FRENCH Film Review: The Count of Monte-Cristo | EUROtoday

This newest remake of Alexandre Dumas’ Classic Novel Transports Us to Marseille in 1815, the place shiny younger Edmond Dantès is on the Verge of Seeing His Dreams Come True. Recently Promoted to Ship’s Captain, He is about to Marry the Love of His Life, Mercedes. But his Rise to glory breeds Jealousy and resent and his rivals conspire Against Him, Falsely Accusing Him of Being a part of a pro-bonaparte Plot. Without trial, he’s thrown into the notorious fort of If, a Seemingly inescapable jail, with no hope of launch. Fourteen Years Later, He Makes a Daring Escape and, Having Uncovered Hidden Treasure on the Island of Monte Cristo, He Begins an Elaborate Plan to Exact His Revenge.

Director: Matthieu Delaporte

Starring: Pierre Niney, Anaïs Demoustier

From France Today Magazine