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Movie Review: The Count Of Monte Cristo

The Count Of Monte Cristo, a movie about lost love, found treasure and vengeance, all delivered with a French accent, what’s not to like? Do not miss this one. Edmond Dantès (Pierre Niney) is a young sailor who disobeys his orders to save a drowning woman. You’d think that’d set him on a good path, but life on the high seas in 1815 works to different rules. His captain is not impressed. Later on dry land, Dantes actions are praised and he’s pro…

IN IMAGES. This Wednesday, "The Count of Monte Cristo" received, in the presence of the Minister of National Education Elisabeth Borne, the Caesar of high school students at the Sorbonne in Paris.

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Marseille, 1815. The dreams of principled young sailor Edmond Dantès are about to come true; promoted to ship’s captain, he can finally marry the love of his life, Mercédès. But his success inspires jealousy and, betrayed by his rivals, he is 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 …