Edmond
Rostand's classic drama of inner and outer beauty is given a lavish
treatment in this acclaimed French production. Gérard Depardieu portrays
the title character, a brilliant, charismatic swordsman with a generous
spirit and a genius for poetry. It would seem that such a man would
have no trouble attracting women, but Cyrano considers himself doomed
to loneliness by an unattractive face featuring an oversized nose. His
feelings of inadequacy are emphasized when Roxane, the beautiful woman
he adores, attracts the attention of Christian, a young cadet in Cyrano's
service. Christian lacks the poetic gift, however, and he ironically
turns to Cyrano for help in winning Roxane's love. What follows is a
tale of deception, with Roxane falling in love with the ineloquent Christian
thanks to Cyrano's words of love. The underlying narrative has become
quite familiar to modern audiences through retellings and variations
from the 1950 adaptation starring José Ferrer to Steve Martin's Roxanne.
Director Jean-Paul Rappeneau's interpretation stresses the tragic majesty
of the original, setting a vigorous performance by Depardieu against
a beautifully designed reproduction of the period and an emphasis on
the sound and poetry of Rostand's original language; the subtitles for
the film's English release were penned by renowned British author Anthony
Burgess. This attention to detail creates a particularly faithful cinematic
rendering of the original work that met with positive critical responses.
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