Released since December 20, 2024 in the United States, this French film has already risen to the rank of the best successes of the year. Zoom.
Six months after its release in France, a French film which met with dazzling success in France, with no less than 9.3 million cinema admissions, has just arrived this December, across the Atlantic.
You may have guessed, we're talking about the film: Le Comte de Monte Cristowith the famous Pierre Niney as the main actor. After receiving rave reviews from the French press and viewers, the film, released in the United States on December 20, 2024, already seems to be receiving the recognition it fully deserves.
Credit: PathéFilms
The American press celebrates the French film
This is demonstrated in particular by the American press. The media Variety notably titled his review of the film:
“A splendid update of the French classic that feels both timeless and exciting”
The Los Angeles Times spoke of a “sumptuous and epic” adaptation of the novel by Alexandre Dumas. As for the New York Timesthe film has been described as:
“Mission Impeccable”
Also mentioning a: “exciting interpretation” as well as a “magnificent” film, as relayed by our colleagues at the Huffington Post. Masterful reviews that don’t stop there.
The reference media of cinema, Deadline described the film by Alexandre de La Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte as a work:
“sumptuous and thrilling”
As a reminder, in France, it was one of the biggest hits of the year at the French box office, alongside the comedy A little something extrain another register.
Credit: PathéFilms
The production company Count of Monte Cristo, Pathé Films, does not intend to stop at this success and would have already planned to adapt the work, the Cursed Kings by Maurice Druon, in seven parts. Enough to almost compete with the saga Harry Potter and to ensure great cinematographic prospects in France and across the Atlantic. Hat !
