Screening "The Count of Monte Cristo"

Institut Français du Royaume-Uni

20 December 2025
12:20 – 15:28
£6.00
Ages 12 – 18 years
Space for 220 children

Description

In the year 1815, Edmond Dantès (Pierre Niney) finds himself incarcerated within the formidable fortress of the Château d’If for a crime he did not commit. Enduring fourteen years of imprisonment, he eventually engineers his escape, embarking on a meticulously crafted quest for vengeance. Assuming multiple identities – “the Count of Monte Cristo” among them – Dantès first courts his enemies, now highly placed dignitaries, the better to strike them down. But the price of revenge is heavy for one’s soul …

Alexandre Dumas’s epic novel The Count of Monte Cristo comes in a truly lavish adaptation with breathtaking backdrops and a mind-blowing pace.

Director(s): Matthieu Delaporte, Alexandre de La Patellière
Cast: Pierre Niney, Bastien Bouillon, Patrick Mille, Vasilli Schneider, Pierfrancesco Favino, Anaïs Demoustier, Laurent Lafitte, Anamaria Vartolomei, Julien de Saint-Jean
Original title: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
Country, year: France | 2024
Duration: 178 mins
Language: In French with EN subtitles
Cert.: 12