(CIRANO DE BERGERAC, Augusto Genina, Italy 1925, 113 min.)

One of Italy’s most elaborate film productions during the 1920s was this elegant hand-colored and tinted version of Edmond Rostand’s romantic play. Pierre Magnier is Cyrano and Linda Moglia is Roxanne in this sincere and affecting adaptation, notable for its meticulous period detail. Director Genina would later direct Louise Brooks in Prix de Beauté (1930). Live piano by Philip C. Carli.