Cyrano (2021)

Directed by

Joe Wright

Genre

drama film, musical film, romance film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

2h 04m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 329 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man with a gift for words and a deep love for a woman helps a handsome but inarticulate soldier court her in his place. The film is a musical adaptation of the classic story about love, self-doubt, and sacrifice.

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What happens

Cyrano is a 2021 romantic drama musical film directed by Joe Wright and produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Guy Heeley, from a screenplay written by Erica Schmidt, based on the 2018 stage musical by Schmidt, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Matt Berninger, and Carin Besser, itself based on the 1897 Edmond Rostand play Cyrano de Bergerac. The film stars Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Ben Mendelsohn. Cyrano premiered at the 48th Telluride Film Festival on 2 September 2021, and was released in the US and the UK on 25 February 2022. The film was a box office bomb, grossing $6.4 million on a $30 million budget. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Dinklage's and Bennett's performances and the soundtrack. It was nominated for several awards, including a Best Motion Picture and Best Actor (Dinklage) at the 79th Golden Globe Awards, four nominations at the 75th British Academy Film Awards and a Best Costume Design nod at the 94th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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