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Le Comte de MONTE CRISTO
Le Comte de MONTE CRISTO

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The Strand Cinema
163 Margaret Street, Toowoomba QLD 4350

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.

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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 2025 César Awards, it’s a Festival must-see.

DIRECTED BY:
MATTHIEU DELAPORTE
ALEXANDRE DE LA PATELLIÈRE

STARRING:
PIERRE NINEY
BASTIEN BOUILLON
ANAÏS DEMOUSTIER
ANAMARIA VARTOLOMEI
LAURENT LAFITTE

ACTION, DRAMA, HISTORICAL EPIC / FRANCE / 2024 / 178 MINS / M (Mature themes and violence)

FRENCH, ROMANIAN, ITALIAN, ENGLISH