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Release Date: 18 November, 2003 Retail Price: $6.98 OUR Price: $6.98 You SAVE: $0.00! Cast: Complete Cast (9 total) |
Cyrano De Bergerac Reviews
Ddon't buy the Alpha Studio Version
Be careful which DVD you purchase. This is a great film but the Alpha Studio edition is the worst DVD I've ever seen. It jumps and skips and wobbles all over the screen like it was filmed with a super 8 off TV. I expected commercials for Felix Cheverolet to pop up on this Million Dollar Movie. Sounds like there are better versions out there so read the reviews and get a good one - pay the higher price if necessary. This one belongs in the trash.
Black and White Movie with Colorful Language
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(Note: this review is for the DVD released by "Image Entertainment" in May 2004.)
This movie is based on French playwright Edmond Rostand's play "Cyrano de Bergerac" (1897).
This movie is about long-nosed Cyrano de Bergerac (Jose Ferrer). According to his cousin, Roxane (Mala Powers), Cyrano is a "soldier, poet, philosopher, musician, playwright, and best swordsman in Paris." Unknown to Roxane, he is also in love with her.
Roxane confides in Cyrano that she's in love with a young soldier named Christian (William Prince). Christian is also in love with her but he has one major flaw: he is romantically inept and can't express his love.
Thus Christian enlists the help of Cyrano (or more precisely Cyrano's words) to woo Roxane. It is from this point on that the fun begins.
The words used throughout this movie especially by Cyrano are in a word -- beautiful. Even though this movie is in black and white, the words used are very colorful. It's strange but the black and white actually enhances the colorful words that are used.
All the sword dueling is finely choreographed and so very authentic looking. The background music enhances all scenes in this movie. All costumes are so authentic-looking that they add to each actor's performance.
All acting is superb but Jose Ferrer as Cyrano steals the show. It is easy to see why he won an Oscar for this role.
Finally, this DVD is of good quality. I have seen this movie on other less-expensive DVDs and both the picture and sound quality suffer. If you do not want distracting artifacts and want to see a classic play that's well acted, then this is the DVD to get!
In conclusion, this is a classic, swashbuckling movie. Be sure to see this movie and see why "a great [big] nose indicates a great man!"
(1950; black and white; 115 min; full screen)
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