Review of Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) by Joyce L — 02 Sep 2007

The language is lush and completely seductive. The closet romantic in me pops out to sigh dreamily at this movie.

This review of Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) was written by Joyce L on 02 Sep 2007.

Cyrano de Bergerac has generally received very positive reviews.

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