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4	''Edmond'' (aka ''Cyrano, My Love'' in some countries) is a French comedy from 2019 directed by Alexis Michalik, in which he adapted his own play by the same name. It is about the [[MakingTheMasterpiece writing]] of ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac'' by Edmond Rostand in 1897.
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6	In a similar concept to ''Film/ShakespeareInLove'', Edmond Rostand is struggling to find inspiration for his next play, that he is pressured to deliver in a few days. In this fiction, real life events give him the inspiration that he needs, and he goes so far as PlayingCyrano before making it the central idea of his play.
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8	The plot is also about the preparation and execution of the first performance of the play, which was not guaranteed to be a success. Edmond was an unsuccesful playwright, and writing in verse was going out of fashion.
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10	Having some knowledge of ''Cyrano de Bergerac'', or having watched the [[Film/CyranoDeBergerac 1990 film adaptation]], may be useful, as this film pretends that many quotes were delivered in real life before being written into the play.
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12	!!Tropes include:
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14	* AccidentalMisnaming: Sarah Bernhardt keeps calling Rosemonde "Roseline".
15	* TheBigDamnKiss: [[spoiler:Between Jeanne and Leo, Suzon and Jean, Maria and the two Corsican producers,Jeanne and Edmond and finally Edmond with his wife.]]
16	* ChekhovsGun: Don't walk onto this dangerous trapdoor.
17	* CreatorCameo: Director Alexis Michalik plays Creator/GeorgesFeydeau, here a ridiculous rival of Edmond's who is often the butt of jokes.
18	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Many scenes or discussions echo scenes from ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac''.
19	* ExecutiveMeddling: In universe:
20	** Constant Coquelin pushes his son Jean, who is a very incompetent actor, into a major role.
21	** The two Corsican producers push their love interest, Maria Legault, into the role of Roxanne.
22	* HaveAGayOldTime: Plays with the text of Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac.
23	-->'''Edmond Rostand:''' Il faudrait sur le champ que je me l'amputasse !\
24	'''Constant Coquelin:''' Putasse ?[[note]]Sounds like a word for whore today. Also "amputasse" only exists in a tense that didn't age well.[[/note]]
25	* HistoricalPersonPunchline: Edmond meets a Russian man in a brothel, who accidently helps him with the plot. He happens to be Creator/AntonChekhov.
26	* IndyPloy: How Edmond writes Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac, in particular making up his most famous monologue from things that happen at the moment or [[LineOfSightName pop on sight]].
27	* LoveTriangle: Between Edmond, his best friend Leo and Jeanne.
28	* TheMafia: The two Corsican producers [[NationalStereotypes sound Italian]] and are obviously involved in shady business.
29	* PlayingCyrano: Edmond Rostand does that before thinking it could be a good plot idea.
30	* ARoundOfDrinksForTheHouse: In order to advertise the play, Honore, who owns a bar/restaurant, promises a free drink to whoever goes to the theater. That isn't enough, so he makes it a free meal to whoever watches the first act.
31	* SexAsRiteOfPassage: Jean Coquelin is a very incompetent actor. He is brought to a brothel in the hope that no longer being a virgin will make him competent.
32	* ShowWithinAShow: The whole film is about the writing of Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac, plus the preparation and execution of its first performance.
33	* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The French trailer reveals a minor plot twist. [[spoiler: How the main actress for Roxanne will fall into a trapdoor, making it obvious that Jeanne will replace her.]]
34	* WhiteAndGreyMorality: A few objectionable acts are only justified because artistic creation matters.
35	* TheWickedStage: Several references to that idea. Notably, as the company need more actresses than expected, they hire girls from a brothel.

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