Cyrano de Bergerac
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Movie Reviews of Cyrano de Bergerac
Movie Review: GREAT OLD MOVIE
Summary: 5 Stars
It is really a great old movie, but the DVD froze a time or two. It was a little annoying, but enjoyed the movie never the less.Movie Review: Simply one of the best.
Summary: 5 Stars
An old black and white film. Simply one of the best in my opinion. A love story that even a man can enjoy.Movie Review: Cyrano de Bergerac
Summary: 5 Stars
Great older, back and white movie. Has comedy and romance. Jose Ferrer is fantastic as Cyrano.Movie Review: Tale of Two Loves
Summary: 4 Stars
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder...or maybe it is in the ear of the beholder.
Jose Ferrer plays Cyrano de Bergerac, a witty, chivalrous swordsman who has a flair for quick quips and romantics. Cyrano's one insecurity is something he can do little about, his rather large nose, and this seems to make him reluctant to profess his love for a woman he desperately is in love with, Roxane. Roxane, however, has her love already set on another man (Christian) who has the looks that Cyrano has no hope of competing with.
In a classic story of lost love, and inner and outer beauty, the film Cyrano de Bergerac seems to highlight the idea that physical attraction can only go so far, and that sacrifice is a huge part of love. There is a significant point in the film when both major characters--Cyrano and Christian--have to sacrifice something. Christian's sacrifice in battle is parallel with Cyrano's sacrifice in trying to help Christian win the love of Roxane, and these sacrifices seem to underscore the various meanings of love in the film. While Roxane loves Christian for his outer handsomeness, it is the voice and words of Cyrano, unbeknownst to her, that she falls in love with. This seems to highlight the notion that physical attraction can only work so much magic before it falls flat, that there has to be something deeper.
Another interesting perspective is the two types of battles raging: both physical and emotional. The physical war that Cyrano and Christian fight in seems to coincide with the emotional battle within both of their hearts for Roxane. These seem to equate with both characters different kinds of wounds suffered: Cyrano (emotional, from the idea of not gaining Roxane's love) and Christian (physical, from being hurt in battle).
Clearly a sense of honor is there for Cyrano, and this makes the final climactic scene with Roxane perhaps the best scene in the film.
This is well-performed classic, albeit overlooked, shows that love has more than one dimension.
Movie Review: My favorite Cyrano
Summary: 4 Stars
I first saw "Cyrano de Bergerac" the play as the Comedie Francaise in Paris, and was enthralled by the character of Cyrano, swashbuckler and romantic lover. I was dubious about the ability of an American actor to interpret the role with the same panache, but I give Jose Ferrer great marks for the sensitivity with which he approaches the role. His reading of the lines is sometimes declamatory, but this is inherent in the text (as in Tirade du Nez) which calls for great flourish in delivery. The black and white print lacks depth and sharp edges, the decor is too obviously "studio", especially the encampment at Arras, the adaptation of the play to the screen could be better, but Jose Ferrer "makes" the movie.