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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment recently released the Cyrano (2021) Blu-ray/DVD combo pack. Read on to find out more about it...

[ SYNOPSIS ]

Cyrano de Bergerac (Peter Dinklage) dazzles with both ferocious wordplay and brilliant swordplay, but is convinced that his appearance makes him unworthy of the love of his devoted friend, Roxanne (Haley Bennett), who has fallen in love at first sight with Christian (Kelvin Harrison Jr.).

[ SPECIFICATIONS ]

The movie is presented in a 2.39:1 aspect ratio with a runtime of 2:03:15. Audio languages include English and French. Subtitle languages include English SDH, French, Spanish.

[ SPECIAL FEATURES ]

All of the content listed below can be found on both Blu-ray and DVD discs.

• An Epic Adventure: The Making of Cyrano (9:10) - From its exhilarating story to its electrifying choreography, go behind the scenes with director Joe Wright as he reveals how he brought this massive production to life.

[ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ]

A digital copy code voucher (redeemable only on AppleTV) is included inside the standard one-disc blue Blu-ray case. The first print run includes a slipcover.

[ NOTES ]

Going into this movie, I knew that it would be a beautiful and lavish period piece, though I had no idea that it was a musical, too. It's actually based on a stage musical by Erica Schmidt, which in turn was based on the age-old stageplay by Edmond Rostand. Musicals are a hit-or-miss thing for me. In this case, it was a miss. I didn't care one bit for the songs and would have enjoyed the film a lot more without them. All of the leads give great performances, with Peter Dinklage, a favorite of mine, a standout as the titular character; here depicted as a dwarf instead of as person "deformed" by a large nose - as was the case in the other film adaptation of the source material I previously reviewed, Roxanne (1987).

Cyrano (2021) is available on Blu-ray/DVD, and DVD.


This item has been provided by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment for review on this site.