tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post5519777360675764744..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: By a NoseSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-38691160968497442262015-01-16T20:35:34.521-06:002015-01-16T20:35:34.521-06:00If you love the play, you'll appreciate this a...If you love the play, you'll appreciate this adaptation of it. It's very much worth your time. <br /><br />Cyrano is one of those roles that I can see every budding actor wanting to tackle. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-19814288048421386362015-01-16T20:34:16.063-06:002015-01-16T20:34:16.063-06:00As you well know, Jean de Florette is coming later...As you well know, <i>Jean de Florette</i> is coming later this year for me. I was surprised at how much I liked this film. I admit I was predisposed to like it going in, but this is a story that can easily go off the rails and get silly. One of the stronger points is the makeup. Cyrano's nose is large, but it's not out of bounds large. <br /><br />Still, it's a role that requires a particular type of actor to play it, and Depardieu was the right choice at the time. I'm not sure I can picture another actor doing the role as well.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-39617100151127073512015-01-16T15:28:16.670-06:002015-01-16T15:28:16.670-06:00I absolutely love the play, and am kicking myself ...I absolutely love the play, and am kicking myself for not getting around to seeing this movie. I even successfully lobbied to put on the play when I was in high school (though I failed to land the title role and was cast as de Guiche, hrumph). - Nolahnnolahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686127419316337858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-70159821771201022082015-01-16T12:00:30.911-06:002015-01-16T12:00:30.911-06:00This was one of the very few acting nominations fr...This was one of the very few acting nominations from a Foreign Language film, and it was well-deserved.<br /><br />In regards to if he's ever been better onscreen, they are completely different types of characters, but I might go with Jean de Florette as the best I've seen from him. It's a far more subdued performance, though.<br /><br />In regards to a Cyrano adaptation that you probably wouldn't like there's a film he did a few years later titled My Father the Hero. He actually played the same role in both the French version and the American remake, which kept quite close to the original. I was amused by the movie, but that's because A. I'm easily amused and B. I have a twisted sense of humor. I laughed the loudest at a joke that I know others feel is very sick.<br /><br />Of course, calling it a Cyrano adaptation is a huge stretch. He's a father trying to reconnect with his 14-going-on-24 year old American raised daughter. As a way to try to do something good for her he helps her try to win a boy she likes, including a scene where he hides in the bushes, telling her what to say.<br /><br />The thing is, I'm pretty sure this comedy would push at least two of your buttons and you would really hate it. And it's certainly not worth watching to be a "Cyrano completest". I mention it only because your note about not having seen a bad adaptation made me think of it.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-77613151167864021762015-01-14T22:54:30.811-06:002015-01-14T22:54:30.811-06:00You are correct about the Burgess translation. I s...You are correct about the Burgess translation. I see I forgot to mention that above.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-42985083546427801522015-01-14T21:38:36.704-06:002015-01-14T21:38:36.704-06:00Bravo! Well said. I loved this film, despite the o...Bravo! Well said. I loved this film, despite the one musical moment where the score rips off Danny Elfman. And if I'm not mistaken, the movie's English subtitles are from the poetic translation done by none other than Anthony Burgess. Real horrorshow, that. Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.com