By
E.Tena
Although aware of her eclectic personality, director Annarita Campo never
ceases to surprise us and here she is, once again, indomitable and
unstoppable, on the crest of the wave.
This time, her challenge was aimed very high: to get in touch with the world
of Hollywood to discover, and why not, steal the secrets and mechanisms of a
world that makes each of us dream. With this spirit, the director joined the
cast of one of the most important film productions of this period.
We are talking about the Cyrano film by the English director, Oscar winner,
Joe Wright, freely based on the work of Edmond Rostand.
Wright chose Noto, Scicli and Ragusa as a film set while some shots were
shot on Mount Etna and in Catania.
Cyrano is a musical starring Peter Dinklage, star of “Game of Thrones” based
on the theatrical musical written by the director, screenwriter and theater
actress Erica Schmidt, wife of Dinklage. Also in the cast are actors such as
Haley Bennet, as Roxanne, Brian Tyree Henry and Ben Mendelsohn. The music,
as for the play, was entrusted to Aaron and Bryce Dessner.
Becoming part of such a set is truly a source of pride and pride. Annarita
Campo, also in this case, got involved and was not frightened by the fame or
the depth of the great director, making professionalism and personal
resources available.
They were three exciting months, lived on the set almost 24 out of 24,
because cinema, for her, is like a drug: it loads it, it exalts it, it never
tires it!
As she herself tells us "it was a unique, fantastic experience. It is always
a pleasure, she adds - and an exciting challenge to deal with characters of
the caliber of Joe Wright. And, to be honest, it is not easy to be able, in
our part, to be together with such an important cast as that of Cyrano.
Working with a director of Wright's depth is truly an experience that doesn't
happen every day. I could hardly believe it myself! Then I discovered that
behind the colossus there is a simple, genuine, cheerful and nice man, and
this made it all natural and spontaneous. An experience that I will carry
with me all my life. "
In these 3 months of intense work there was no shortage of moments of
relaxation that the director Campo used to strengthen her friendship with
actors, protagonists and cast technicians including assistant director
Edoardo Petti, the great Hollywood actor Ben Mendelson, the beautiful
Hollywood actress Halley Bennet and, last but not least, the great Joe
Wright himself. And it was during a break in filming that Annarita Campo
created two stylized portraits of the protagonist and the great director of
Cyrano.
The film, produced by Metro Goldwin Meyers and by producers Tim Bevan, Eric
Fellner, and Guy Heeley, will soon be in cinemas where it will be possible
to see the beauty of our land and the great skill within a poignant love
story. of high-ranking film professionals. To those who will go to the
cinema to see this splendid product we wish you Happy viewing!
Nella foto: Annarita Campo in scena