(1982)
Director: Fred Schepisi
Cast: Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah, Rick Rossovich, Shelley
Duvall, John Kapelos, Fred Willard, Michael J. Pollard, Damon
Wayans.
Synopsis: This is a modern day version of "Cyrano de
Bergerac" in which the man with the big nose (Steve Martin)
helps a cohort write love letters to the woman (Daryl Hannah)
they both love. True love prevails after all when Hannah discovers
the inner beauty of the true letter writer.
"Steve Martin's winning performance and his brilliant screenplay make up most of Roxanne's success, but Fred Schepisi's direction completes it." Combustible Celluloid review
