Cyrano de Bergerac

A romantic hero cherishes his love even if his love prevents his happiness. Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand is a play of an obnoxious, opinionated man who finds pleasure out-witting and humiliating others, yet has a charismatic appeal to which attracts many followers. His appearance is grotesque and horrific, while his fearless attitude and fencing abilities are superb. His ¡°panache¡± bars his chance with his one and only love, Roxane. Irony is a perceived difference between appearance and reality that is used to illustrate a contention. Irony is central to the appeal in Cyrano de Bergerac.
In a black and white film on ¡°Cyrano de Bergerac¡±; the director, Stanley Kramer, begins his film at the Hotel de Bourgogne. At this time, we are not introduced to Christian as in the play and have removed the first few acts. I come to favor the director¡¯s decision in cutting out the useless scenes before Cyrano arrives. Montfleury, an actor, is Cyrano¡¯s first victim...