Cyrano, My Love (Edmond)
In this French-Belgian dramedy, a penniless young playwright convinces a major talent to lead his new production at Christmas, but he hasn't yet written a word. Directed by Alexis Michalik, who adapts it from his stage play of the same name.
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RogerEbert.com
pressAs backstage movies go, this isn't as profound as Topsy Turvy but it's almost as much fun as Shakespeare in Love.
Variety
press"Cyrano, My Love" attempts to give the "Shakespeare in Love" treatment to the timeless French play "Cyrano de Bergerac," with shamelessly derivative yet undeniably entertaining results.
Los Angeles Times
press[A] brisk, funny, sneakily poignant love letter to words, plays, playwrights and actors.
The New York Times
pressConcealing its lack of substance beneath a carapace of froth and a cascade of famous characters (with Clémentine Célarié making a magnificent Sarah Bernhardt), "Cyrano, My Love" trips along happily enough.
Hollywood Reporter
pressGenerally, Michalik manages to advance the various story strands persuasively, and with a lot of energy.
Screen Daily
pressThis isn't strictly how the most widely performed French play of all time came to be, but filmgoers should be happy to buy into this fast-paced fantasy.
RogerEbert.com
pressAs backstage movies go, this isn't as profound as Topsy Turvy but it's almost as much fun as Shakespeare in Love.
Variety
press"Cyrano, My Love" attempts to give the "Shakespeare in Love" treatment to the timeless French play "Cyrano de Bergerac," with shamelessly derivative yet undeniably entertaining results.
Los Angeles Times
press[A] brisk, funny, sneakily poignant love letter to words, plays, playwrights and actors.
The New York Times
pressConcealing its lack of substance beneath a carapace of froth and a cascade of famous characters (with Clémentine Célarié making a magnificent Sarah Bernhardt), "Cyrano, My Love" trips along happily enough.
Hollywood Reporter
pressGenerally, Michalik manages to advance the various story strands persuasively, and with a lot of energy.
Screen Daily
pressThis isn't strictly how the most widely performed French play of all time came to be, but filmgoers should be happy to buy into this fast-paced fantasy.
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