From the Sublime to the Ridiculous

Le grand amour is served up with a sizzle as TVOntario's Saturday Night at the Movies presents a double bill on the Cyrano de Bergerac story. Edmond Rostand's original stage play is adapted for the screen in an entirely serviceable 1950 version with José Ferrer. Steve Martin adapts the adaptation with his own style and wit with debatable results in the modern update of "Roxanne".

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