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Beauty remain at a somewhat understated level within the film, without them being debated
or articulated more explicitly. Therefore, the result is a film that is emotionally and
intellectually subtle, beguiling but not, arguably, profoundly engaging.
Notes
1. A heroic comedy in five acts by the poet-dramatist Edmond Rostand (1869-1918). The protagonist
Roxanne falls in love with a handsome youth, as she believes he is the author of romantic poems and
love letters dedicated to her, whereas the real author is instead Cyrano, her ugly cousin, who is
secretly in love with her and does not dare to reveal himself because of his ugliness.
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