CYRANO DE BERGERAC
| 1990 – 135′ – Classic, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Period & History, Film & Literature, Film & Art, Family 14+.
Written by: Jean-Claude Carrière, Jean-Paul Rappeneau.
Based on the Book by: Edmond Rostand.
Directed by: Jean-Paul Rappeneau.
Starring: Gérard Depardieu, Anne Brochet, Josiane Stoléru, Alain Rimoux, Philippe Volter, Sandrine Kiberlain, Ludivine Sagnier, Michel Fau, Vincent Perez, Anatole Delalande, Jacques Weber, Roland Bertin.
Official Selection Cannes International Film Festival 1990. 5 Academy Awards Nominations 1991 (including Best Foreign Film and Best Actor), 9 César Awards Nominations 1991 (including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress).
In French with English subtitles.
A The Criterion Collection release. |
Gérard Depardieu delivers a towering performance as the immortal hero of hopeless romantics everywhere. Exquisite Academy Award-winning costumes, elegant cinematography, and a superlative screenplay adaptation by Jean-Claude Carrière and director Jean-Paul Rappeneau come together in this period piece par excellence that captures the wit, heart, and panache of Edmond Rostand’s beloved play.