Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)

Embarrassed by his large nose, a romantic poet/soldier romances his cousin by proxy.

Director:

Jean-Paul Rappeneau

Writers:

Edmond Rostand (play), Jean-Paul Rappeneau (adaptation)

Stars:

Gérard Depardieu, Anne Brochet, Vincent Perez

Won 1 Oscar. Another 30 wins & 28 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gérard Depardieu	...	Cyrano De Bergerac
Anne Brochet	...	Roxane
Vincent Perez	...	Christian de Neuvillette
Jacques Weber	...	Comte De Guiche
Roland Bertin	...	Ragueneau
Philippe Morier-Genoud	...	Le Bret
Pierre Maguelon	...	Carbon de Castel-Jaloux
Josiane Stoléru	...	The Duenna
Anatole Delalande	...	The Child
Alain Rimoux	...	The Father
Philippe Volter	...	Vicomte de Valvert
Jean-Marie Winling	...	Lignière
Louis Navarre	...	The Bore
Gabriel Monnet	...	Montfleury
François Marié	...	Bellerose

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

letter | nose | poet | french | starving | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | History | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

1 December 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cyrano

Filming Locations:

Abbaye de Fontenay, Montbard, Côte-d'Or, France

Box Office

Gross USA:

$15,140,007

Company Credits

Production Co:

Caméra One, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), DD Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

137 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby LC-Concept Digital Sound

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title character was a real historical person. He was born in 1619 and died in 1655. Although there is no real evidence that he actually could compose and recite a poem while dueling, and time his poem so that he could finish the poem and kill his opponent at the same time, he did write the earliest science-fiction books on record, two hundred-fifty years before Jules Verne wrote his. There is also no evidence that he ever wrote another man's love letters.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Man at Theatre: Fifteen sous! I get in free.

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Connections

Referenced in Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018)

User Reviews

Hopelessly Romantic?

If you are a hopelessly romantic guy like me, you will love this movie. :) It is very poetic and moving. The english sub-titles forces you to really pay attention to the words, which are the best part of the movie. French IS the language of love, so they say. I bet your girlfriend will like it too! (In case you don't have a girlfriend, you can watch it and think of yourself as a diamond in the rough, romantic, poetic and underappreciated, just Cyrano. :p