CYRANO DE BERGERAC {TAPE 1 OF 2} {FRENCH} (TV)
Summary
Tape one of two. A television adaptation of Edmond Rostand's 1897 drama about Cyrano de Bergerac, a seventeenth-century poet and cavalier with an unfortunately large nose. The first scene introduces the main characters of the story: Cyrano, distinguished by his courage and his long nose; Cyrano's love interest Roxane; Baron Christian de Neuvillete, a new member of Cyrano's company of guards; Ligniere, a satirist; Ragueneau, a baker and Cyrano's friend; Comte de Guiche, a colonel who initially keeps Roxane as his mistress; and Le Bret, Cyrano's friend. The first scene begins in a bustling Parisian theater, just before a play. Christian has come to the play with his friend, Ligniere, to see Roxane, while Cyrano has come to stop the play's main actor, Montfleury, from performing (due to an earlier feud). As Cyrano harangues Montfleury, Vicomte de Valvert -- de Guiche's lackey and the person to whom he wishes to marry Roxane -- challenges Cyrano to a duel, which de Valvert loses. Following the duel, Cyrano confides his insecurities about women and his love for Roxane to Le Bret, who counsels Cyrano to stop making enemies through his fighting. As he is speaking to Le Bret, Cyrano receives a message from Roxane's governess, asking him to meet Roxane at Ragueneau's bakery the next morning. Cyrano leaves with Ligniere expecting to fight 100 men who plan to ambush Ligniere on his way home. At Ragueneau's bakery the next day, Cyrano meets Roxane who tells him about "a man she is in love with who doesn't know it." Cyrano thinks it is he, until Roxane describes the man as handsome. After Roxane confides her love for Christian, Cyrano agrees to protect him from the other guards and to have Christian write her. Roxane leaves and Cyrano's company of guards enter the bakery, asking him to recount his success in fighting against the 100 men the night before. Cyrano rejects the praises and offerings of de Guiche, who ultimately leaves in anger after admitting it was he who sent the 100 men. Le Bret again counsels Cyrano not to create enemies when offers are given. Christian enters and begins to make fun of Cyrano's nose at the behest of the other cadets. Cyrano ignores the taunts, and after sending the other cadets outside, discloses to Christian that he is Roxane's cousin and that she has confided to him her love for Christian. Christian fears his lack of eloquence will become apparent if he begins to write her, so Cyrano offers to write the love letters for him. The next scene begins with de Guiche telling Roxane that he must leave that night to fight the Spanish, along with his company of guards, to which Christian and Cyrano belong. Roxane convinces de Guiche to leave that night without telling anyone. Expecting to see Christian that night, Roxane asks Cyrano not to tell him that she expects Christian to improvise verse about his love for her. Cyrano promises, but immediately tells Christian upon seeing him. Though he plans to speak his own words under Roxane's balcony, Christian needs Cyrano's help, and ultimately cedes his place under the balcony to Cyrano, who -- indistinguishable from Christian because of the night -- speaks for him. The scene ends with a Capuchin priest appearing with a letter for Roxane. Continues with T:72966.
(This program is in French.)
(This program contains minor technical problems. This represents the best copy of this program currently available to the Museum.)
Cataloging of this program was made possible by France TŽlŽvisions, 2004.
Details
- NETWORK: ORTF (France)
- DATE: December 25, 1960 Sunday 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:26:29
- COLOR/B&W: B&W
- CATALOG ID: T:72965
- GENRE: Drama
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama; International Collection - France
- SERIES RUN: ORTF (France) - TV, 1960
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Paul Pellison … Production (Misc.), Decoration
- Christiane Coste … Production (Misc.), Costume Design
- Jacques Lemare … Production (Misc.), Filming
- Roger Dormoy … Production (Misc.), Filming
- Andre Gardere … Production (Misc.), Artistic Collaboration
- Jacques Lecoq … Production (Misc.), Artistic Collaboration
- Pierre Nivollet … Production (Misc.), Artistic Collaboration
- Claude Barma … Director
- Edmond Rostand … Writer
- Jean Marion … Music by
- R.T.F. Philharmonic Orchestra … Symphony Orchestra
- Louis Volleman … Choir/Chorus
- Francoise Christophe … Cast, Roxane
- Daniel Sorano … Cast, Cyrano de Bergerac
- Edmond Beauchamp … Cast, Carbon de Casteljaloux
- Jean Deschamps … Cast, Comte de Guiche
- Michel Galabru … Cast, Ragueneau
- Le Royer, Michel … Cast, Christian de Neuvillette
- Jean Topart … Cast, Le Bret
- Bruno Balp … Cast, Porter
- Elie Pressmann … Cast, Musketeer
- Jean Bouchaud … Cast, 1st Player
- Jean Laroquette … Cast, 2nd Player
- Francois Vibert … Cast, Burgess
- Robert Puig … Cast, Burgess' Son
- Pierre Byland … Cast, Page
- Paul Preboist … Cast, Drunk
- Philippe Lejour … Cast, 1st Marquis
- Daniel Dancourt … Cast, 2nd Marquis
- Michel Beaune … Cast, Cuigy
- Rene Roussel … Cast, Brisaille
- Christiane Desbois … Cast, Distributor
- Daniele Girard … Cast, Barthenoide
- Maryse Mejean … Cast, Urimedonte
- Edmond Tamiz … Cast, Pickpocket, Cast, Gascogne Cadet
- Claude Confortes … Cast, Bellerose
- Pierre Gallon … Cast, Vicomte de Valvert
- Lilianne Sorval … Cast, Lise
- Pilippe Avron … Cast, Pastry Chef
- Claude Evrard … Cast, Pastry Chef
- Isaac Alvarez … Cast, Pastry Chef
- Jacques Champreux … Cast, Pastry Chef
- Michel Servet … Cast, Apprentice
- Henri Tisot … Cast, Poet
- Philippe Clair … Cast, Poet
- Philippe Hesdin … Cast, Poet
- Jean-Pierre Moutier … Cast, Poet
- Roland Rodier … Cast, Gascogne Cadet
- Alain Nobis … Cast, Gascogne Cadet
- Pierre Paulet … Cast, Gascogne Cadet
- Robert Bousquet … Cast, Gascogne Cadet
- Jacques Gripel … Cast, Gascogne Cadet
- Jean-Daniel Ehrmann … Cast, Gascogne Cadet
- Yves Barsacq … Cast, Gascogne Cadet
- Marc Moro … Cast, Gascogne Cadet
- Roger Paschel … Cast, Gascogne Cadet
- Gabriel Gobin … Cast, Shopkeeper
- Roger Trapp … Cast, Porter
- Georges Atlas … Cast, Guard
- Andre Sirois … Cast, 1st Page
- Catherine Ariel … Cast, Second Page
- Louis Lyonnet … Cast, Sentry
- Pierre Richard … Cast, Spanish Officer
- Dominique Clement … Cast, Soeur Marthe
- Evelyne Istria … Cast, Soeur Claire
- Daniele Paris … Cast, 1st Nun
- Jane Marken … Cast, Roxane's Duenna
- Pierre Palau … Cast, Capucin Priest
- Monique Melinand … Cast, Mere Marguerite de Jesus
- Philippe Noiret … Cast, Ligniere
- Jacques Marin … Cast, Montfleury