The Count of Monte-Cristo 4K 2024 Ultra HD 2160p

A new adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' novel of the same name. After falling victim to an insidious plot, young Edmond Dantes is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the prison of the Castle of Ife, he finally manages to escape. On a mysterious island told to him in prison by his friend Abbot Faria, Edmond finds a legendary treasure and becomes The Count of Monte-Cristo. Now his only goal is revenge.

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Young Edmond Dantes (Pierre Ninet) is about to become a captain and husband to the passionately beloved Mercedes (Anaïs Demoustier). However, without allowing the young people to complete the wedding ceremony, right from the church the young man is taken into custody, accused of Bonapartism. For many years, the hero is imprisoned in prison, where a benevolent fate brings him together with Abbot Faria (Pierfrancesco Favino). The man shares with his neighbor an important secret about the island, which hides untold treasures that can provide a trouble-free life. Having managed to escape from the Chateau d'If after many years, Edmond finds the treasure and begins to plot his revenge and put it into action.

The new adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' novel is created by the people who wrote the screenplay for the recent version of “The Three Musketeers” with a star-studded cast of French actors of Hollywood stature: Eva Green, Vincent Cassel, Romain Duris, Louis Garrel, Vicky Krieps. “The Count of Monte-Cristo” has greatly diminished the status of the cast, but gained much more. Directors Alexandre de la Patelier and Mathieu Delaporte probably worked on the mistakes and presented the audience with a really decent version of one of the most popular French novels.
The first thing that catches the eye is the competent selection of the performer of the main role. Pierre Nine thanks to his universal out-of-age appearance looks great both in the image of a twenty-year-old sailor Edmond, full of hope for the future, and in the guise of the Count, who has already seen the dark side of life. The timing of three hours seems gigantic, to match Dumas' two-volume book. Fortunately, the movie looks dynamic and looks laconic. A few scenes are indeed sinfully long, but there is no desire to tear oneself away from the screen and look at the clock. Dramaturgically the adaptation of the novel appears to be a whole story: it's good to see that the creators didn't follow the beaten path of turning a big book into a TV series or splitting the tape into parts for the sake of preserving every detail of the original. Changes in the plot allowed the screenwriters not only to fit a large work within the framework of one full meter, but also to adapt the classic text to modern realities and smooth out the controversial moments of the era reflected in the novel. Haydée (Anamaria Vartolomei) is no longer the Count's slave, but his assistant and partner in revenge against common wrongdoers. The chamberlain is no longer a slave with his tongue cut off, but an Italian with a menacing look (Abde Maciane). And the prosecutor de Villefort (Laurent Lafitte) has a sister (Adele Simphal) in the place of the father-judge.

The advantage of the movie is also that, despite the significant reduction, the plot remains understandable not only to those who have read the novel and know by heart the story of the Count, but also to the public who are not familiar with the source material. And indeed, “Monte Cristo” is a historical blockbuster in the classic reading of the genre: impressive scope and detailed elaboration of interiors and costumes, music that does not flirt with current genres, beautiful locations, exciting general plans and close-ups of the subjects of the era.

Only the technical equipment of the Count of Monte-Cristo's gigantic castle becomes a reverence for modernity. With a slight movement of the hand, the walls open up and turn into a training room for shooting. For all its conservatism and classical approach, the movie manages to look quite expressive and stylish, not overpowering, but defusing the atmosphere of the great novel. Clear silhouettes are drawn out with the help of cloaks, hats, masks and canes.

White teeth after many years in the damp, dirty pit of the Chateau d'If, along with glimpses of clean outfits and hair in the early XIX century, of course, can alert the picky viewer, but condemn for unreliability of the authors do not want to condemn at all. The new “Count of Monte Cristo” - a grandiose spectator movie, which feels every invested euro budget of the most expensive French movie of the year. It is the universality of the tape and its accessibility to audiences of all stripes, not just for selected cinephiles or philologists.

“The Count of Monte-Cristo” - a worthy adaptation, which looks at one breath and mesmerizes. It can get lost on the background of shocking and catchy premieres and festival hits, but to miss it would be a big mistake for fans of lush dramas. Alexandre de la Patelier and Mathieu Delaporte have created a sweeping movie perfect for the big screen. It manages to retain the essence and convey the spirit of the weighty original, not to leave viewers who have not read the original fooled, and at the same time to show not a synopsis, but a dynamic exciting story.

Info Video

Codec: HEVC / H.265 (59.1 Mb/s)
Resolution: 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10+
Original aspect ratio: 2.35:1

Info Audio

#French: Dolby TrueHD with Dolby Atmos 7.1
#French: Dolby Digital Plus with Dolby Atmos 5.1

Info Subtitles

English, French SDH.