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Will the film’s good press allow it to be nominated for an Oscar?
CINEMA – A success across the Atlantic. Six months after its release in France, The Count of Monte Cristo is available in theaters in the United States since Friday, December 20. And the least we can say is that the adventure film by Alexandre de La Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte with Pierre Niney and Laurent Laffite won over American critics.
“A splendid update of the French classic that feels both timeless and exciting”title for example the specialized magazine Varietyjoining the rave criticism of Los Angeles Times which talks about a version “sumptuous” And ” epic “ for this new film adaptation of a novel by Alexandre Dumas.
“Impeccable Mission », tries Jeannette Catsoulis of New York Times in comparison with the franchise carried by Tom Cruise, while evoking a “exciting interpretation” and a “magnificent film”. A vision shared by his colleague Jason Bailey on the site Roger Ebertwhich gives it four and a half stars out of five.
“Hollywood has forgotten how to make films like The Count of Monte Cristo.” even ensures Vultureevoking “the mess that is “Gladiator II”” faced with the success of the French film. Analyzes that match that of Deadlinewhich spoke of an adventure “sumptuous” And “thrilling” during the presentation of the feature film at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival last May.
If he was not chosen to represent France at the Oscars for the benefit ofEmilia Pérez by Jacques Audiard, The Count of Monte Cristo can still be nominated in the different categories of the ceremony, just like Pierre Niney in that of best actor.
The team is already working on another literary classic
Released on June 28 in France and rather well received in the press, the Count of Monte Cristo attracted more than 9.3 million spectators to theaters. It is currently the second biggest French box office success of the year behind the comedy A little something extra of Artus.
The feature film which will be broadcast at the very beginning of 2025 on Canal+ is part of a large-scale project led by Pathé Films and producer Dimitri Rassam, to whom we already owe the two films inspired by Three Musketeers 2023. The production company and directors are now planning to adapt The Cursed Kings by Maurice Druon, the literary series that inspired George RR Martin to Game of Thrones.
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