One of the big favorites of the César and who can win numerous prizes on February 28, can be discovered in streaming. The ideal opportunity to make up for one of the great films of the year 2024.
Caesar’s time has come. The award ceremony, which rewards the best of French cinema for the past year each year, takes place this Friday, February 28. Among the appointments, several feature films are already a favorite, as Love phew (13 quotes), Emilia Pérez (12 nominations), Souleymane’s story (8 appointments) and Mercy (8 appointments).
But a film is distinguished as the big favorite with 14 nominations. He also triumphed at the French box office, and his coronation would allow public success to be recognized for recognition of the profession, the César being sometimes accused of celebrating films of authors little seen by spectators. If you have missed the phenomenon, you can catch it in streaming before the start of the ceremony.
Directed by Matthieu Delaporte, Alexandre de la Patellière, Count of Monte-Cristo is a new adaptation of the classic of Alexandre Dumas. The intrigue follows that of Edmond Dantès, a young sailor to whom life smiles who finds himself the victim of a plot and locked up for 12 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. After having escaped and enriched, he returns determined to take revenge under the name of Comte de Monte-Cristo.
In the casting, these are names of well -known French cinema that we find: first Pierre Niney in the main role, which gives the reply to Anaïs Demoustier, Bastien Bouillon, Anamaria Vartolomei or Laurent Lafitte. Note that with the exception of the latter (all the same appointed three times), each of these actors won a César at least once in his career. A good omen for the Friday ceremony.
With more than 9.4 million spectators, Count of Monte-Cristo became the second greatest success at the French box office in 2024, behind the comedy A little extra thing. If you are one of the French who have not seen the film in movie theaters, rest assured: you can discover the favorite of César en streaming on MyCanal. However, a subscription to one of the canal+ offers is needed to view it, until March 30. Note also that the César ceremony will be broadcast, clear this time, on the encrypted channel on Friday February 28 from 8:50 p.m.