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The story of Cyrano, his famous nose, and his undying love for the beautiful Roxanne evokes the spirit and panache of 17th century France.

Cyrano is a brash, strong-willed man of many talents whose whimsical aptitude for the spoken word is overshadowed by an attribute that is iconic, outrageous and gigantic - his nose. How can the curiously-snouted Cyrano ever hope to win the affections of the beautiful Roxane?

A swashbuckling swordsman extraordinaire, a wordsmith of unparalleled flair, action and romance follow him everywhere, as he of the pronounced protuberance beyond compare, seeks the favor of his beloved Roxanne, by waxing poetic...for another man.

C'est la représentation de cette pièce qui apporta une gloire immense à Edmond Rostand. À l'entracte, un ministre décroche sa propre légion d'honneur pour lui offrir.

Embarrassed by his large nose, a romantic poet/soldier romances his cousin by proxy.

Parizhskij pojet, satirik, ostroslov i dujeljant Sirano de Berzherak slyvjot besstrashnym i besshabashnym poedinshhikom. Emu net ravnyh ni na pole brani, ni na pole pojeticheskih sostjazanij. Lish' odno smushhaet Sirano: on schitaet svoj ogromnyj nos nesnosnym urodstvom. Odnogo slova «nos» dostatochno, chtoby on vyzval sobesednika na dujel'. Iz-za svoego «fizicheskogo nedostatka» on boitsja otkryt' svoju ljubov' k kuzine Roksane.

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