Inspire du roman dalexandre dumas, le film relate les aventures dedmond. The count of monte cristo letterboxd your life in film. The count of monte cristo is a remake of the alexander dumas tale by the same name. Like many of his novels, it was expanded from plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter auguste maquet. Its not perfect, but its probably the best film adaptation out there. En 1815, a leur arrivee sur lile delbe ou est emprisonne napoleon bonaparte. Dantes is imprisoned on the island prison of chateau dif for years, where he plots revenge against those who betrayed him. Im a big fan of dumas the count of monte cristo, and read an unabridged version the penguin classics edition about 2 years ago. Alexandre dumas attention to the culture, traditions and history of the time, brings to life events and characters that are truly timeless in their human reactions and interactions. The count of monte cristo is a 2002 adventure drama film produced by roger birnbaum, gary barber, and jonathan glickman that was directed by kevin reynolds. The count of monte cristo is a 1954 frenchitalian historical drama film directed by robert vernay and starring jean marais, lia amanda and roger pigaut. This was one of the better movies that i have seen in a long time. In return for the favor, albert introduces dantes to parisian society. Jan 25, 2002 its quite surprising that the count of monte cristo was a relative disappointment at the box office, since its dramatic storyline, and the themes of revenge, betrayal and loss, are usually guaranteed crowdpullers.
But his monte cristo isnt the allknowing, invincible monte cristo from the novel, and i think that does make the viewer better able to relate to the character. It was written in 1844 and is now in the public domain. The count of monte cristo is a 2002 historical adventure drama film produced by roger birnbaum, gary barber, and jonathan glickman and directed by kevin reynolds. Dantes, a sailor who is falsely accused of treason by his best friend fernand, who wants dantes girlfriend mercedes for himself. An international coproduction between the united states, the united kingdom, and ireland, the film is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by alexandre dumas, pere, and stars jim caviezel, guy pearce, and richard harris. It is one of the few actually maybe even the only more recent film that captured the feel of the great classic adventure movies. The count of monte cristo is tremendously underrated. Moreover, it stays close to the source material, which is perhaps my favorite novel of all time. Ten years later, dantes emerges in rome, calling himself the count of monte cristo.
The son of monte cristo 1940 action adventure duration. An international coproduction between the united states, the united kingdom, and ireland, the film is an adaptation of the book. Pg 2h 11min action, adventure, drama 25 january 2002 usa. The count of monte cristo critics consensus though it may not reach for any new artistic heights, the count of monte cristo is an oldfashioned yet enjoyable swashbuckler. Trying to escape his uneventful life, albert, the son of a renowned general from paris, makes a journey with his friend franz. The butchery of the script was benign relative to the recent hollywood remake a complete disaster it was a nice film about something, but it was not the count of monte cristo. Les trois mousquetaires 1921 the three musketeers 1921 the man in the iron.
Youtube may take down this video for infringement at any given time. The count of monte cristo is a 2002 historical adventure drama film produced by roger birnbaum, gary barber, and jonathan glickman and directed by kevin. Vernay had already adapted dumas novel in 1943, with pierre richardwillm then a prominent star in french cinema in the lead role. Edmond dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious. The work, which is set during the time of the bourbon restoration in france. The count of monte cristo is a 2002 historical adventure drama film produced by roger. This film deserves to be seen by more people, and the more people that see it the more its reputation will surely grow. Judging the film on its own merits, it probably would have earned 5 stars. A tv adaptation of the classic alexandre dumas novel. Poza o poti vedea in marime naturala daca apesi pe ea. Jim caviezel and guy pearce give sizzling performances in the count of monte cristo the greatest tale of betrayal, adventure, and. The film was presented to the french public in two parts. The count of monte cristo is a classic french novel. Jim caviezels performance is slightly whiny to begin with, but in the context of the whole story.
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