Cyrano de Bergerac (1990 film)
- 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 Castle - Jaloux
- Anatole Delalande: The child
- Philippe Volter: Vicomte de Val Vert
- Jean -Marie Winling: Lignière
- Gabriel Monnet: Mont Fleury
- François Marié: Bellerose
Cyrano de Bergerac ( Cyrano de Bergerac ) is a French film history from the year 1990. This is the screen adaptation of the play by Edmond Rostand, in which all the dialogues and banter in Alexandrians are spoken.
Action
Paris, 1640: Cyrano de Bergerac, the great fencing master and freedom-loving poet with the sharp tongue and the gargantuan nose, falls in love with his beautiful cousin Roxane, but is too shy to approach her - he fears dismissed because of his nose to be. In addition, Roxane has fallen in love with the handsome Christian, who serves in Cyrano Guard troops, the Gascon cadets ( Royal Gascony). Roxane, a passionate follower of the so-called precieuses, asks her chosen, however, to be wooed witty. However, Christian lacks any sense of poetry. So Cyrano Christian offers to help in courting: He writes to Roxane artful love letters in Christian's name. This Christian wins Roxane's heart and hand, both secretly marry.
Because Christian has a dangerous competitor: the influential Comte de Guiche, in-law of the prime minister, Cardinal Richelieu. Guiche had wanted to make Roxane to his lover. As a new colonel of the Guard troops he can revenge Christian still in the wedding night, along with the Gascon cadets march off to war against Spain. During the siege of Arras in the French invaders in turn are surrounded by Spanish reinforcements, and are now in a desperate struggle on two fronts. Cyrano is trying by all means, the Roxane promise made to protect Christian complied with.
Roxane succeeds in disguise to penetrate to the trapped French. Christian has come to realize that it is less his own good looks, as Cyrano's soulful love letters to Roxane's love owes. Embittered, he harassed Cyrano, Roxane to reveal his own love - the beloved of both wife should then opt for one of the two. Before Roxane can but know the truth, Christian falls in battle. In order not to tarnish his memory, Cyrano still conceals his feelings. Roxane retires to a monastery, but without being a nun. Cyrano henceforth devoted his life to the cousin and gets her for 14 years, the illusion of Christian's incomparable love poetry. Only then did he betrays itself by mistake, but a crime committed earlier attempt on his life prevented the late luck. Cyrano dies in the monastery garden in the presence Roxane and his closest friends.
Background
A large part of the final scenes was shot in the Romanesque abbey of Fontenay ( abbey ).
The film was first performed in France on 28 March 1990.
Reviews
- Filmdienst 1/1991: Complex, designed in sumptuous images remake of the eponymous romantic play by Edmond Rostand, which adheres closely to the original, all dialogues presents in verse and the story combines with elements of adventure and action film. Gérard Depardieu shines in the title role of the unfortunate lover draufgängerischem between heroism and tender poetry.
- Epd Film 1/1991: The film is even better than the play. The trick is that the rhymed Alexandrine of Versstückes are largely unchanged, but the original by Jean Claude Carrière and Rappeneau was vigorously worked, occasionally supplemented or reduced, possibly modernized, made short film justice.
Awards
Academy Awards 1991
- Oscar: Best Costume Design
- Best Actor ( Gérard Depardieu )
- Best Production Design
- Best Make-up
- Best Foreign Language Film
At the International Film Festival of Cannes 1990 Gérard Depardieu was awarded Best Actor and Pierre Lhomme received an award for his camera work.
The film was nominated for 14 César Awards, and received eleven awards, which today is a record. Among other things, the film won the awards for best film, best actor, best supporting actor (Jacques Weber), best film music (Jean -Claude Petit ) and best director.
The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film won the National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
The film was nominated for eight BAFTA Awards, winning four.
The film won the award for Best Director in the category of Prix de l' Académie nationale du cinéma.