Cyrano musical adaptation starring Peter Dinklage jettisons comedy for sincerity, with mixed results - ABC News

A charismatic wordsmith helps his tongue-tied friend woo the woman of their dreams via letters, in Joe Wright's take on Edmond Rostand’s 19th century comedy.

Few film pitches sound as much like a collection of names pulled at random from a large hat as the latest offering from Joe Wright (Darkest Hour; Atonement): this adaptation of Edmond Rostand's class… [+6743 chars]

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