France, 1948. Alexandre Dumas is a widely admired writer. During 13 years he and his collaborator Auguste Maquet wrote together many successeful novels as D’Artagnan, Queen Margot or even The Count of Monte Cristo. When Maquet meets the young and pretty Charlotte, he wants to make an impression and lies to her presenting himself as Dumas. After a confrontation, the two friends dispute the authorship of their books. Which mind was truly behind their stories? Dumas or Maquet’s? Meanwhile, the Revolution of 1848 is slowly rising…
Adapted from the play Signé Dumas by Cyril Gely et Eric Rouquette, this movie is directed by Safy Nebbou and displays an impressive cast: Gérard Depardieu, Benoît Poelvoorde, Dominique Blanc, Mélanie Thierry, Catherine Mouchet, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Philippe Magnan, Florence Pernel.
Release date (in France): 10 February 2010
Official site: http://www.lautredumas-lefilm.com/
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I hope I get the chance to see this one! (preferably with subtitles) I didn’t know that Dumas had a collaborater. Thanks for posting!
Thanks for letting us know about this beautiful French film. Like Charleybrown, I too hope to see it. Possibly in Italian or English.
I saw the previews and this is something I will see in the coming weeks. It feels so strange to see Depardieu, who was wonderful as the Comte de Monte Cristo, now play Dumas himself!
Yes, the casting choice is a bit surprising, Catherine. To be honest I hoped they would chose an actor of mixed parentage since Dumas grandmother was black…
But I’m happy to see Benoît Poelvoorde as Maquet!
wow, I learned something new today. Dumas is one of my favorite writers and I didn’t know about him having a collaborator. Seeing Gerard Depardieu is a bit weired but I guess it might be fitting too.
Will probably watch this eventually if I ever get the chance to see it in German/English. Je ne parlez pas francais…
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