little boy in blue


i was wondering what other people thought of the little boy and what his purpose in the movie is. his character isn't in the play. i think it is like the son cyrano never had because the little boy admires him so much. what do you think?

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i wonder if its meant to be a young moliere?

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although i know historically this would be inaccurate ;-)

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I think he is supposed to be a young Rostand who wrote the play based (very loosely) on the actual person Cyrano de Bergerac. It is historically inaccurate to have him there but c'est la vie!

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I don't think the boy is supposed to be anyone famous, but rather he is an indication of how the legend of Cyrano de Bergerac was passed down. When he was older, he told the youth about what he saw, who then in turn repeated the story when they were older.

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I wondered about that too. Another cliff hanger I suppose.

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I wondered about that too. Cyrano waved at him, but it was unclear exactly who the boy was.

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