Ludivine Sagnier began acting at the tender age of 10 in her native France. She first appeared in Les Maris, Les Femmes, Les Amants, and appeared in two further efforts before landing her first mainstream role.

Cyrano De Bergerac was based on the 1989 play of the same name, though it's probably best known to English-speakers as the inspiration behind Steve Martin's Roxanne. Gérard Depardieu sports a prosthetic enhancement atop his own considerable facial appendage to play the military man whose ugly visage belies his poetic soul.

Joie de vivre? Sagnier barely gets a look in here, and those familiar with the Steve Martin version might be in for a shock when this epic takes a turn for the glum.