In Cyrano de Bergerac and Roxanne, the characters and the plot are similar, but the others are very different. The setting for Cyrano de Bergerac is in rural France, and for Raxanne suburban America.
In Cyrano de Bergerac, Cyrano is a famous swordsman in town. In Roxanne, he is a firefighter with strong physical strength .In both movies, they are charming, smart, and poetic, only they have a huge nose. The women are friends with him, but not consider to go farther, because of the nose. He is in love with Roxanne, but found out that she is in love with Christian. He wrote letters to her, but have Christian sign the letters. The obstacle between Cyrano and Roxanne is Christian.
The only similar scene in both movies is that at the bar, where one man insulted Cyrano's nose. Cyrano then come up with better insults and make the other man look bad. Then they broke into a fight. In Cyrano de Bergerac, they have a sword fight, but in Roxanne, Cyrano beat him with a few punches.
