A 1990 french film version starring gerard depardieu as cyrano was. It stars gerard depardieu, anne brochet and vincent perez. The entire play is written in verse, in rhyming couplets of twelve syllables per line, very close to the classical alexandrine form, but the verses sometimes lack a. Mais celleci, pour son plus grand malheur, na dyeux. The film was a coproduction between companies in france and hungary. French with optional english and spanish subtitles. Kevin kline cyrano to debut on pbs in january 2009 playbill. Though its moliere thats more often used as a french answer to shakespeare, edmond rostands cyrano has to be about the only riposte to hamlet available in human literature.
Il est mince, il a le visage allonge, ses yeux sont en amandes, son nez est fin et sa pose nest pas theatrale. Embarrassed by his large nose, a romantic poetsoldier romances his cousin by proxy. French as well as english is the official working language of the international red cross, nato, the united nations, the international olympic committee and ma. United states prior to the success, and critical acclaim of this french language film. The packaging states that it has english language and french subtitles, but neither the bluray or the dvd have either.
French with english and spanish subtitles, widescreen 1. Cyrano writes love letters signed with christians name, and roxane doesnt realize that its cyranos words she falls for. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. So there has to be an element of selfconscious insecurity to his scenes with her, and while thats not altogether missing from depardieus.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. This classic piece of french literature is based on real events largely adapted, and while it is a stage play, the skill of transposing the play to the silver screen is a feat. Though its moliere thats more often used as a french answer to shakespeare, edmond rostands cyrano has to be about the. The charismatic swordsmanpoet helps another woo the woman he loves in this straightforward version of the play. Gerard depardieu was born in chateauroux, indre, france, to anne jeanne josephe marillier and rene maxime lionel depardieu, who was a metal worker and fireman. Daniel sorano, jacques weber, jean marais, gerard depardieu. French is the second most taught language in the world only after english. Cyrano is wellserved by gerard depardieu s title performance, for which he earned an oscar nomination and a cesar award. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. When a cadet, christian vincent perez, falls for roxane, he asks for cyranos help in sharing his feelings. Susan boyle i dreamed a dream les miserables official britains got talent 2009. Depardieu brings the largerthanlife cyrano to the screen without devouring the scenery. This is a film adaptation of the french classic by edmond rostand.