Cyrano de Bergerac on Blu-ray and digital [read more]
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Cyrano de Bergerac, starring Gérard Depardieu as Cyrano, is a spectacular and vibrant adaptation of Edmond Rostand's classic play, funny and touching in equal measure, and featuring English subtitles by author Anthony Burgess (A Clockwork Orange). Amid the lavish period design, Depardieu has never been better than as the swaggering scribe, delivering verve and pathos under Jean-Paul Rappeneau's vigorous direction.
In celebration of its 30th Anniversary, this classic of world cinema will be released by the BFI for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK, on 24 February 2020. Special features include feature commentary and interviews with Gérard Depardieu and Jean-Paul Rappeneau. The film is simultaneously released on BFI Player, iTunes and Amazon.
Cyrano (Gérard Depardieu), a swashbuckling hero with a gift for verse, is in love with the beautiful Roxane (Anne Brochet) but fears his prominent nose would cause her to reject his romantic advances. Instead he uses his poetic artistry to help a dashing but shallow suitor, Christian (Vincent Perez), who employs the words to which Cyrano longs to give voice. But will the object of their affection realise who she’s really falling for? Watch a clip at the link above.
