Synopsis
Paris, France, December 1897. The young playwright Edmond Rostand feels like a failure. Inspiration has abandoned him. Married and father of two children, desperate and penniless, he persuades the great actor Constant Coquelin to perform the main role in his new play. But there is a problem: Coquelin wants to premiere it at Christmas and Edmond has not written a single word.
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Cast
- Thomas SolivérèsEdmond Rostand
- Olivier GourmetConstant Coquelin
- Mathilde SeignerMaria Legault
- Tom LeebLéo
- Lucie BoujenahJeanne
- Alice de LencquesaingRosemonde
- Clémentine CélariéSarah Bernhardt
- Igor GotesmanJean Coquelin
- Dominique PinonLucien
- Simon AbkarianAnge Fleury
Recommendations
- 80
Los Angeles Times
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. - 75
RogerEbert.com
It is lively, fast paced, charming and funny, and it showcases an especially delightful comic performance from Belgian and French cinema stalwart Olivier Gourmet. - 70
Variety
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. - 67
Austin Chronicle
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. - 50
The New York Times
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. - 50
Arizona Republic
While the actors certainly have charm, the farcical plot is so formulaic that the comic fizz often feels forced. - 38
Slant Magazine
The film is imbued with an airless blend of buoyant comedy and soap-operatic backstage drama that recalls Shakespeare in Love.
