Much of the credit goes to depardieu, perfect as the 17th century gascon swordsman and braggart whose unsightly nose. The movie stays true to the play for the most part. The film was the first motion picture version in english of rostands play, though there were several. Permission to perform this version of the play, on stage or film, by amateur or. Everything about this production is absolute perfection. It stars gerard depardieu, anne brochet and vincent perez. Even though ferrer turns in a stellar performance, my film students found the older film difficult to invest in because. Test your javascript, css, html or coffeescript online with jsfiddle code editor. Read the full synopsis full film details read less offpeak is weekdays before, excl. It uses poet brian hookers 1923 english blank verse translation as the basis for its screenplay. Brian hookers deft translation reminds us that cyrano is more about its couplets than its couples. Recreating his stage role, jose ferrer stars as edmond rostands cyrano, a 17thcentury french cavalier, poet and swordsman whose prominent proboscis is the subject of many a duel.
Feeling that his beloved could never care for one so ugly, cyrano speaks his devotion through the striking christian daniel sunjata until the handsome soldier can no longer speak for cyrano. Rappeneaus version of rostands theatrical warhorse never puts a foot wrong. Embarrassed by his large nose, a romantic poetsoldier romances his cousin by proxy. Better this approach, you feel as the film proceeds, than panoramic realism. He is in love with a woman named roxanne, but he believes that she could never love him because of his nose. But for cyrano, his oversize nose is the chasm that keeps them apart. Falls still a crumb or two from the rich mans board ay, tis my heart receives thee, roxanemine. The film was the first motion picture version in english of rostands play, though there were several earlier adaptations in different languages. The garutso balanced lens is an insitu camera lens effectively simulating a faux 3d effect by keeping the foreground and background in focus at the same time. James mcavoy actor mcavoy was born on 21 april 1979 in glasgow, scotland, to elizabeth. Questi possono essere trovati abbandonato successivamente aver firma certi pellicola del regista. The charismatic swordsmanpoet helps another woo the woman he loves in this straightforward version of the play.
The film was a coproduction between companies in france and hungary the film is the first theatrical film version of rostands original. It uses poet brian hooker s 1923 english blank verse translation as the basis for its screenplay. Its titular character is a proud, daring swordsman and genius poet who has one terrible flaw. Rostand was a fan of dumas novel, and he both parodies and. Pay special attention, however, to the many references to alexandre dumas 1844 novel the three musketeers. Translated from the french by gladys thomas and mary f.
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