Cinematography:
Nicolas BolducComposer:
Jérôme RebotierCast:
Pierre Niney, Bastien Bouillon, Anaïs Demoustier, Anamaria Vartolomei, Laurent Lafitte, Pierfrancesco Favino, Patrick Mille, Vassili Schneider (more)Plots(1)
In the year 1815, within the confines of Marseille, Edmond Dantès finds himself incarcerated within the formidable walls of the Château d’If for a crime he did not commit. Enduring fourteen years of imprisonment, he eventually engineers his escape, embarking on a meticulously crafted quest for vengeance. Assuming multiple identitities – “the Count of Monte Cristo” among them – Dantès first courts his enemies, now highly placed dignitaries, the better to strike them down. But the price of revenge is heavy for one’s soul... (Cannes Film Festival)
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For the last two years, the duo Alexandre de La Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte have been working on and gradually bringing to the big screen adaptations of Alexandre Dumas' great novels. Like the two parts of The Three Musketeers, the The Count of Monte Cristo is a breath of fresh air in the field of adventurous historical film in which intrigue, but also love, plays a big part. I had seen an earlier series adaptation with Gérard Depardieu a long time ago, but I was nevertheless very happy to be reminded of Edmond Dantes' story - a tale of love, betrayal and, above all, revenge that slowly goes from righteous to consuming to toxic. A visually impressive film with believable performances. I really enjoyed watching the elaborate cat-and-mouse game, full of disguises, theatrics, and pratfalls, which, despite the moderate amount of action, kept me entertained for the entire three-hour running time.
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