Roxanne is a 1987 American romantic comedy film directed by Fred Schepisi and starring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah. It is a modern retelling of Edmond Rostand's 1897 verse play Cyrano de Bergerac, adapted by Steve Martin.
Even in movies that have seemingly no relationship with Cyrano de Bergerac, audiences can find traces of Cyrano in characters and storylines. In the superhero parody Megamind, the Cyrano-like character Megamind (Will Ferrell) has to use a disguise to be with the woman he loves.
Roxanne. One of the best romantic comedies of all time, Fred Schepisi's 1987 reimagining of “Cyrano de Bergerac” takes the basic premise of the 19th-Century play and brings it to the then-modern time of the late 1980s.
As long as you can withstand a rather protracted series of death throes with a lot more stumbling and speeches than you would think a man with a fatal head injury could withstand, this 1990 Jean-Paul Rappeneau version remains the definitive take on Cyrano de Bergerac.
What modern movies are based on Cyrano de Bergerac?
Let It Shine (2012), a Disney Channel Original Movie loosely based on the story. The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (2018), a German movie re-imagining the characters as students in modern times.
Plays include: IBSEN IN CHICAGO (Seattle Rep.); a new adaptation of CYRANO DE BERGERAC (Perseverance); TALES FROM RED VIENNA (Manhattan Theatre Club); MEASURE FOR PLEASURE (Public Theatre; Bug 'n Bub Award; GLAAD Award nomination); THE MIRACLE AT NAPLES (Huntington; Best New Play IRNE Award); STEVE & IDI (Rattlestick); ...
Cyrano is a boy's name of Greek origin, meaning “from Cyrene.” It refers to the Greek, and later Roman, city of Cyrene in modern-day Libya. Today, the name Cyrano is most commonly associated with the 17th-century French writer Cyrano de Bergerac, the subject of Edmond Rostan's play Cyrano de Bergerac.
Cyrano's death scene mimics his overall plight. Denied the chance to die in battle on the sword of a hero, he instead dies after being ambushed by a falling log .
He has been the basis of many romantic but unhistorical legends, of which the best known is Edmond Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac (1897), in which he is portrayed as a gallant and brilliant but shy and ugly lover, possessed (as in fact he was) of a remarkably large nose.
Not that another version was necessary, but British director Joe Wright (“Atonement,” “Darkest Hour”) has taken it upon himself to add a new twist to the story in “Cyrano,” in which the hero's physical malady has changed. Now, rather than an oversized snout, Cyrano is a dwarf.
Although Cyrano de Bergerac was a real person, the famous play is a heavily fictionalised account of his life – even if there are some clear similarities with the historical record.
Let It Shine is a 2012 Disney Channel Original Movie in a teenage contemporary rom-com retelling. It stars an aspiring teenage musician named Cyrus DeBarge (the Cyrano character) who allows his friend, Kris, to use his music to win over their childhood friend, Roxie, who is a professional singer.
The film follows a shy, talented rapper and musician who pens romantic hip hop verses only to stand idly by as they're delivered to the girl of his dreams, Roxie Andrews, by his best friend, in a retelling of Edmond Rostand's 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac.
Cyrano de Bergerac is a 1950 American adventure comedy film based on the 1897 French Alexandrin verse drama Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. It uses poet Brian Hooker's 1923 English blank verse translation as the basis for its screenplay.
Cyrano is a 2021 romantic drama musical film directed by Joe Wright and with a screenplay by Erica Schmidt, based on Schmidt's 2018 stage musical of the same name, itself based on the 1897 Edmond Rostand play Cyrano de Bergerac. The film stars Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Ben Mendelsohn.
The crowning irony — certainly, at least, for Cyrano — is that he is dying, not with "steel in my heart and laughter on my lips," but murdered by "a lackey, with a log of wood!" "How Fate loves a jest!" he says.
In Cyrano de Bergerac, Cyrano's tragic flaw is his deep self consciousness and insecurity about his abnormally large nose. Cyrano's nose represents the barrier between his embarrassment and finding real love. He does not believe Roxane will truly love him because of his nose.
Summary. The most prevalent themes in Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac relate to eloquence, beauty, unrequited love, and the many ways in which we disguise ourselves.
Famed swordsman and poet Cyrano de Bergerac is in love with his cousin Roxane. He has never expressed his love for her as he his large nose undermines his self-confidence. Then he finds a way to express his love to her, indirectly.
Being a Cyrano usually describes a very specific (but surprisingly common) situation: A man has a secret crush on a woman, but is afraid to admit it to her, because he is convinced that she would reject him. In most cases this is because he feels she is too good for him.
But did you know that it's actually based on the life of a real person, too? Here's what to know about how a mildly scandalous French writer became a legendary literary character - and just how much of it is true to history.
