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178m
AFFFF25: The Count of Monte Cristo
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Synopsis
Australian Premiere
Pierre Niney leads a stellar cast in Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière’s thrilling new adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ epic adventure, the first French cinematic treatment of the iconic tale of romance and redemption in over fifty years.
Marseille, 1815. The dreams of principled young sailor Edmond Dantès (Niney) are about to come true; promoted to ship’s captain, he can finally marry the love of his life, Mercédès (Anaïs Demoustier). But his success inspires jealousy… betrayed by his rivals, Dantès is denounced as a member of a pro-Napoleon conspiracy and incarcerated without trial in an isolated prison.
After years of solitude, Dantès befriends the inmate in the adjacent cell, Abbé Faria (Pierfrancesco Favino), who reveals the location of a hidden treasure on the island of Monte Cristo. An extraordinary plan is hatched to exact revenge on the three men who wronged him…
A true cultural phenomenon in France (where it stormed the box office with close to 10 million tickets sold), The Count of Monte Cristo delivers luxurious, spectacular big-screen entertainment, at once timeless and electrifyingly new. Widely expected to sweep the 2024 Cesar Awards, it’s a Festival must-see.
Opening Date
Saturday, Mar 15, 2025
Rating
M
Length
178m
Reviews
Splendid. Executed with all the panache golden-era Hollywood epics. A genuine triumph: a stunning, emotionally satisfying adventure tale that feels at once timeless and thrillingly new.
Delaporte and de La Patellière have made something fresh and exciting from one of the oldest stories around, the kind of movie quite frankly Hollywood should be making.
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