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directed by: Jean-Paul Rappeneau starring: Gérard Depardieu, Anne Brochet, Vincent Perez, Jacques Weber, Roland Bertin  List Price: $14.98 Grab Discount Price: $10.99 You Save: $3.99 (27%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT EAN: 9780792859635 Format: DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 0792859634 Label: MGM (Video & DVD) Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD) Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD) Region Code: 1 Release Date: February 10, 2004 Running Time: 137 minutes Studio: MGM (Video & DVD) Theatrical Release Date: 1990-12 Sales Rank: 2689 MPN: MGMD1005998D Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: One of France's literary treasures commands the screen with this "exceptionally graceful adaptation" (Los Angeles Times) that received a Best Foreign Film Golden GlobeÂ(r) and five OscarÂ(r) nominations*, including Best Actor for Gerard Depardieu! Cyrano (Depardieu), a master swordsman and poet, feels he cannot woo his beloved Roxane (Anne Brochet) due to an unfortunate physical flaw: his grotesquely large nose. Resigning himself to helping another suitor, the dashing yet tongue-tied Christian (Vincent Perez), Cyrano uses his mastery of words to win Roxane forhim. But when Roxane finds that she has fallen for Christian's mindand not for his beautywhich of her two suitors will finally possess her heart? *1990: Foreign Language Film, Art Direction-Set Decoration, Costume Design (won), Makeup Discount Shopping: Director Jean-Paul Rappeneau and cowriter Jean-Claude Carriere had the brilliant idea of casting France's most lovably vulnerable hunk, the massive Gerard Depardieu, in one of French literature's meatiest roles: the sword-wielding poet Cyrano. Equipped with a massive nose and a heart to match, Depardieu soars as the heart-broken soldier who must lend his words of love to another man to woo the woman he yearns for. Rappeneau spared no expense in taking this Edmond Rostand play into realistic locations for the battle scenes in the second act, making the film as exciting as it is romantic and funny. Depardieu attacks the role in great gulps, consuming all the oxygen in any room he enters. Macho but sensitive, he creates a larger-than-life Cyrano, whose wrenching sadness at the lack of interest from his lady love will have you reaching for the tissues. --Marshall Fine Average Rating:
 Rating:  - MOST BEAUTIFUL MOVIE EVER MADE!!!!I WAS 13 WHEN THIS MOVIE WAS IN THE THEATER. MY FATHER LOVES FOREIGN FILMS AND TOOK ME TO SEE IT. I WAS AWESTRUCK BY IT'S BEAUTY. I SAW IT THREE TIMES IN THE THEATER AND LOVED IT JUST AS MUCH EVERY TIME. I HAVE IT ON VHS TAPE BUT NOW AM THRILLED THAT I CAN OWN IT ON DVD. IF YOU'VE ONLY SEEN DEPARDIEU IN ENGLISH SPEAKING FILMS, THEN YOU SIMPLY MUST SEE THIS SO YOU CAN FINALLY UNDERSTAND HIS HUGE POPULARITY. YOU WILL NEVER AGAIN WONDER WHY HE'S SO LOVED. THIS MOVIE AND 'PRIDE AND PREJUDICE' STARRING ... Read More Rating: - A great French film for the whole familyCyrano has its romantic side, but unlike many French films, this one is safe for the whole family. The tragic romance of Cyrano and Roxanne is beautifully played out, with marvelous poetic pacing and the soaring spirit of Cyrano undaunted by any of his failures. I love the part when Cyrano says he's practically lived Don Quixote. Great film for guys and girls. Rating:  - classic french litterature movie adataptionOne of the most famous characters of the french litterature, played by gerard depardieu, in an other movie adaptation. Great acting, beautiful recreation of the historical setting. Yet, Depardieu's supporting cast fails to live up to the other characters' true potential. Poor english subtitles. Rating: - Sentimental, but also captivatingDepardieu is a brute in life, but a sublime actor. His interpretation of Cyrano is faultless. A wonderful film. Rating: - The Ultimate CyranoSeventy-five years ago, when I was 12 years old, I saw Walter Hampden play Cyrano on a New York stage. Now Depardieu has given me the ultimate Cyrano. The supporting actors also deserve praise, and the entire production merits a place in the top ranks of French cinema. Of course, Rostand's play lacks credibility, but when it is done this well we suspend our disbelief. Even beyond the superb acting, excellent photography and elaborate crowd and battle scenes, this movie's perfection is in the details. ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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