The Count of Monte Cristo (2024 film)
| The Count of Monte Cristo | |
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| French | Le Comte de Monte-Cristo |
| Directed by | Matthieu Delaporte Alexandre de La Patellière |
| Screenplay by | Matthieu Delaporte Alexandre de La Patellière |
| Based on | The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas |
| Produced by | Dimitri Rassam |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Bolduc |
| Music by | Jérôme Rebotier |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Pathé |
Release dates |
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Running time | 178 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | €42.9 million[1] |
The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is a 2024 French adventure drama film based on the 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. The film is written and directed by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière and stars Pierre Niney in the role of Edmond Dantès.
The film had its world premiere at the Out of the Competition section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival on 22 May 2024, and will be released theatrically in France on 28 June 2024 by Pathé.
Premise[edit]
Betrayed by his friends and convicted by a corrupt magistrate, the sailor Edmond Dantès is condemned to life imprisonment; upon his escape, he obtains a sizeable fortune and returns to France disguised as the "Count of Monte Cristo", an identity through which he plans to exact vengeance on those who ruined him.
Cast[edit]
- Pierre Niney as Edmond Dantès
- Bastien Bouillon
- Anaïs Demoustier as Mercédès Herrera
- Anamaria Vartolomei as Haydée
- Laurent Lafitte as Gérard de Villefort
- Pierfrancesco Favino as Abbé Faria
- Patrick Mille as Danglars
- Vassili Schneider as Albert de Morcerf
- Julien de Saint Jean
Production[edit]
The adaptation of the Dumas classic is written and directed by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière and produced by Chapter 2 and Pathé Films. They were revealed to be working on the project in November 2020.[2] It is co-produced by M6 Films, Fargo Films.[3] Logical Content Ventures and Umedia.
Casting[edit]
Pierre Niney was cast in the lead role in February 2023.[4][5] In July 2023, Anaïs Demoustier, Laurent Lafitte, Anamaria Vartolomei, Bastien Bouillon, Patrick Mille, Vassili Schneider, and Julien de Saint Jean were cast in the film.[6]
Filming[edit]
Principal photography got underway in the summer of 2023.[7]
Release[edit]
The film was selected to be screened out of competition at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 22 May 2024,[8] and earned a nearly 11-minute standing ovation at the end of its screening.[9]
Pathé is scheduled to theatrically release the film in France on 28 June 2024.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ Lemercier, Fabien (26 March 2024). "298 feature films produced by France in 2023". Cineuropa.
- ^ "Alexandre de la Patellière et Matthieu Delaporte vont revisiter "Le comte de Monte-Cristo"". lefilmfrancais.com. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (9 February 2023). "Pathe, Chapter 2 Team on Alexandre Dumas Epic Saga 'The Count of Monte Cristo' Starring Pierre Niney (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Douhaire, Samuel (10 February 2023). ""The Count of Monte-Cristo" with Pierre Niney: has the imagination of French cinema gone?". Telerama. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Labylle, Anouk (10 February 2023). "Pierre Niney in turn dons the costume of the Count of Monte-Cristo". newsinfrance. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "The film "The Count of Monte-Cristo" with Pierre Niney has unveiled the rest of its cast, here it is". euro.dayfr.com. 24 July 2023. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Warner, Sam (8 August 2023). "Peaky Blinders' Sam Claflin has period drama makeover filming new TV series". Dogital Spy. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "The Screenings Guide of the 77th Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy; Aboul Kheir, Nada (22 May 2024). "'The Count Of Monte-Cristo' Receives Nearly 12-Minute Ovation At Cannes World Premiere". Deadline. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "PIERRE NINEY WILL BE THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO IN THEATERS IN 2024". 10 February 2023. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
