The film was a coproduction between companies in france and hungary. More than a thousand weapons were required, along with forty studio sets and outdoor locations in france and hungary, including cathedrals and abbeys. A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the seventeenth century. Cyrano is a poet and a great lover but he feels he can never be loved because of his physical appearance. Embarrassed by his large nose, a romantic poetsoldier romances his cousin by proxy. Translated from the french by gladys thomas and mary f. Set in 17thcentury paris, the action revolves around the. He is in love with a woman named roxanne, but he believes that she could never love him because of his nose. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Cursed with ugliness, but blessed with sublime wit and poetic ability, the gallant cyrano loves his cousin. Much of the credit goes to depardieu, perfect as the 17th century gascon swordsman and braggart whose unsightly nose.
The charismatic swordsmanpoet helps another woo the woman he loves in this straightforward version of the play. Cyrano himself is the ultimate hopeless romantic romantic for his idealistic principles and irrepressible panache, but hopeless, alas, because of the unfortunate nose which he is sure. Gerard depardieu, anne brochet, vincent perez, jacques weber, roland bertin, philippe moriergenoud, pierre maguelon. It was based only nominally on the 17thcentury nobleman of the same name, known for his bold adventures and large nose. It stars gerard depardieu, anne brochet and vincent perez. About 1,000 of those costumes were designed especially for the film.
With gerard depardieu, anne brochet, vincent perez, jacques weber. He is a remarkable fighter, poet, musician, and philosopher, as well as a lover of beauty, ideals, and values. Never presented in a bad or unflattering light, cyrano is difficult to dislike. His one curse in his life, he feels, is his large nose and although it may have been a forming. The play, written entirely in verse, contains elements of adventure, comedy and romance. Cyrano himself is the ultimate hopeless romantic romantic for his idealistic principles and irrepressible panache, but hopeless, alas, because of the. French satirist and duelist whose works include the spirited drama the pedant imitated. 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. Gerard depardieu, anne brochet, vincent perez, jacques weber, roland bertin genre. Throughout the play, cyrano acts according to his uncompromising sense of values and morals. Famous nose jose ferrer won the oscar for best actor for his portayal of the swordsmanpoet using his silver tongue to woo the woman he loves for another man. Predstavlja adaptaciju istoimene drame francuskog pisca edmonda rostanda. He considers himself a freak and that nobody will see past the nose to his soul.
Rappeneaus version of rostands theatrical warhorse never puts a foot wrong. I downloaded the mpeg2 and had no problems burning it to dvd so i could view it on tv. His one curse in his life, he feels, is his large nose and although it may have been a forming influence in. The entire play is written in verse, in rhyming couplets of 12 syllables per line, very close to the alexandrine format, but the verses sometimes lack a caesura. The plays title character and protagonist, although he is only a lowranking soldier and is almost always short of cash, is an extremely talented individual. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
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