Jean Dujardin makes a flamboyant return in Zorroa rather enjoyable mini-series available since Friday September 6, 2024 on Paramout + before being broadcast from this Monday December 23, 2024 on France 2.
Paramount+, associated with France Télévisions, has revived Zorro in this spectacular mini-series available since Friday September 6, 2024 on the American streaming platform (which you can also watch on MyCanal, via the agreement between Canal+ and Paramount+) and which arrives this Monday December 23, 2024 on France 2. Jean Dujardin Dons with panache the cape of the legendary vigilante who has been the dream of young and old for over 100 years. Others before him signed their name with a Z like the dashing Douglas Fairbanks (1920), the sensual Antonio Banderas (1998) or the eternal Guy Williams (1957), and it is his turn to display a radiant smile and a flamboyant presence in this whirlwind adaptation where he portrays an aging Don Diego who takes up the sword at his own risk… A pleasant surprise, this particularly pleasant mini-series, disrupts the codes of mythology Zorrowithout scratching them.
Zorro : What is this new version of Zorro in series with Jean Dujardin broadcast this Monday, December 23, 2024 on France 2?
In 1821, Don Diego de la Vega (Jean Dujardin) returns to his beloved Los Angeles, where his father, Don Alejandro de la Vega (André Dussollier) is about to give him the keys to the city. After a few initial adventures, Don Diego takes his position as mayor very seriously, but quickly becomes disillusioned when he discovers that his father is heavily in debt to an unscrupulous local businessman, Don Emmanuel (Eric Elmosnino) who intends to recover his dues. Faced with injustice, he has little leverage and that's when he decides to call on his double, Zorro. Despite the twenty years that have passed, he slips with ease into the costume that was quietly waiting for him in the cellar and enthusiastically rides the son of his former faithful mount Tornado. But rather than solving his problems, Diego encounters difficulties reconciling his dual identity as Zorro and mayor, and furthermore, jeopardizes his marriage to Gabriella (Audrey Dana), who, unaware of his secret, falls into a swoon before this vigilante. heroic.
Zorro : Should we watch this new version of Zorro in series with Jean Dujardin broadcast this Monday, December 23, 2024 on France 2?
There are as many versions of Zorro so many actors who have lent their features to this legendary hero. This version succeeds in playing on both nostalgia and modernity by bringing new life. Filming in natural settings brings real added value to this fiction, which also benefits from straight writing. The humor is on target and there are small touches of poetry brought in notably by the characters of Bernardo (Salvatore Ficarra) and Sergeant Garcia (Grégory Gadebois). Although he is ambitious, this Zorro does not take himself seriously. Jean Dujardin finds the right tone, being funny without falling into parody. He is as comfortable in the register of the flamboyant hero (Zorro) as in that of the candid notable (Don Diego) and Audrey Dana also has many opportunities to shine in a character that we did not think was so important. . The vaudevilleesque aspect of the love triangle between Zorro, Don Diego and Gabriella is also delightful. In the end, if we had a few apprehensions before diving into this adventure, we would come out surprised and having had a great time!
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