Cyrano de Bergerac
by Augusto Genina
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Actor: Alex Bernard, Angelo Ferrari, Gemma De Sanctis, Pierre Magnier, Umberto CasiliniDirector: Augusto Genina
Brand: Image Entertainment
Cinematographer: Ottavio De Matteis
Producer: Augusto Genina
Writer: Brian Hooker
Writer: Edmond Rostand
Writer: Mario Camerini
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Silent
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 113 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-09-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Image Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Cyrano de Bergerac
Movie Review: A rather special silent film!
Summary: 5 Stars
For me, the most obvious special feature of this film is its beautiful and rare Pathe Stencil colouring which, according to the DVD's notes, took three whole years to do! Unlike the early two-colour Technicolor, this method really was like a work of art in soft watercolours or similar, and is perfectly suited to the setting of France in the 1600s with its glorious and elegant costumes. This combination alone already won me, but all other aspects of this film are also of a high quality. I was most impressed by Pierre Magnier who made the character of Cyrano De Bergerac very human and real to me (despite the somewhat artficial nose!) Apart from the touching and inspiring story which shows that true love is more than skin-deep and rather a matter of someone's inner soul, the new orchestral musical accompaniment (composed by Kurt Kuenne, conducted by Timothy Brock) is also wonderful and quite appropriate. Even without the special attraction of its lovely Stencil Color, I'm sure this would rate as a film of very high standard. There is quite a lot to read in the intertitles, but they are easy to read and follow (English being underneath the Spanish) and in a style that also suits the story and atmosphere nicely. It obviously took a lot of effort to make this film (details of the Pathe Stencil Color technique explained in the DVD notes) and David Shepard has likewise gone to some effort to make it available to us today to appreciate and admire once again. Definitely a must in any silent film collection, and no doubt a treat for Cyrano De Bergerac fans in general.
Summary of Cyrano de Bergerac
Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 09/26/2000 Run time: 114 minutes Rating: NrSimilar DVD Movies
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