View Item - FM-C020-1990

Language:
French
Category:
Drama
Duration:
138 min
Catalog Num:
FM-C020-1990
Title:
Cyrano De Bergerac
Item Type:
Video
Medium:
VHS
Program:
F&MS

Reserved:
No
Status:
Available

One of the most famous romances of all time comes to brilliant life in this dazzling new film based on the world famous play. Gerard Depardieu, France's most celebrated actor, gives the performance of his life as Cyrano De Bergerac, the 17th Century soldier-adventurer who is secretly in love with beautiful, young Roxane. Believing he is too ugly becaues of his grotesque nose to ever win Roxane, the eloquent Cyrano helps Christian, a tongue-tied soldier, to woo her with love letters. After many years Cyrano starts to tell Roxane the truth. But Christian is killed in battle and Cyrano feels compelled to keep his secret. Years later, Roxane lving in a convent, still faithful to her husbnd Christian, is visited by her mortally wounded friend Cyrano. It is then that Roxane realizes that it was Cyrano that she had loved all the time. HIs secret revealed, Cyrano dies as he had lived, heroically and fearlessly. Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau. Actors: Gerard Depardieu, Anne Brochet . Color. Subtitled.

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