The movie musical resurgence continues with “Cyrano”, an upcoming adaptation of Erica Schmidt’s 2018 stage musical which was an adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s classic 1897 play, “Cyrano de Bergerac”. The film comes for director Joe Wright who last film “The Woman in the Window” didn’t quite live up to its potential. But Wright has a pretty good track record so there’s reasons to be optimistic.
Rather than being the story of a man with giant nose, the Cyrano in Wright’s film is of tiny stature (played by the always superb Peter Dinklage). Cyrano is in love with a young beauty named Roxanne (Haley Bennett) but he’s convinced himself he’s unworthy of her affection. He’s finally able to express through romantic love letters written in the name of a dashing young suitor (Kelvin Harrison, Jr.). There are definitely some of Wright’s signature visual flourishes and the cast is intriguing. That’s enough for me to give it a go.
“Cyrano” opens in theaters December 31st. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.
Looks good to see when it comes out on DVD.
Not super high on my list but I’m hopeful.
Looks OK. Joe Wright has had more misses than hits. Atonement, Hannah, and Pride and Prejudice are the only films of his that I really like while I only saw bits of The Darkest Hour and thought it was boring. I didn’t like Anna Karenina and Pan from the parts that I saw was horrendous.
I like The Darkest Hour, but you’re right. Several misses in Wright’s filmography.
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Not sure, not a fan of musicals.
I’m hopeful but not super eager. I’m sure I’ll catch it, but there will definitely be other things ahead of it.
That’s interesting!
I’m hoping it’s good. I’ve always been a fan of Dinklage.
Pass 💜