Test your javascript, css, html or coffeescript online with jsfiddle code editor. With jose ferrer, mala powers, william prince, morris carnovsky. Embarrassed by his large nose, a romantic poetsoldier romances his cousin by proxy. November 18th, 2003 not yet rated 1 hr 52 min plot summary. Longnosed poet jose ferrer woos roxane mala powers for tonguetied friend william prince. Cyrano himself is the ultimate hopeless romantic romantic for his idealistic principles and irrepressible panache, but hopeless, alas, because of the unfortunate nose which he is sure forever. The film was the first motion picture version in english of rostands play, though there were several. If you like or even love the story, it is a dvd, you will watch again and again. Pay special attention, however, to the many references to alexandre dumas 1844 novel the three musketeers. Recreating his stage role, jose ferrer stars as edmond rostands cyrano, a 17thcentury french cavalier, poet and swordsman whose prominent proboscis is the subject of many a duel.
Brian hookers deft translation reminds us that cyrano is more about its couplets than its couples. He is in love with a woman named roxanne, but he believes that she could never love him because of his nose. It uses poet brian hookers 1923 english blank verse translation as the basis for its screenplay. The film was the first motion picture version in english of rostands play, though there were several earlier adaptations in different languages. Rostand was a fan of dumas novel, and he both parodies and. As expected, the blackandwhite picture quality of this bluray edition is considerably superior to all the previous releases. 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. The play begins in paris, france, in the year 1640. A charismatic swordsmanpoet helps another woo the woman he loves. In addition to the complete score as it appears in the film, weve been able to include cues deleted from the final dub of the film as well as a diverting instrumental arrangement of cyranos theme. The charismatic swordsmanpoet helps another woo the woman he loves in this straightforward version of the play.
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. The entire play is written in verse, in rhyming couplets of twelve syllables per line, very close to the alexandrine format, but the verses sometimes lack. It uses poet brian hooker s 1923 english blank verse translation as the basis for its screenplay. Better this approach, you feel as the film proceeds, than panoramic realism. 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 1950 film was produced by stanley kramer and directed by michael gordon.
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