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Directed by
Safy Nebbou (Mark of an Angel)
Starring
Benoit Poelvoorde (Asterix 3, Gustave Klopp, Hikers)
Gérard Depardieu (Astérix & Obélix, Potiche, Mammuth)
Catherine Mouchet
Dominique Blanc (The Other One - Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival 2009)
Mélanie Thierry (The Dancer, The Princess of Montpensier)
Production
Film Oblige (The Last Mitterrand)
2009 / Original language: French / Color / 2.35 / Dolby SR SRD / available in hd
When Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet, his ghostwriter, are at the summit of their collaboration, Auguste decides to pass himself off as Alexandre in order to seduce Charlotte, a fervent admirer of the great man.
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A film by
Safy Nebbou
(Mark of an Angel)
Screenplay
Gilles Taurand
(Home, The Last Mitterrand, Strayed, Venice winner for Dry Cleaning and Cesar winner for Wild Reeds)
and Safy Nebbou
based on the stage play “Signé Dumas†by Cyril Gely and Eric Rouquette
Produced by
Film Oblige
(The Last Mitterrand)
Cinematographer
Stephane Fontaine
(A Prophet, What Just Happened, Beat That My Heart Skipped – Best Cinematography at the Cesar Awards 2006)
French theatrical release
UGC Distribution
(February 10th, 2010 tbc)
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"A magnificent duel of performances, brilliantly orchestrated."
L'EXPRESS
"Gérard Depardieu's authenticity is exceptional. He is the perfect incarnation of one of France's literary giants: Alexandre Dumas."
"You couldn't dream up a better pair than Depardieu and Poelvoorde for bringing the success and failure of Dumas' exploits to life. They and their supporting actresses (Catherine Mouchet, Mélanie Thierry and Dominique Blanc)
are all at the top of their art."
LE FIGARO MAGAZINE
"Safy Nebbou succeeds in bringing the master-and-servant relationship to life on the big screen with this perfect pair. Poelvoorde is endearing as a sad clown."
LE POINT
"A well-made and entertaining film."
FIGARO MADAME
"Safy Nebbou has made a tragi-comedy in which the Depardieu/Poelvoorde team works like a charm. Not to forget the women. A special note for the admirable work of Catherine Mouchet."
LE FIGARO
"Benoît Poelvoorde, perfect, subtly personifies the shame and hopelessness of being a right hand man, eternally invisible."
LE MONDE
"Dumas" is a fascinating and gorgeously told tale of the great French author's relationship with Auguste Maquet, the little known co-author of such classics as "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count of Monte Cristo."
"Benoit Poelvoorde's depiction of the auteur's neglected sidekick is a convincing mix of repression and desire."
"Depardieu is clearly in his element..."
"Tech package is marked by Stephane Fontaine's ("A Prophet") fabulous widescreen lensing and a score by Hughes Tabar-Nouval that kicks things up in just the right places."
VARIETY
"Delicious"
LE PARISIEN
"Delightful actors, sharp dialogue, highly polished sets and costumes."
LES INROCKUPTIBLES
