
A dashing officer of the guard and romantic poet, Cyrano de Bergerac is in love with his cousin Roxane without her knowing. His one curse in his life, he feels, is his large nose and although it may have been a forming influence in his rapier-sharp wit, he believes that Roxane will reject him. He resorts to writing letters to her on behalf of one of his cadets, Christian, who is also in love with Roxane but just doesn't know how to tell her. She falls for the poetic charm of ... (Full plot summary below)
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A dashing officer of the guard and romantic poet, Cyrano de Bergerac is in love with his cousin Roxane without her knowing. His one curse in his life, he feels, is his large nose and although it may have been a forming influence in his rapier-sharp wit, he believes that Roxane will reject him. He resorts to writing letters to her on behalf of one of his cadets, Christian, who is also in love with Roxane but just doesn't know how to tell her. She falls for the poetic charm of the letters but believes that they were written by Christian.
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| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatGives romantic love a good name, thanks to the flamboyant performance of Gerard Depardieu in this classic. |
| EmpirePhillipa BloomAn epic film brimming over with life, romance, humour, comedy and the sheer panache of Depardieu's Cyrano. |
| Miami HeraldLaurie HornA winner by more than a nose, Cyrano de Bergerac attains a near-perfect balance of verbal and visual flamboyance. Gerard Depardieu's grand performance as the facially disgraced swordsman-poet sets a new standard with which all future Cyranos will have to reckon. |
| James Sanford on FilmJames SanfordFrom the opening scene in which he takes on a theater full of pretentious actors to the grand tearjerking finale, Cyrano is always the center of attention, and Depardieu, full of wit, bravado and passion, rises to the challenge. |
| USA TodayMike ClarkThe antique charms of the story can still seduce us when done well, and director Jean-Paul Rappeneau, who freely adapted the play with Jean-Claude Carrière, knows how to fashion a sumptuously beautiful, hugely entertaining spectacle that also stays alert to the cadences of the heart. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertA splendid movie not just because it tells its romantic story, and makes it visually delightful, and centers it on Depardieu, but for a better reason: The movie acts as if it believes this story. Depardieu is not a satirist - not here, anyway. He plays Cyrano on the level, for keeps. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Chris HicksThe entire cast is marvelous here, but Depardieu is riveting when he's on the screen - which is most of the time. |
| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonMore artistry and energy than virtually any American costume drama from that period you could name. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn Johanson[T]here's a kind of soaring beauty to this expansively passionate film... |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeThe great thing about Jean-Paul Rappeneau's 1990 film -- apart from Gerard Depardieu's central performance -- is that it returns the play to its popular entertainment self. |