16/41
His budget is 429 million
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After escaping from an island prison where he spent 14 years for being wrongly accused of treason, Edmond Dantès returns as the Count of Monte Cristo to take revenge on the men who betrayed him. The Count of Monte Cristo is the most expensive French film of 2024.
La grande semaine: Episode #113 (2024) is presented
When Albert watches Hydee sing and play her guitar, it is very obvious that half the time she is not even touching the strings.. The first question I would like to ask directors who adapt novels for film is this: if the book inspired you so much that you wanted to make a film out of it, then why change its story?
The Count of Monte Cristo is another one of those
cases: those who read the book will be surprised at how completely twisted the ending was; and for no apparent reason, I would give it, because the ending of the book was dramatic enough. So, again, if you didn’t like it, why make a movie about it?
Okay, end of the run
If you want to implement your ideas in any way, use your imagination and in that case the sky is the limit. If I had to disconnect my literary memory and judge the film on its own, «The Count of Monte Cristo» is a sincere film with a cloak and dagger, with good performances from all the main actors, good cinematography and a decent pace.
But again, my literary memory kicks in
and again the bittersweet aftertaste remains in my mouth…