He's got three weeks to write a masterpiece…
Paris, France, December 1897. The young playwright Edmond Rostand feels like a failure. Inspiration has abandoned him. Married and father of two children, desperate and penniless, he persuades the great actor Constant Coquelin to perform the main role in his new play. But there is a problem: Coquelin wants to premiere it at Christmas and Edmond has not written a single word.
husband wife relationship
paris, france
based on true story
aspiring actor
19th century
portrait of an artist
struggling playwright
french writer