"The panache is the modesty of heroism, like a smile by which one apologizes for being sublime."
In these terms formulated on June 4, 1903, in his acceptance speech at the French Academy, Edmond Rostand crowns his hero with all the qualities of his soul, the one who, at the moment of death, carries away
"without a crease, without a stain
, this thing called "plume"
.
Freely inspired by the life and work of the 17th century man of letters Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac, the play in five acts (and in verse) which made Rostand famous, features an exquisite character.
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The story takes place during the reign of Louis XIII.
Intrepid musketeer of the company of cadets of Gascony, Cyrano de Bergerac is in love with his cousin Roxane, courted by the Duke of Guiche, nephew of Cardinal Richelieu, but does not dare to declare his love.
For good reason, the beauty of the young woman is matched only by the size of the musketeer's nose, an unsightly protrusion representing his suffering at not being loved.
The one that…
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