French Film Selection 4: Le Comte de MONTE CRISTO

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Le Comte de MONTE CRISTO"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". - VARIETY
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 , who reveals the location of a hidden treasure ....
Dates
Friday 17 October 2025 - Sunday 19 October 2025 (UTC+10)Location
The Strand Cinema
163 Margaret Street, South Toowoomba, Toowoomba QLD 4350