Cyrano De Bergerac (1990)
- Starring:
- Gérard Depardieu, Anne Brochet, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jean-Paul Rappeneau
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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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. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 138 mins
Complete Cast:
- Gérard Depardieu - Cyrano de Bergerac
- Vincent Perez - Christian de Neuvillette
- Roland Bertin - Ragueneau
- Philippe Volter - Vicomte de Valvert
- Josiane Stoleru - The Duenna
- Herve Pauchon - Cadet
- Catherine Ferran - Lise Ragueneau
- Eric Bernard - Cadet
- Louis Navarre - The Bore
- Cécile Camp - Gremoine
- Eric Frey - Second `Precious' Poet
- Louis Lavarre - Le Facheux
- Christiane Culerier - Uranie
- Baptiste Roussillon - First Soldier
- Jacques Pater - Le Tire-laine
- Pierre Aussedat - First Marquis
- Anatole Delalande - The Child
- Yves Aubert - Marquis
- Alain Dumas - Cadet
- Francois Marie - Bellerose
- Claudine Gabay - Naughty Sister
- Christian Loustau - Cadet
- Anne Brochet - Roxane
- Jacques Weber - Count DeGuiche
- Philippe Morier-Genoud - Le Bret
- Pierre Maguelon - Carbon de Castel-Jaloux
- Gabriel Monnet - Montfleury
- Nicole Felix - Matron
- Alain Rimoux - The Father
- Lucien Pascal - Academy Member
- Jean-Damien Barbin - Young Snob
- Sandrine Kiberlain - Sister Colette
- Pierre Triboulet - Jodelet
- Quentin Ogier - Baker's Boy
- Ludivine Sagnier - The Little Sister
- Jean-Marie Winling - Ligiere
- Madeleine Marion - Mother Superior
- Christian Roy - Second Soldier
- Amelie Gonin - Sister Marthe
- Louise Vincent - Ironing Nun
- Alain Perez - Cadet
- Philippe Girard - Officer De Guiche
- Isabelle Gruault - Sister Claire
- Benoit Vergne - Lysimon
- Director(s):
- Jean-Paul Rappeneau
- Writer(s):
- Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Jean-Claude Carrière
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Violence, Suitable for Children)
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- 1990 - Cyrano De Bergerac - Cannes Film Festival - Best Actor
- 1990 - Cyrano De Bergerac - Cannes Film Festival - Grand Technical Prize
- 1990 - Cyrano De Bergerac - European Film Academy - Best Production Design
- 1990 - Cyrano De Bergerac - European Film Academy - Best Production Design
- 1990 - Cyrano De Bergerac - French Academy of Cinema - Best Sound
- 1990 - Cyrano De Bergerac - French Academy of Cinema - Best Sound
- 1990 - Cyrano De Bergerac - French Academy of Cinema - Best Production Design
- 1990 - Cyrano De Bergerac - French Academy of Cinema - Best Director
- 1990 - Cyrano De Bergerac - French Academy of Cinema - Best Picture
- 1990 - Cyrano De Bergerac - French Academy of Cinema - Best Cinematography
- 1990 - Cyrano De Bergerac - French Academy of Cinema - Best Costumes
- 1990 - Cyrano De Bergerac - French Academy of Cinema - Best Music
- 1990 - Cyrano De Bergerac - French Academy of Cinema - Best Actor
- 1990 - Cyrano De Bergerac - French Academy of Cinema - Best Supporting Actor
- 1990 - Cyrano De Bergerac - French Academy of Cinema - Best Editing
- 1990 - Cyrano De Bergerac - Golden Globe - Best Foreign Language Film
- 1990 - Cyrano De Bergerac - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Foreign Language Film
- 1990 - Cyrano De Bergerac - National Board of Review - Best Foreign Film
