation of Edmon Rostand's tragic play. Everything in this film was well done: great direction, excellent cinematography, beautiful scenery, and an excellent performance by the entire cast. This romantic tragedy is set in early 17th century France during the reigns of Louis XIII and Louis XIV: the same time period as Alexandre Dumas' Three Musketeers. Cyrano de Bergerac (Gerard Depardieu) is a musketeer in the regiment of Gascogne. A courageous champion of justice, Cyrano possesses all of the noble qualities the human spirit could be endowed with: courage, strength, prowess, sensibility, a great mind and wit. Despite all of these great qualities, Cyrano's main weakness is his own distorted self-perception regarding his oversized nose. Madly in love with his cousin Roxanne (Anne Brochet) but being too afraid of the rejection his nose might bring, Cyrano's loses his courage everytime he's approached by her. Cyrano's frustrated love soon finds a window when Roxanne tells him about her love for a new cadet in his regiment: Christian De Neuvillette (Vincent Perez), a brave,young, and devilishly handsome musketeer. As much as Cyrano fears the effect of his oversized nose, Christian fears strong-minded women like Roxanne due to his unfortunate lack of wit. An exchange takes place as each man provides the qualities the other lacks to conquer Roxanne: Cyrano becomes Christian's mind, voice and pen, while Christian becomes Cyrano's missing looks. After Christian serenades her with Cyrano's words, Roxanne falls madly in love and is weary to see him go off to war. Outside of this triangle, the powerful Comte de Guiche (Jacques Weber) wants Roxanne for himself and will use all of his royal connections to get her: will he succeed? How long with this masquerade last? Will Roxanne ever find out about the clever deception she's been subjected to? The story is a romantic-tragedy in which Cyrano is our tragic hero. As with the original play, the dialogue in the film is set in verse: the language is therefore poetic and very rich. This is a light tragedy in which Cyrano, is an archetype to the likes of Don Quixote as opposed to a real tragic character such as Romeo or Oedipus. The story has various themes about human nature and life as an experience; how we're often our own worst enemy and critiques. Gerard Depardieu gives the finest performance of his career as Cyrano de Bergerac; his performance is truly one of the best renditions of the love-struck tragic hero. The language is faithful to the play and rich in meaning. The costumes and settings for the film are equally lavish and splendid. This is truly a film meant to be in one's collection.
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Posted October 1, 2010
I have to say that this is the most romantic film I have ever seen. It has every element of romance, poetry and tragedy and DePardieu is more beautiful than his nose, certainly. The story has been told many times, but not quite like this.
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Posted October 1, 2010
This is my favorite presentation of one of my favorite stories. It is a lavish and visually engaging production, and also makes the most of the beautiful text of the original play. Even those who don't understand a word of French can hear the elegance of the language -- if you listen hard you can pick up the rhymed couplets. Cyrano is a hard character to play, but Depardieu is perfect for the part. You'll laugh. You'll cry. And then you'll watch it again. I promise.
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