Movie Group does "Cyrano"

By Sue B.

And Let’s Go To The Movies we did.

 

I really pushed the friendship last week when I suggested the feature film, “ Cyrano”.

 

Cyrano de Bergerac tells the story of a man in love with a beautiful woman but, thinking himself unworthy of her love, guides another man to woo her with poetic love messages.

 

Cyrano has been told in film many times, perhaps the most famous starred Gerard Depardieu.

This latest version stars the vertically challenged Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennet, Kelvin Harrison Jr and the Australian Ben Mendelsohn.

Directed by Joe Wright ( Atonement) 

Screenplay by Erica Schmidt, adapted from her award winning play.

And music by - yes, it's a musical - Aaron and Bryce Dessner.

 

My challenge to the Bearbrass members was, “Who's game to join me”?

And 8 intrepid members did.

Personally, I was pleasantly surprised by this version of the story. It was truly tragic, and I may have shed a tear. Others shed a tear also, but for other reasons. There were too many songs and at times the lyrics were clunky. 

But the performances especially those of Dinklage, Bennet and our own Ben Mendelsohn as the evil Duke were very good.

Shot in Sicily for France, the production design was sumptuous, the costumes and make up beautiful. Even considering camera lenses and lighting, Haley Bennet as Roxane was luminescent. 

It was reasonably late when the film finished, but our own Wine Tasting Maestro, Jill, knew exactly where to go --  Johnny’s Green Room.

Excellent pizzas and wine were enjoyed even if the young woman who served us called us “My lovelies”. But we got our own back! We might have been the oldest group there, but we were the last to leave. That’ll show’em.

Picture Left: Mel and Pam, Neil and Jill demolishing a bottle of red