Cyrano (film)

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Cyrano
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Joe Wright
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Screenplay by Erica Schmidt
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  • Aaron Dessner
  • Bryce Dessner
Cinematography Seamus McGarvey
Edited by Valerio Bonelli
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  • 2 September 2021 (2021-09-02) (Telluride)
  • 25 February 2022 (2022-02-25) (United States and United Kingdom)
Running time
 124 minutes
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  • United States
  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
Language English
Budget $30 million[1]

Cyrano is a 2021 musical romantic drama film directed by Joe Wright and with a screenplay by Erica Schmidt, based on Schmidt's 2018 stage musical of the same name, 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 had its world premiere at the 48th Telluride Film Festival on 2 September 2021, had a one-week theatrical run in Los Angeles on 17 December 2021, and is scheduled for a wide theatrical release in the United States and the United Kingdom on 25 February 2022. The film received generally positive reviews from critics. It was nominated for several awards, including a Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy and Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy (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.

Premise

This musical adaptation of Edmond Rostand's classic play tells the story of Cyrano de Bergerac as he pines for the affections of the beautiful Roxanne, who has fallen in love with another man named Christian de Neuvillette. Though Cyrano understands that his social status and physical appearance will forever keep him apart from his love, he offers his skills as a gifted poet to Christian in an effort to bring him and Roxanne together once and for all.

Cast

Production

It was announced in August 2020 that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer had acquired the rights to the film, which was written by Erica Schmidt, based on her stage musical Cyrano. The film will be produced by Working Title Films, and Joe Wright was set to direct. Peter Dinklage and Haley Bennett will reprise their roles from the stage musical, with Ben Mendelsohn and Brian Tyree Henry also cast.[4] Kelvin Harrison Jr. joined the cast in September 2020.[5] Bashir Salahuddin later joined the cast to replace Henry.[6] Music for the film was written by members of the National, who also wrote the music and lyrics for the stage musical.[4]

Principal photography began in Sicily (Noto, Syracuse, Scicli) in October 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[7][6]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2021.[8][9] By the end of its festival run, it screened at the Hamptons,[10] Mill Valley,[11] Rome,[12] and Savannah.[13]

The film is scheduled to be widely theatrically released in the United States and the United Kingdom on February 25, 2022. The film was originally scheduled for a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 25, 2021, but the release date was then moved to December 31.[6] In November 2021, the film's release plans were changed by United Artists Releasing in an effort to better position itself for Academy Awards qualification and contention: it had an exclusive one-week theatrical run in Los Angeles on December 17, prior to a planned limited theatrical release on January 21, 2022, before expanding in subsequent weeks.[14] The release date in the US was shifted to a limited release on January 28, before opening wide on February 11.[15] It was shifted again to a solely wide release on February 25, without a limited release,[16] on the same date as its release in the UK.[17] The UK release was originally scheduled for release on January 14, but was postponed by Universal Pictures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic response.[18]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 87% of 78 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Uneven yet ultimately hard to resist, Joe Wright's Cyrano puts a well-acted musical spin on the oft-adapted classic tale."[19] 69 was met with 16 reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of {{{3}}}, based on {{{4}}} reviews.[20]

Accolades

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Detroit Film Critics Society December 6, 2021 Best Film Cyrano Won [21]
Best Actor Peter Dinklage Won
Best Use of Music Cyrano Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association December 6, 2021 Best Score Aaron and Bryce Dessner Nominated [22]
Golden Globe Awards January 9, 2022 Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Cyrano Nominated [23]
Best Actor – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical Peter Dinklage Nominated
Hollywood Critics Association February 28, 2022 Best Comedy/Musical Film Cyrano Pending [24]
Best Actor Peter Dinklage Pending
Best Original Song Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, and Kelvin Harrison Jr.
(for "Every Letter")		 Pending
Costume Designers Guild Awards March 9, 2022 Excellence in Period Film Massimo Cantini Parrini and Jacqueline Durran Pending [25]
Critics' Choice Awards March 13, 2022 Best Actor Peter Dinklage Pending [26]
British Academy Film Awards March 13, 2022 Outstanding British Film Joe Wright, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Guy Heely, and Erica Schmidt Pending [27]
Best Costume Design Massimo Cantini Parrini Pending
Best Makeup and Hair Alessandro Bertolazzi and Siân Miller Pending
Best Production Design Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer Pending
Satellite Awards March 18, 2022 Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Cyrano Pending [28]
Best Actor Peter Dinklage Pending
Best Costume Design Massimo Cantini Parrini Pending
Academy Awards March 27, 2022 Best Costume Design Massimo Cantini Parrini and Jacqueline Durran Pending [29]

References

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