[Movies] Cyrano 2021 - Brief thoughts

[yuuago]

Watched Cyrano (2021) this evening. A conversation with Tik about the play made me remember this recent musical adaptation, and I figured it was time to give it a try.

Did I enjoy it? Sure! I love the play, but I'm not a purist, and while I'm aware a lot of people didn't like that a lot of iconic dialogue was swapped out for songs, I didn't mind.

This film sure was pretty - the visuals, the costuming, all that. Peter Dinklage was great as Cyrano. Most of the music was unremarkable, but the "Every Letter" sequence was awesome (and kinda erotic). And Cyrano's spoken word poetry/rap during the first duel was great.

Was it perfect? Nah. But I had a pretty good time.

Comments

[tikula]

AGH It'd be much easier for me to watch it than decide which version to read (still... thinking... maybe I'll just Let Fate Decide by doing some sort of random draw). But I don't want to watch it without reading it first! SO I'll just be sitting here consumed by the urge to watch it for the rest of however long it takes me to read it.

Super glad you enjoyed yourself though ;3;

[yuuago]

Come to think of it, seeking out a film version isn't a bad idea, considering it's a play. I probably wouldn't suggest 2021 though, considering it's quite a departure from the original.

Unfortunately the only other film adaptation I've seen was the 1990 one with Gerard Depardieu, which I watched in French class (which tells you how long ago that was). I've heard that the 1950 Jose Ferrer version is very good though, and have seen fans recommend it a lot; apparently it's public domain and up on youtube.

Anyway, the fact that you're interested at all delights me. <3