Gerard Depardieu, Anne Brochet, Vincent Perez
Director Jean-Paul Rappeneau and cowriter Jean-Claude Carriere had the brilliant idea of casting France's most lovably vulnerable hunk, the massive Gerard Depardieu, in one of French literature's meat...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 10, 2004
Stats: 783 reviews
"Remember that night when Christian came to your balcony? That moment sums up my life."
As you may know, I'm n ofan of putting quotes in italics in my reviews, but the above may just be the most tear - jerky, thought - provoking line in movie history. In fact, 'Cyrano de ...( read more)
a striking portrayal of the classic work, the story is told well and the camera work and acting are excellent. the choreography and length of the battle scenes was a little less than desireable, but the rest of the film was near perfect. the use of poetry was engaging. a highl...( read more)
Possibly one of the most emotionally charged tragic romances ever written, re-made as a comedy with Steve Martin ? Roxanne, the comparisons between the two storylines were very similar, of course this one the serious version and the re-make, a comedy.
This version offers a poe...( read more)
High school French class... yeah... or maybe university?? I don't know... I think I'd remember if it was a better movie, but I remember that it didn't suck despite it being a very slow starter.
one of my favorite books in high school, and Gerard plays Cyrano so charmingly.
want to see this because it won best foreign film with the NBR and best foreign-language film at the golden globes, and was nominated for best foreign film at the oscars
See I can watch any and I MEAN any Movie with Gèrard Depardieu, his Movies are mostly connected with Historical Backgrounds. I have never seen other Version of Cyrano De Bergerac except with Gèrard. And I remember I needed some tissue. As an Actor he is so Talented and plays h...( read more)
I only saw the first half but it was really entertaining and Gerard is a good actor.
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