The brawny, bloodlust howl of “Gladiator II” isn’t your only opportunity for sweeping period spectacle this season, thanks to the renewed allure that OG adventure author Alexandre Dumas has exerted over the French film industry of late. Last year’s hearty two-part “The Three Musketeers” has now been followed up by an even grander and no less enjoyable import: a new …
Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellière’s grand French epic, The Count Of Monte-Cristo, made a stunning debut at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday night, receiving an enthusiastic ovation that lasted nearly 12 minutes. Previously, Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance starring Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley had topped the ovation charts at Cannes this year, having received an 11-minute standing …
From left: Actress Sun Li, playwright Yu Rongjun, vice-president of the NCPA Zhao Tiechun, director Wang Xiaoying, actors Yu Yang and Zhao Ling talk about the new play, The Count of Monte Cristo, at a news conference in Beijing on Wednesday. CHINA DAILY "For all evils there are two remedies－time and silence," wrote French author Alexandre Dumas in his 19th …
Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy French author Alexandre Dumas, who wrote the iconic novels The Count …
