Brad Nelson
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Post by Brad Nelson on Jul 2, 2020 20:53:00 GMT -8
I watched the 1934 version of The Count of Monte Cristo. This has to be one of the best revenge stories ever. Robert Donat, as Edmond Dantes, will not make you forget the Richard Chamberlain version of 1975 which was excellent. Perhaps the main difference is that Robert Donat strikes a different pose from the more aristocratic Chamberlain. He’s even a bit goofy at time. But he ultimately comes across as unselfconsciously natural. He comes into his own in the role during the revenge sequence. You can tell he’s on the edge of going too far. If you haven’t seen this version, it’s worth checking out.
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Post by timothylane on Jul 2, 2020 21:03:51 GMT -8
I've read the book (an annotated copy), but I don't think I've ever seen a movie of it. It is indeed the ultimate revenge tale -- and justified revenge at that.
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Post by Brad Nelson on Jul 2, 2020 21:06:22 GMT -8
They say this version of it is very true to the book. I haven't read the book yet.
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Post by kungfuzu on Jul 2, 2020 21:39:32 GMT -8
The book is probably Dumas' second most famous novel. I read it years ago, and I may read it again. I am well into the final part of the third series of D'Artagnan books and once I have finished I may pick up The Count again.
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Post by Brad Nelson on Jul 3, 2020 7:00:58 GMT -8
An online version of The Count of Monte Cristo can be found here. Gutenberg's list of Alexandre Dumas entries can be found here including The Count of Monte Cristo in various formats. Because of the bad public school systems whereby many African Americans never learn to count, be sure to grab these books before they're blacklisted . . . err, I mean wokified. |
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Post by timothylane on Jul 3, 2020 7:11:28 GMT -8
They used that "count" pun on The Wild Wild West once, in "The Night of the Eccentrics". When West, at the climax, got their gunfighter to accept a gunfight, Gordon turned to Count Manzeppi and said, "You're a count, aren't you? So count."
I suspect that KFZ is accurate about the relative fame of Dumas's books. Undoubtedly The Three Musketeers is the best known. The Count of Monte Cristo and The Man in the Iron Mask are known as memes as much s they are as specific novels. (The man in the iron mask appears in the parody Start the Revolution Without Me, which starred Gene Wilder and Donald Sutherland. A short story by Ron Goulart mentions something called Count of Monte Cristo syndrome, involving taking revenge for victimization through official screw-ups or corruption.)
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