It's absolutely at its best as a predictable if pleasurable story of unlikely success. In those slight and joyous moments, this Cyrano is definitely something to touch the heart.
Cyrano, My Love(Edmond)
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France, Belgium · 2018
Rated R · 1h 53m
Director Alexis Michalik
Starring Thomas Solivérès, Olivier Gourmet, Mathilde Seigner, Tom Leeb
Genre Comedy, History
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December 1897, Paris. Edmond Rostand is not yet thirty but already burdened with anxieties. In desperation, he offers the great Constant Coquelin a new play for the holidays. Ignoring the lack of enthusiasm of those around him, Edmond starts writing this piece. For now, he has only the title: "Cyrano de Bergerac".
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As fizzy as a freshly poured glass of Perrier-Jouët, though considerably less complex, writer-director Alexis Michalik’s 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.
The film is imbued with an airless blend of buoyant comedy and soap-operatic backstage drama that recalls Shakespeare in Love.
Los Angeles Times by Gary Goldstein
This fanciful piece, written and directed by Alexis Michalik, based on his popular play “Edmond,” owes more than a passing debt to “Shakespeare in Love,” among many other stage-centric films, while staking its own claim as a brisk, funny, sneakily poignant love letter to words, plays, playwrights and actors.
It is lively, fast paced, charming and funny, and it showcases an especially delightful comic performance from Belgian and French cinema stalwart Olivier Gourmet.
The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis
As the camera circles swirling skirts and sweeps through elegant cafes, the director, Alexis Michalik, whisks up a whirlwind of soapy declarations and backstage chaos. For many viewers, that will be enough, with enjoyment in direct proportion to tolerance for theatrical farce and hyper-romantic dialogue — and a lead character who is less engaging than either.
Arizona Republic by Kerry Lengel
While the actors certainly have charm, the farcical plot is so formulaic that the comic fizz often feels forced.
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