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Imbued with an airless blend of buoyant comedy and soap-operatic backstage drama...
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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.
2018Rating: PG, Nudity & sexual references113 minsFrance, BelgiumFrench and Russian with English subtitles
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Cyrano, My Love (Edmond) | Reviews
RogerEbert.com
As backstage movies go, this isn't as profound as Topsy Turvy but it's almost as much fun as Shakespeare in Love.
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Variety
"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.
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Los Angeles Times
[A] brisk, funny, sneakily poignant love letter to words, plays, playwrights and actors.
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The New York Times
Concealing 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.
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Hollywood Reporter
Generally, Michalik manages to advance the various story strands persuasively, and with a lot of energy.
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Screen Daily
This 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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