Special 20th Anniversary Screening Event
Saturday, March 31st 7:00p.m.
Hard to believe that it has been twenty years now
since French director Jean-Paul Rappeneau participated in the 1st French Film Festival.
Directors and actors participated during the first three years of the Festival
by teleconferences which were held after the screenings.
Since that first Festival when “Cyrano de Bergerac” was screened,
other films of Jean-Paul Rappeneau have been programmed at the Byrd Theatre during the Festival
In honor of the first French director who participated in the Festival,
the Byrd Theatre, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Cultural Services, the French Embassy in Washington and the Institut Français – Cinéma present this special 20th Festival anniversary free screening of French cinema’s classic blockbuster:
“Cyrano de Bergerac“
and welcome to Richmond French director Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Donations to the Byrd Theatre Foundation can be made in the lobby following the screening
Synopsis
Cyrano de Bergerac est amoureux de sa cousine Roxane. Mais, celle-ci lui avoue qu’elle aime Christian de Neuvillette, un nouveau cadet qu’elle lui fait promettre de protéger. Conscient de son manque d’esprit, Christian obtient de Cyrano qu’il écrive pour lui ses lettres d’amour à la belle Roxane qui tombe littéralement sous le charme… de l’imposture.
Equipe & Casting
Réalisateur : Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Scénario : Jean-Paul Rappeneau et Jean-Claude Carrière
Avec : Gérard Depardieu, Anne Brochet, Vincent Perez, Jacques Weber
Programmation & Présentation
Presentation et discussion avec Jean-Paul Rappeneau, réalisateur
Saturday, March 31 – 7:00 p.m at the Byrd Theater ~ 2h15 ~ General Audience