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longagoitwastuesday · 2 years ago

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Kevin Kline was excellent though, so good in comparison to everyone else (*coughs* Roxane *coughs*) that at a certain point (*coughs* Roxane in the balcony *coughs*) he seemed to have fallen into this production from a different one with better actors. Despite the choice of making his Cyrano overly funny, which I imagine wasn't Kline's or not entirely given everyone in the play was trying to be funny (Roxane was ridiculously exaggerated, but this Le Bret in particular made no sense as a character imo?), I quite liked his performance.

#I'm not sure about him crying in the balcony scene given how important thematically that is‚ but he was so good in that scene #while Roxane was telling her lines with less nuance and sincere emotion than kids in their school plays #Besides‚ they also didn't include the part about never crying to avoid staining the divinity of tears with his ugly nose iirc so...#I guess I can be okayish with the choice despite how later on the tear on the letter and the fact that Cyrano cried #will hit Christian nonetheless. By the way‚ although I didn't like the acting much and especially not the choice of making it come off #as funny or ridiculous‚ I actually really liked the idea of Christian being deeply moved by Cyrano's lines in the balcony scene #I found more romantic tension between them here than in the McAvoy version xD #Probably more than in any other version I've watched for now in fact. I think the actor wasn't bad when he was given the choice #to be serious about the role. I was never mad for him but I liked him enough in their last scene together when they discuss telling Roxane #I talk too much #I should probably delete this later #Cyrano de Bergerac #Anyway yes...#Although I was not entirely content with some of the choices in mood‚ Kevin Kline was fantastic #and I think this version was brilliant in some regards #For instance the staging was beautiful #It also is the only version I've watched thus far that has Carbon de Castel-Jaloux asking for Roxane's handkerchief to use as flag #and then Cyrano holding the lance it hanged from when charging against the enemy #I love those details so I really appreciate it. I liked what we got to see of the cadets too for instance #I love what we see of them with Cyrano‚ with Carbon de Castel-Jaloux and with Roxane in that last scene #And I love the costumes. I think this production has my favourite costumes for now #Including the Depardieu one which gets a good name but that I actually don't like much aesthetically #and including the Solès one too even though that beautiful red costume Roxane has weights on its own almost like an entire set of costumes

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