How the Uniforms in ‘Cyrano’ Help Get to the Heart of the Story
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variety.comJazz Tangcay Artisans EditorJoe Wright’s “Cyrano,” currently in theaters for an Oscar-qualifying run before opening wide Jan.
21, stays true to the Edmond Rostand play, beginning with a grand theatrical scene. Wright wanted to introduce all the social classes of the film in this scene, where nobles, bourgeoisie, peasants, militia and clergy mix in perfect harmony.
It’s also where audiences are first introduced to Peter Dinklage’s Cyrano — a different interpretation of the usual giants schnozzed image of the character, and one that emulates the theatrical production Wright had seen in Connecticut starring Dinklage and Haley Bennett.“The idea,” says the director, “was that the nose would distract from the reality that we can all share —.
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