Review of Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) by Oliver S — 07 May 2011

Worth seeing. Brilliant dialogue and best subtitle work ever done. Charming and sad.

This review of Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) was written by Oliver S on 07 May 2011.

Cyrano de Bergerac has generally received very positive reviews.

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