The film was the first motion picture version in english of rostands play, though there were several. Gerard depardieu s grand performance as the facially disgraced swordsmanpoet sets a new standard with which all future. He thunders and rages about one moment only to suddenly turn ethereal and wax poetic the next. It uses poet brian hooker s 1923 english blank verse translation as the basis for its screenplay. Cyrano bergerac 1950, a nice recounting well played by derek jacobi, sinead cusack, this is a royal shakespeare company production, being translated and adapted by anthony burgess. When the handsome christian too falls for roxanne, cyrano agrees to help him woo her through loveletters under christians name. In spite of cyranos success, however, it did not create imitators. Gerard depardieu, anne brochet, vincent perez, jacques weber, roland bertin. The accuser claimed the alleged crimes occurred in august last year in one of depardieu s paris residences when she was 22 years old, the media reported then. Obelix was not his only successful role, as since beginning his film career in 1967, depardieu has completed nearly 200 different films. Recreating his stage role, jose ferrer stars as edmond rostands cyrano, a 17thcentury french cavalier, poet and swordsman whose prominent proboscis is the subject of many a duel.
With gerard depardieu, anne brochet, vincent perez, jacques weber. Gerard depardieu gives a towering performance as the title character in this lavish, cinematic, and poetic adaptation of edmond rostands classic stage drama. Think this belly is the biggest horror in gerard depardieu. 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. It would seem that such a man would have no trouble attracting women, but cyrano considers himself doomed to loneliness by an unattractive face featuring an oversized nose. In this version of edmond rostands classic drama of unrequited love, his cyrano is. His one curse in his life, he feels, is his large nose and although it may have been a forming influence in his rapiersharp wit, he believes that roxane will reject him. Download yify movies acted by gerard depardieu via yify.
I found the movies entertaining, and depardieu plays his role well. Amid the lavish period design, depardieu has never been better than as the swaggering scribe, delivering verve and pathos under jeanpaul. Gerard depardieu s cyrano is nothing short of magnificent. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. Here we learn more about the original playwright rostand and about the real cyrano though not if he had a big nose. The film was a coproduction between companies in france and hungary.
Gerard depardieu s grand performance as the facially disgraced swordsmanpoet sets a new standard with which all future cyranos will have to reckon. May 15, 2015 cyrano is a brash, strongwilled man of many talents whose whimsical aptitude for the spoken word is overshadowed by an attribute that is iconic, outrageous and gigantichis nose. Even so, he was at the center of a fire storm over comments about his wild days as a youth. Depardieu brings the largerthanlife cyrano to the screen without devouring the scenery. Amid the lavish period design, depardieu has never been better than as the swaggering scribe, delivering verve and pathos. Gerard depardieu never better before or since makes one of the great entrances in cinema as cyrano, roaring from the gods as montfleury stomps all over the poetry on the stage. Includes a conversation with sue lloyd, author of the man who was cyrano. Cyrano is wellserved by gerard depardieus title performance, for which he earned an oscar nomination and a cesar award.
Gerard depardieu portrays the title character, a brilliant, charismatic swordsman with a generous spirit and a genius for poetry. Jennifer garner rox broadways cyrano aug 22, 2007 1. There is a very good elevenminute interview in english with the wonderful gerard depardieu, and an equally good sixteenminute interview in english with the screenwriter jeanclaude carriere. The story of cyrano, his famous nose, and his undying love for the beautiful roxanne evokes the spirit and panache of 17th century france. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide.
After minor roles in cinema, at last, he got his chance in bertrand bliers les valseuses 1974. Its titular character is a proud, daring swordsman and genius poet who has one terrible flaw. The ruckus stemmed from a time story about the french film star published in late january. Il est mince, il a le visage allonge, ses yeux sont en amandes, son nez est fin et sa pose nest pas theatrale. The film was a coproduction between companies in france and hungary the film is the first theatrical film. It stars gerard depardieu, anne brochet and vincent perez. The lovely anne brochet is a wonderful complement to the blustering cyrano as his unattainable roxane and vincent perez delivers a strong performance as the. Embarrassed by his large nose, a romantic poetsoldier romances his cousin by proxy. How can the curiouslysnouted cyrano ever hope to win the affections of the beautiful roxane. This retelling of the classic story won the 1991 oscar for best costume design and numerous baftas, as well as.
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