“The Woman in the Window” is just one in the long line of films to suffer from studio interference in the editing room. A situation where a director’s vision is superseded by studio interests, and the resulting film suffers because of it.
24.02.2022 - 21:17 / nypost.com
Preview in new tabHaley Bennett didn’t have any work/home separation while filming “Cyrano” — and she didn’t mind at all.The film, a musical adaption of the classic Edmond Rostand play, was directed by her partner, Joe Wright.“To be able to be directed by Joe, who I think is one of the most incredible directors … ” she exclusively told The Post at a special screening of the film in Manhattan on Wednesday night. “He has such a visionary mind with so much heart, and I think that’s such a beautiful quality.”Wright, 49, is the acclaimed, BAFTA-nominated director behind such films as “Pride & Prejudice,” “Atonement” and “Darkest Hour.”And they weren’t the only couple mixing things up.
The film is written by Erica Schmidt, who just so happens to be married to Peter Dinklage, the 52-year-old actor who stars as Cyrano de Bergerac — a brilliant wordsmith and swordsman who is hopelessly in love with Roxanne and unable to reveal his true feelings.The musical was originally a stage production, which is how Bennett, 34, got involved.“Three years before we made the film I had participated in a workshop production at Goodspeed in Connecticut with Peter and Erica,” the “Music and Lyrics” star explained.And it sounds like it was kismet that she became a part of it.“Even before that it was in a developmental stage, I had spoken to my agent and said, ‘I’m really keen to be involved in theater,'” she said. “I was living in New York, I was a single woman, I was really passionate about learning theater, so I said, ‘If anything comes up, please think of me.
“The Woman in the Window” is just one in the long line of films to suffer from studio interference in the editing room. A situation where a director’s vision is superseded by studio interests, and the resulting film suffers because of it.
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Michael Appler On Wednesday evening in New York City, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer offered its return to the original movie musical with “Cyrano,” director Joe Wright’s musical adaptation of “Cyrano de Bergerac,” starring Peter Dinklage and Haley Bennett.At the New York City premiere, held at the SVA Theater, cast and studio executives reflected on the film’s unusual journey from an off-Broadway musical to a $30 million MGM feature film.“The whole reason I set out to do this project was because I really, really wanted to be on Broadway,” Bennett, who plays the leading role of Roxanne, told Variety at the premiere. “We started out in this tiny room six or seven years ago, and in my imagination, we might have ended up on a Broadway stage together.
The timing is always right for a passionate, cinematic romance for the ages. But in the case of Joe Wright’s musical extravaganza “Cyrano,” a lush re-imagining of Edmond Rostand’s classic “Cyrano de Bergerac,” the timing couldn’t be more perfect, when the world is still reeling from the ongoing pandemic and the isolating aftermath of the strict lockdown days of the past.
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