Cyrano de Bergerac Movie Review 1990

Depardieu brings to exhilarating life Rostand's well-loved play about the brilliant but grotesque-looking swordsman/poet, afraid of nothing--except declaring his love to the beautiful Roxanne (Brochet). But Cyrano expresses his own feelings by helping handsome (but tongue-tied) fellow soldier Christian (Perez) woo Roxanne instead. One of France's costliest modern productions, a multi-award winner for its cast, costumes, music and sets. English subtitles (by Anthony Burgess) are designed to capture the intricate rhymes of the original French dialogue.

Distribution

Baker & Taylor Inc., 2709 Water Ridge Pkwy., Ste. 500, Charlotte, NC 28217, Phone: (704)357-3500, Toll-free: 800-775-1800, Email: btinfo@btol.com, URL: http://www.btol.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 135 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Only the Lonely, Adapted from a Play, Obsessive Love, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Jean-Claude Carriere, Jean-Paul Rappeneau

Cast

Gerard Depardieu, Jacques Weber, Anne Brochet, Vincent Perez, Roland Bertin, Josiane Stoleru, Phillipe Volter, Philippe Morier-Genoud, Pierre Maguelon

Cinematography

Pierre Lhomme

Director

Jean-Paul Rappeneau

Music

Jean-Claude Petit

Producer

Orion Pictures

Awards

Oscars 1990: Costume Des.; Cannes 1990: Actor (Depardieu); Cesar 1991: Actor (Depardieu), Art Dir./Set Dec., Cinematog., Costume Des., Director (Rappeneau), Film, Sound, Support. Actor (Weber), Score; Golden Globes 1991: Foreign Film.