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[[Cyrano de Bergerac]] is a Parisian poet/wit and swashbuckler with a large nose of which he is self-conscious but which he pretends to be proud of. He falls madly in love with his cousin, the beautiful Roxane, but does not believe she will requite his love because he considers himself physically unattractive. Soon he finds that Roxane has become infatuated with Christian de Neuvillette, a dashing new recruit to the Cadets of Gascogne, a military unit led by Cyrano himself. Seeing an opportunity to vicariously declare his love for Roxane, he decides to help the tongue-tied Christian, who does not know how to court a woman, gain her love, and aids him with love letters and verse describing the very emotions that he himself feels for Roxane. At first, Roxane appreciates Christian only for his looks and his apparent eloquence, but she eventually falls in love with him because of his extraordinary love for her, and not because of his physical beauty. When Christian dies in battle, Cyrano's keeps his love for her a secret, until a fateful attempt on his life leaves him on death's door. Only then does he reveal to Roxane his feelings towards her. As Cyrano dies, Roxane realizes that it was he, and not Christian, that she really loved all along. |
[[Cyrano de Bergerac]] is a Parisian poet/wit and swashbuckler with a large nose of which he is self-conscious but which he pretends to be proud of. He falls madly in love with his cousin, the beautiful Roxane, but does not believe she will requite his love because he considers himself physically unattractive. Soon he finds that Roxane has become infatuated with Christian de Neuvillette, a dashing new recruit to the Cadets of Gascogne, a military unit led by Cyrano himself. Seeing an opportunity to vicariously declare his love for Roxane, he decides to help the tongue-tied Christian, who does not know how to court a woman, gain her love, and aids him with love letters and verse describing the very emotions that he himself feels for Roxane. At first, Roxane appreciates Christian only for his looks and his apparent eloquence, but she eventually falls in love with him because of his extraordinary love for her, and not because of his physical beauty. When Christian dies in battle, Cyrano's keeps his love for her a secret, until a fateful attempt on his life leaves him on death's door. Only then does he reveal to Roxane his feelings towards her. As Cyrano dies, Roxane realizes that it was he, and not Christian, that she really loved all along. |
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==Cast list== |
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Revision as of 22:06, 16 June 2007
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| Directed by | Jean-Paul Rappeneau |
| Written by | Jean-Claude Carrière Jean-Paul Rappeneau Edmond Rostand |
| Produced by | René Cleitman Michel Seydoux André Szots |
| Starring | Gérard Depardieu |
| Cinematography | Pierre Lhomme |
| Music by | Jean-Claude Petit |
| Distributed by | Orion |
Release dates |  28 March, 1990 December, 1990 6 December, 1990 |
Running time | 137 min. |
| Language | French |
Cyrano de Bergerac is a 1990 Academy Award-winning French language film based on the 1897 play of the same name by Edmond Rostand. It was directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau and adapted by Jean-Claude Carrière and Jean-Paul Rappeneau. The English subtitles use Anthony Burgess's translation of the text, which preserves the rhyming alexandrines of the original. The film was a co-production between companies in France and Hungary.
The film is the first theatrical film version of Rostand's original play in color. It is also considerably more lavish than previous versions.
Plot
Cyrano de Bergerac is a Parisian poet/wit and swashbuckler with a large nose of which he is self-conscious but which he pretends to be proud of. He falls madly in love with his cousin, the beautiful Roxane, but does not believe she will requite his love because he considers himself physically unattractive. Soon he finds that Roxane has become infatuated with Christian de Neuvillette, a dashing new recruit to the Cadets of Gascogne, a military unit led by Cyrano himself. Seeing an opportunity to vicariously declare his love for Roxane, he decides to help the tongue-tied Christian, who does not know how to court a woman, gain her love, and aids him with love letters and verse describing the very emotions that he himself feels for Roxane. At first, Roxane appreciates Christian only for his looks and his apparent eloquence, but she eventually falls in love with him because of his extraordinary love for her, and not because of his physical beauty. When Christian dies in battle, Cyrano's keeps his love for her a secret, until a fateful attempt on his life leaves him on death's door. Only then does he reveal to Roxane his feelings towards her. As Cyrano dies, Roxane realizes that it was he, and not Christian, that she really loved all along.
Cast list
- Cyrano de Bergerac — Gérard Depardieu
- Roxane — Anne Brochet
- Christian de Neuvillette — Vincent Perez
- Comte de Guiche — Jacques Weber
- Ragueneau — Roland Bertin
- Le Bret — Philippe Morier-Genoud
- Carbon de Castle-Jaloux — Pierre Maguelon
- The Duenna — Josiane Stoléru
- The Child — Anatole Delalande
- The Father — Alain Rimoux
- Vicomte de Valvert — Philippe Volter
- Lignière — Jean-Marie Winling
- The Bore — Louis Navarre
- Montfleury — Gabriel Monnet
- Bellerose — François Marié
Awards
Academy Awards
Gérard Depardieu was nominated for the Academy Award for Best actor in a leading role, fact extremely rare for a not english-speaking actor and part.
Cannes
Gérard Depardieu won the Best Actor award at the Cannes International Film Festival in 1990.
Césars
The film was nominated for 14 César Awards in 1991, and received 11, which is a record, including awards for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, and Best Director.
Golden Globe
The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
BAFTA
The film was nominated for 8 BAFTA in 1991 and received 4.
Trivia
This film marked the second time that an actor had been nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of Cyrano; the first time was in 1950, when José Ferrer was nominated for his performance in the English-language film of Cyrano de Bergerac. Ferrer, however, won his Oscar, while Depardieu did not.
