"C'est tout? OUIS!"

What an incredible work. I first saw Cyrano de Bergerac my senior year in high school in my french literature class, and I absolutely loved it. From the beginning of the play, Cyrano delivers the most exquisite monologues and dialogues that capture the attention of the audience (although they are in french, but that is why we have subtitles). Most of the credit in this particular movie must go to Gerard Depardieu. Like professor Parent said, the character of Cyrano is so unique in his incredible use of speech and diction that it is very difficult to find a suitable actor. I think that Gerard does a great job in this movie, with both serious emotional undertones and witty humor. I did, however, research Gerard with my friends when we first watched the film (we were rather obsessed), and I found out that he got arrested for peeing in the aisle of a commercial airplane. A rather interesting fact I thought I'd share. The scenes we watched in class are incredible, especially Cyrano's initial encounter with the Comte, but there is so much more to this film! I hope that if we don't watch it in class some people will because the love story between Christian, Cyrano and Roxane is not only emotionally captivating but full of comedy and hilarity. I have not yet seen the black and white version of Rostand's work, but I would love to in the near future. This movie is great! "C'est tout? Ouis!"