Overview
A struggling playwright in late 19th century Paris faces the ultimate creative challenge: writing a play that no one believes in.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- energetic
- lazy sunday
- theater night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an energetic and charming period comedy-drama whose theatrical exuberance outweighs its conventional storytelling.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Edmond develops Cyrano de Bergerac while scenes, characters, and dialogue emerge from real-life pressures around him.
Edmond draws on romantic complications, jealousy, actors, producers, and friends while writing his play.
The film places its theatrical world in December 1897 Paris, amid playwrights, actors, producers, and holiday stage production.
The narrative uses the real emergence of Cyrano de Bergerac as the basis for lively comic dramatization.
Films like Cyrano, My Love, and why
Shakespeare in Love
period literary comedy about artistic ambition, theatrical collaboration, and a struggling writer
The Dresser
warmly comic portrait of a playwright creating celebrated theater under pressure
The Women on the 6th Floor
French period comedy-drama combining performance, romance, and creative self-invention
Movie Details
- Director
- Alexis Michalik
- Release Date
- 2018-11-10
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (533)
Cast
- Thomas Solivérès
- Olivier Gourmet
- Mathilde Seigner
- Tom Leeb
- Lucie Boujenah
- Alice de Lencquesaing
- Clémentine Célarié
- Igor Gotesman
- Dominique Pinon
- Simon Abkarian
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Cyrano, My Love about?
- A desperate young playwright races to invent Cyrano de Bergerac while theatrical chaos, romantic entanglements, and self-doubt threaten his breakthrough.
- What is Cyrano, My Love like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Cyrano, My Love as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Cyrano, My Love violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Cyrano, My Love.
- What did critics think of Cyrano, My Love?
- Critics broadly found the film an energetic and charming period comedy-drama whose theatrical exuberance outweighs its conventional storytelling.
- Which films are like Cyrano, My Love?
- Films with a similar feel include Shakespeare in Love, The Dresser, and The Women on the 6th Floor.
- How long is Cyrano, My Love?
- Cyrano, My Love runs 113 minutes.
- Where can I watch Cyrano, My Love?
- In United States, Cyrano, My Love streams on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel.
