With a budget estimated in EUR429 million, The Count of Monte Cristo is the most expensive French film of 2024
Line of Events
After escaping from an island prison where he spent 14 years for being wrongly accused of state treason, Edmond Dantès returns as the Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on the men who betrayed him..
Featured in La grande semaine: Episode #113 (2024)
When Albert watches Hydee sing and play the guitar, it is very obvious that she is not even touching the strings half of the time..
Yet, to someone who read the book before, a lot of the actual story, is not just missing but heavily modified
Well, this a great piece of cinema, the actors play well, the scenes are well designed and the music is top notch.
Some of the original characters are missing and grouped into new characters (Angelel)
This is frustrating and they main reason it’s a 8 and not 10, but I guess taking a 6 books story into a 3 hours move isn’t that easy.
The 3 hours feel like 20 minutes, with good romance, great costumes, great action scenes and drama
So, if you are not a Dumas fanatic, go watch it, you will have a good time!