theimpossiblescheme: –Nothing more?–Why yes–your hand to kiss.–Thank you, si
theimpossiblescheme:–Nothing more?–Why yes–your hand to kiss.–Thank you, sir… good night!#*emerges from the puddle I’ve melted into* So this is the best version of this little scene and I will not hear any differently. #There’s just… so much going on here. #The buffet girl almost looks scared at first–it’s a cross between ‘Oh he’s completely serious’ and 'Please let that be all he wants.' #Because she’s just seen this man get into a public grudge match with a guy who insulted him–this is the last thing she’s expecting. #And when Cyrano takes her hand there’s almost a *tenderness* to it that *goddamn destroys me.* #This is *not* a very emotionally demonstrative man but he’s willing to share such an intimate gesture #with a complete stranger who did something nice for him–this isn’t something he’s used to either! #But it’s sort of a 'faith in humanity restored’ moment for both of them–there are still kind people in the world who will look out for you. #The stage directions even say he kisses her hand 'as if it were that of a princess.' #He’s *that* touched by her offer to let him eat for free so he doesn’t spend the month starving. #And the way her eyes well up and she clutches her hand afterward… this might well be the nicest thing anyone’s done for her in a while. #It’s just such a beautiful moment and it *pisses me off* when productions either cut it out or do it wrong. #If yours isn’t a Cyrano who’s sincerely kind to the sort of people de Guiche for example would look down on I don’t want to know him. (via @theimpossiblescheme) -- source link