The Count of Monte-Cristo

The Black Oil

Want to spend time with French cinema, we've got you covered.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Timziag7sLw

ancapailldorcha

I do love a good French film. I went to the Chateau d'If this year as well so it's nice to see it on film. Should probably read the book.

Dial Hard

The 2002 version with Jim Caviezel and a very young Henry Cavill is well worth a watch.

Also in the cast are Guy Pearce, Luis Guzman and Richard Harris, and a lot of it was filmed in Ireland.

FortuneChip

My favourite book by a healthy distance. Definitely worth reading, Dantes must be my favourite fictional character of all time.

The 2002 flick adaptation is very good, Caviezel actually brings a little more humanity to the character, but there's a few changes from the narrative to keep it more "conventional".

Must give this and the other recent Dumas adaptations a watch

odyssey06

And it will also get the TV miniseries treatment with an English language adaptation starring Sam Claflin in early 2025

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29547746/

Aurelian

It's the one great book I want to actually read before I die! Not Ulysses!

The 1960s TV adaption with Alan Badel is a very good watch too.

ancapailldorcha

Anyone read the book? Presumably, it's worth it. Any recommendations on translation? I think I have the Robin Buss version.

odyssey06

Somewhere between the page and screen, there's also a BBC radio adaptation from 2012 with Iain Glen in the title role, that's knocking around.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01p0680

FortuneChip

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122952859#Comment_122952859

That's what I read. It's absolutely worth reading. It's a long book, but it surprisingly easy to go through

eightieschewbaccy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122952859#Comment_122952859

Read it a few years back, the Buss translation is viewed to be the best. The thing they emphasize about the French language is it's been largely consistent stylistically for a few centuries so it's by default modern.

I can honestly say it's one of the best books I've ever read. Basically you've got a protagonist who has been robbed of his humanity and motivated solely by revenge so he's happy to manipulate and destroy his enemy's lives. Think it's a thousand pages long but it flies.

ancapailldorcha

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122962076#Comment_122962076

It's a tome, alright. There's a nice wee exhibition on it at the Château d'If which I really enjoyed. My favourite was a Dumas quote in relation to someone attacking his mixed race heritage.

Dial Hard

I genuinely can't read Dumas' name without hearing the "Alexander Dumbass" bit from Shawshank. Every. Single. Time.

Fysh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122966207#Comment_122966207

Well I'm glad I'm not the only person afflicted with this, I even heard it in my head while reading your post 😆

The Black Oil

Guess this slipped under the radar. The IFCO have it listed twice, once for last August and then October. Maybe theatrical and physical media (?). I don't recall seeing it around. Anyway, it's available to rent and buy from Apple (only platform I have).

Vulture's critic gave it a positive review.

https://www.vulture.com/article/review-the-count-of-monte-cristo-from-alexandre-dumas.html

JP Liz V1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122952834#Comment_122952834

I am enjoying this tv version

SupaCat95

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123738029#Comment_123738029

CCurrently watching it also. Watching it on U&Drama channel on Sky

GreatScott2024

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122952859#Comment_122952859

Late reply to this, but IMO, it's the greatest book I ever read. Which says a lot as I have been reading books for the last 40 years. The only book I have read twice, plus listened to it being narrated on Youtube.