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The Count of Monte Cristo (2024 film)

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The Count of Monte Cristo
Theatrical release poster
FrenchLe Comte de Monte-Cristo
Directed byMatthieu Delaporte
Alexandre de La Patellière
Screenplay byMatthieu Delaporte
Alexandre de La Patellière
Based onThe Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas
Produced byDimitri Rassam
Starring
CinematographyNicolas Bolduc
Edited byCélia Lafitedupont
Music byJérôme Rebotier
Production
companies
Distributed byPathé
Release dates
  • 22 May 2024 (2024-05-22) (Cannes)
  • 28 June 2024 (2024-06-28) (France)
Running time
173 minutes[1]
CountryFrance[1]
Languages
Budget€42.9 million[2]
Box office$70.4 million[3][4]

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is a 2024 French period adventure-drama film based on the 1844 novel of the same name 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 was released theatrically in France on 28 June 2024 by Pathé. With a budget estimated in €42.9 million, The Count of Monte Cristo is the most expensive French film of 2024. It has sold over 8 million admissions in France, where it became the third highest-grossing film of 2024, and has grossed $68 million worldwide.

Premise

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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

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Production

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The film 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.[5] It is co-produced by M6 Films, Fargo Films, Logical Content Ventures and Umedia.[6]

With a budget estimated in €42.9 million,[2] The Count of Monte Cristo is the most expensive French film of 2024.[7]

Casting

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Pierre Niney was cast in the lead role in February 2023.[8][9] 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.[10]

Filming

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Principal photography got underway in the summer of 2023.

Release

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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,[11] and earned a nearly 11-minute standing ovation at the end of its screening.[12][13]

It was theatrically released by Pathé in France on 28 June 2024.[7]

The film had its international debut at the 2nd Mediterrane Film Festival on 22 June 2024.[14] It also played at the 28th Fantasia International Film Festival on 19 July 2024,[15][16] and has been scheduled to screen in a gala presentation at the 2024 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival.[17] It will make its U.S. premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival on 11 October 2024.[18][19]

Reception

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Box office

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As of September 2024, the film has sold over 8 million admissions in France, becoming the third highest-grossing film of 2024, and grossed $68 million worldwide.[20][3]

Critical response

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 24 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The website's consensus reads: " Condensing Alexandre Dumas' hefty tome into a brisk and lavishly appointed action-adventure, this French adaptation of The Count of Monte-Cristo hits the sweet spot with rapier-like precision."[21] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 66 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. On AlloCiné, the film received an average rating of 3.6/5, based on 40 reviews from French critics.[22]

Accolades

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On 11 September 2024, The Count of Monte Cristo was one of the 4 films shortlisted by France's Oscar committee to be selected as the country's official submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 97th Academy Awards.[23]

Year Award / Festival Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2024 Cabourg Film Festival Golden Swan for Best Film The Count of Monte Cristo Won [24]
Fantasia International Film Festival Cheval Noir for Best Film Won [25]
2024 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival Audience Choice Won [26]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)". Unifrance. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b Lemercier, Fabien (26 March 2024). "298 feature films produced by France in 2023". Cineuropa.
  3. ^ a b "The Count of Monte-Cristo (2024)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  4. ^ "LE COMTE DE MONTE-CRISTO (2024)". jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Alexandre de la Patellière et Matthieu Delaporte vont revisiter "Le comte de Monte-Cristo"". Le Film français. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b Balle, Catherine (28 June 2024). "« À film exceptionnel, dispositif exceptionnel » : pourquoi « Le Comte de Monte-Cristo » sort un vendredi ?". Le Parisien (in French).
  8. ^ Douhaire, Samuel (10 February 2023). ""The Count of Monte-Cristo" with Pierre Niney: has the imagination of French cinema gone?". Télérama. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "The Screenings Guide of the 77th Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (23 May 2024). "'The Count Of Monte-Cristo' Cast & Filmmakers On Giving French Classic Another Go-Round – Cannes". Deadline. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  14. ^ Sales Ross, Rafa (23 June 2024). "Mediterrane Film Festival Opens Second Edition With 'The Count of Monte Cristo' and a Focus on Uniting Mediterranean Nations". Variety. Archived from the original on 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  15. ^ "The Count of Monte Cristo". Fantasia International Film Festival. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  16. ^ Carson, Lexi (6 June 2024). "Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival Unveils 'Bookworm' Starring Elijah Wood as Opening Film, Plus Second Wave of Titles (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Plenty to savour at this year's edition of Sudbury's International Film Festival". CBC News. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  18. ^ Bergeson, Samantha (12 September 2024). "Hamptons International Film Festival 2024 Announces New York Premieres of 'Conclave,' 'Bird,' and 'The End'". IndieWire. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  19. ^ "The Count of Monte Cristo". Hamptons International Film Festival. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  20. ^ Elsa, Keslassy (10 September 2024). "'Monte Cristo': Pathe Boss Ardavan Safaee Shares Strategy Behind French Box Office Reign, and Company's English-Language Plans (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  21. ^ "The Count of Monte Cristo". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 18 September 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  22. ^ "Le Comte de Monte-Cristo: Les critiques presse" (in French). AlloCiné. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  23. ^ Elsa, Keslassy (11 September 2024). "France's Oscars Committee Reveals International Feature Shortlist Including 'Emilia Perez,' 'The Count of Monte Cristo'". Variety.
  24. ^ Baronnet, Brigitte (16 June 2024). "Le Comte de Monte-Cristo avec Pierre Niney, 3 prix pour Hors-saison... Découvrez le palmarès du Festival du film de Cabourg". AlloCiné (in French).
  25. ^ Hazelton, John (28 July 2024). "French epic 'The Count Of Monte-Cristo' named best film at Fantasia". Screen Daily.
  26. ^ "‘The Count of Monte-Cristo’ big winner at Cinéfest Sudbury". Sudbury.com, September 27, 2024.
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