Odd strings of coincidences do happen, though rarely, but adding characters acting out of character all together is pushing past the limits. If the finish spurs me to add to the review I shall. A true classic. It is a long book. Some of the secondary characters seemed too good to be true though but more depth to them may have resulted in a further few hundred pages! I admit that I am only in the final stages of the book so I have not finished it. Well worth reading to see how life was in the Seventeenth Century in France. Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2020. Entertaining and enjoyable popcorn fluff. Most times I was able to guess what Dumas had really meant, but many other times I was not. This jealousy comes in the form of a conspiracy so that both will be benefited: a letter is written saying that Dantes is a Napoleonic agent (he is not). When I got to the end of the book I was SAD it was over. He is preparing to captain a ship. It can be a drag while reading but there are bits of critical information/events of the core story embedded everywhere. I can hardly put it down. I could understand if it served some contextual purpose. What's New on BroadwayHD for October 2020? THIS IS THE BEST BOOK EVER. Well worth reading for a very real look at the culture of Paris at that time. But two men, Danglars and Fernand, are jealous of him for different reasons (Danglars for his job, Fernand for his fiancee). Eventually, the evil is more than reversed, initially by revenge, which in time is tempered by love, empathy, pure good luck, and ends with contrition and justice. Unsettling politics, playful masquerades, and conniving desperation all intertwine to create various combinations of jealousy, tyranny, greed and revenge. That prisoner is well educated and well read. It is a book that should be on everyone's "must read" list. Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2019. Broadway Stars Want You to Make a Plan to Vote. But, from my perspective, the blight was representative the casual racism harbored by many. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Learn More at countofmontecristo3.wix.com/themusical. The translation is elegant, being true to the period in which it was written--and the better for it--and really captures the spirit and eloquence of Dumas as a writer. Certainly a five-star literary work,minus, a divisive analogy that shows the depth, in terms of years, how far hatred goes back, based on the color of one's skin. While on the island, the exiled French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte gives Dantès a letter to deliver to a friend in Dantès' home of Marseille ("Prologue - Let Justice Be Done"). With those primary “leaps” made, the story unfolds to be as timeless as mankind itself and certainly belongs among the 100 best novels ever written. Real life can be weirdly coincidental, but not that weird. A man is unjustly imprisoned. Way better than any of the movies (I immediately watched two of them, after finishing the book). So, rather than trying to provide a plot overview, or extolling the virtues of Dumas' story of injustice, obsession and revenge, I would like to take a somewhat contrary stance and point out that this is a literary masterpiece with a few "classic" flaws. In any story, I am always confronted with a leap of faith, or multiple leaps of faith, written to move the narrative along, and often it or they are contrived, unbelievable, or just so outrageously ridiculous that the story dissolves into fantasy, or worse. Written and Performed by Javon Johnson, BWW Feature: THE GREEN ROOM by Dramatically Incorrect Theatre Group, BWW Review: GHOSTWALK 2020 at Santa Paula Theatre Center, BWW Feature: New Family-Friendly Musical Adventure GIDEON AND THE BLUNDERSNORP Debuts Online October 11. Edmond Dantes is unjustfully set-up and imprisoned early in his young adult life, just as things were beginning to go his way. I first read and enjoyed the book as a teenager; now in my golden-oldie years I read it again with renewed interest. The Count of Monte Christo itself is a literary masterpiece. THE STORY IS INCREDIBLY LONG BUT INCREDIBLY INVOLVED AND INTERESTING. Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2016. Some editions are abridged for this novel, and that truly is an injustice and the reviews show that. The neighboring prisoner dies but, before hand, directs the Count to that treasure. There's a problem loading this menu right now. THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO: THE MUSICAL continues at the Lounge Theatre, 6201 Santa Monica Blvd. With all of the twists and turns involved, this novel would lend itself beautifully to a multi-part MINI-series on any of the media channels available today. If you've not read Dumas before, be aware that he sets up his characters and circumstances, creating mysteries, then departs from his main story line to pursue secondary characters. It is the first of Dumas I have read. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Nineteenth-century books are often slow (paid by the word, so wordy), but once I got into this book it became an addictive page-turner (even electronically). It's a very complicated book, not an easy read, but worth every minute. It holds an extremely clever plot which hooked me and made me admire the author and the book but...never quite managed to make me really believe in the Count as a man; this Godlike being formerly a young sailor, wrongly imprisoned, educated by a fellow-lag into this all-knowing, manipulative and omnipotent (but sentient) creation. It is a very good look at France during and immediately after the time of Napoleon. The unabridged Oxford version is nothing short of amazing, though (beware) the font and line spacing is noticeably tighter than other versions, making it but slightly more difficult to read if you have problems with things like that. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Consequently it drags at times. Revenge is a reasonably entertaining show that owes more to Falcon Crest and Veronica Mars than it does to The Count of Monte Cristo, but if you squint hard enough, you can just barely make out a shade of Dumas. THE WRITING IS CLEAR AND UNDERSTANDABLE, AND EVEN THOUGH IT IS REALLY LONG, IT IS REALLY WORTH IT. The Count finds it and with the wealth and his knowledge plots revenge to those who put him there. Furthermore, for him to be the only person to believe that his benefactor does indeed have access to a fortune worth millions is also made believable. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. This is one man's battle against himself, beautifully articulated egardless of which translation from French you choose to read. "The Count of Monte Cristo" is a movie that incorporates piracy, Napoleon in exile, betrayal, solitary confinement, secret messages, escape tunnels, swashbuckling, comic relief, a treasure map, Parisian high society and sweet revenge, and brings it in at under two hours, with performances by good actors who are clearly having fun. Lots of insights. This is the tale of Edmond Dantes, a simple sailor, a good man, who is wrongfully accused of a crime he didn't commit on the day of his wedding, and ends up spending 14 years in jail for it. The Count of Monte Cristo begins as a tale of envy and jealousy realized by calumny, treachery, prejudice, injustice, and damnation heaped upon a poor and guileless young sailor. 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My husband ranks it up there as one of his top favorite movies, but aside from the brief sword fight and “Can we come up?” scene in V for Vendetta, I really had no reference point–I thought it was all about dueling. Edmond Dantes seems set for life: the young man is now the captain of a ship, his best friends are his father and his boss, Morrel, and he is set to be married to a beautiful girl named Mercedes. Over the next several years he imparts that knowledge on the soon to become Count. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Its got alot in it, but all of it is fantastic. Come with us on an incredible journey to 19th century France, where unsettling politics, gigantic masquerades, and conniving desperation all intertwine into this majestical, musical storytelling of “The Count of Monte Cristo.”. With book and lyrics by Kelly D'Angelo and music by Matt Dahan, the team who also produces, directs and musical directs the production, the WORLD-PREMIERE of THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO: THE MUSICAL is based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas centering on the story of one man, Edmond Dantès, and his dark transformation into the antihero known as the Count of Monte Cristo who seeks against his enemies after serving 14 years in prison. Led by David Meinke as The Count of Monte Cristo, the enthusiastic cast keeps a steady pace going given all the well choreographed scene changes. Since I don't speak French, I can't tell how faithful to the original this translation is ... the story itself is a classic and still great and relevant....featuring deception, love, hate, revenge, history, geography, ...all in large quantities. But, I deeply want the unification of all people... How much could we accomplish if we worked together? Los Angeles, CA 90038, on Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 7:30pm, Sunday, June 21st, 2015 at 3:30pm, Friday, June 26, 2015 at 7:30pm, and Saturday, June 27, 2015 at 7:30pm. 'The Bonapartist & The Royalist' with Anthony Gruppuso (Gerard de Villefort), Teresa Tracy (Heloise). There's a problem loading this menu right now. As I read this lengthy work of fiction, I kept asking myself "How can this author keep me transfixed for the remainder of this book?" Fought with and for Napoleon in northern Italy and Egypt, and ended up in southern Italy, in prison, with a one of Napoleon's intellectuals as a co-prisoner. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. It helps to have some background in French history (of the Napoleonic era, to be specific) to really understand what's going on. Edmond Dantes is a young sailor who wants nothing more than to marry his love Mercedes and live a quiet life. Still one of the greatest adventures in literature, Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2017. You can still see all customer reviews for the product. while the prose is very good, there is plenty of it. 5.0 out of 5 stars Still one of the greatest adventures in literature. I had to will the suspension of disbelief and managed it just enough to enjoy the book. The cast features David Meinke as The Count of Monte Cristo, Laurine Price as Mercedes, David Zach as Danglars, Anthony Gruppuso as Villefort, Parnell Marcano as Caderousse, Bryan Vickery as Albert, Mary Nepi as Valentine, Henry Kaiser as Abbe Faria, Teresa Tracy as Heloise, Anderson Piller as Edward, Stephen Novick as Andrea Cavalcanti/Young Dantes, Jillian Easton as Lucille Debray, Todd Andrew Ball as Noirtier/Morrel, TR Krupa as Franz D'Epinay, Richelle Meiss as Luiga/Young Mercedes, and Amanda Walter as Barrois/The Dancer.
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