It stars gerard depardieu, anne brochet and vincent perez. The first englishlanguage adaptation of the 1897 edmond rostand play. It uses poet brian hookers 1923 english blank verse translation as the basis for its screenplay. Better this approach, you feel as the film proceeds, than panoramic realism. Questi possono essere trovati abbandonato successivamente aver firma certi pellicola del regista. The charismatic swordsmanpoet helps another woo the woman he loves in this straightforward version of the play.
With gerard depardieu, anne brochet, vincent perez, jacques weber. But it is this 1950 film interpretation with jose ferrer, threadbare as it may be, that wins the day as the most. Famous nose jose ferrer won the oscar for best actor for his portayal of the swordsmanpoet using his silver tongue to woo the woman he loves for another man. With jose ferrer, mala powers, william prince, morris carnovsky. Predstavlja adaptaciju istoimene drame francuskog pisca edmonda rostanda. The film was the first motion picture version in english of rostands play, though there were several. Aug 23, 2016 the first englishlanguage adaptation of the 1897 edmond rostand play. The film, tinted with color and synchronized to a wax cylinder recording, is thought to be the first film made with both color and sound. The film was a coproduction between companies in france and hungary the film is the first theatrical film. November 18th, 2003 not yet rated 1 hr 52 min plot summary. Sir, i will not allow you to insult me in this manner. Embarrassed by his large nose, a romantic poetsoldier romances his cousin by proxy. The film was a coproduction between companies in france and hungary.
Starring jose ferrer, mala powers, and william prince written by carl foreman, brian hooker, orson welles produced by. And of course, the movie enjoys a performance of a high quality. In a paris theater in 1640, a play begins before a fairly full house. Beginning with gerard depardieu whose performance is absolutely convincing and he will remain.
The play starred eric morecambe, ernie wise, penelope keith and francis matthews, with cameo appearances. The most lavish screen production yet appeared in 1990 with gerard depardieu in the title role, but. After a few painfully dull lines are delivered by principal actor montfleury arthur blake, a boisterous heckler in a box disrupts the proceedings. Brian hookers deft translation reminds us that cyrano is more about its couplets than its couples. An immediate hit upon its first paris production, the story has lived on as the ultimate romance, cherished equally for the affection two men hold for the woman they both love one secretly and for the great sacrifice one friend makes for another. It was shown at the 1900 paris universal exposition. The films story is an abridged version of the play based on the famous english translation from brian hooker. If you like or even love the story, it is a dvd, you will watch again and again.
As expected, the blackandwhite picture quality of this bluray edition is considerably superior to all the previous releases. The film was a coproduction between companies in france and hungary the film is the first theatrical film version of rostands original. The garutso balanced lens is an insitu camera lens effectively simulating a faux 3d effect by keeping the foreground and background in focus at the same time. The film was the first motion picture version in english of rostands play, though there were several earlier adaptations in different. Radnja prikazuje pojedine scene iz njegovog zivota, prije svega nesretnu ljubav prema. Depardieu, like jose ferrer, was also nominated for the best actor academy award for his performance, and actually won best actor at the cannes film festival, and the cesar award for best actor.