Cyrano

Cyrano

A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne, Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her—and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight, with Christian.

  • Released: 2022-01-06
  • Runtime: 124 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
  • Stars: Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Brian Tyree Henry, Ben Mendelsohn, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Bashir Salahuddin, Ray Strachan, Monica Dolan, Glen Hansard, Sam Amidon, Joshua James, Anjana Vasan, Ruth Sheen, Scott Folan, Mark Benton, Richard McCabe, Peter Wight, Tim McMullan, Mark Bagnall, Mike Shepherd, Paul Biddiss, Katy Owen, Paul Hunter, Celeste Dodwell, Celeste Dring, Bettrys Jones, Nandi Bhebhe, Colin Mace, Lucas Peters, Leo Rait, Kyla Goodey, Beverly Rudd, Giles King, Carl Grose, Sarah Wright, John Locke
  • Director: Joe Wright
 Comments
  • jsummers-88381 - 15 May 2024
    Criminally underrated!
    This is my absolute comfort watch - the soundtrack in particular I've listened to countless times. (If you adore the National as I do, you'll love it. I really hope they write more soundtracks in future.)

    Yes, the screenplay itself is a bit clunky in places and the story is mad as a box of frogs, but with such a fabulous cast, gorgeous settings and beautiful music, I can forgive that.

    Peter Dinklage as a romantic lead is brilliant- what a great idea - the longing looks he gives! And the scene with the soldiers reading their letters makes me weep every time.

    Without spoiling, they do make a change to the ending a bit from the play, but I think they carry it off pretty well and it had bags of pathos.
  • topaz1547-714-953672 - 25 December 2023
    This is nearly painful
    There are several reviews that say Peter Dinklage can't sing. That may be, but he's still better than anyone else. I can't watch anymore and I have really tried! An hour in and the one thing I'm most thankful for is that I didn't pay anything to see it. The music is off the charts bad. It's not musical, the lyrics are simplistic and uninspired, and there's not one strong singer in the whole thing. Dinklage may not be Pavarotti, but I maintain he's the best of that bad lot. He would do well in a rock band. He'd do well in anything, he's very talented and the only reason I didn't switch it off at the 5 minute mark.