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Dumas

Original title: L'autre Dumas
  • 20102010
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 45m
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6.3/10
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107,590
29,514
Gérard Depardieu and Benoît Poelvoorde in Dumas (2010)
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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 a... Read allWhen 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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
663
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POPULARITY
107,590
29,514
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    • Director
      • Safy Nebbou
    • Writers
      • Cyril Gely(play "Signé Dumas")
      • Safy Nebbou(screenplay)
      • Eric Rouquette(play "Signé Dumas")
    • Stars
      • Gérard Depardieu
      • Benoît Poelvoorde
      • Dominique Blanc
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Safy Nebbou
    • Writers
      • Cyril Gely(play "Signé Dumas")
      • Safy Nebbou(screenplay)
      • Eric Rouquette(play "Signé Dumas")
    • Stars
      • Gérard Depardieu
      • Benoît Poelvoorde
      • Dominique Blanc
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    • 4User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    Gérard Depardieu, Christian Abart, Benoît Poelvoorde, Mélanie Thierry, and Alexis Michalik in Dumas (2010)
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    Gérard Depardieu
    Gérard Depardieu
    • Alexandre Dumas
    Benoît Poelvoorde
    Benoît Poelvoorde
    • Auguste Maquet
    Dominique Blanc
    Dominique Blanc
    • Céleste Scriwaneck
    Mélanie Thierry
    Mélanie Thierry
    • Charlotte Desrives
    Catherine Mouchet
    Catherine Mouchet
    • Caroline Maquet
    Jean-Christophe Bouvet
    Jean-Christophe Bouvet
    • M. Bocquin
    Philippe Magnan
    Philippe Magnan
    • François Guizot, le président du conseil
    Florence Pernel
    Florence Pernel
    • Ida Ferrier Dumas
    Michel Duchaussoy
    Michel Duchaussoy
    • Sous-préfet Crémieux
    Roger Dumas
    Roger Dumas
    • M. de Saint Omer
    Ophélia Kolb
    • Marion
    Christian Abart
    Christian Abart
    • L'inspecteur Flanchet
    Alexis Michalik
    Alexis Michalik
    • Jean-Baptiste Béraud
    Daniel Isoppo
    • Rasconi, le majordome de Dumas
    Pierre Soubestre
    • Monsieur Michel, le jardinier
    Julie Boulanger
    • Clémentine
    Chloé Coulloud
    Chloé Coulloud
    • Sophie
    Luc-Antoine Diquéro
    • Le capitaine Ollier
    • Director
      • Safy Nebbou
    • Writers
      • Cyril Gely(play "Signé Dumas")
      • Safy Nebbou(screenplay)
      • Eric Rouquette(play "Signé Dumas")
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    • Trivia
      Gérard Depardieu also appeared in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) and The Count of Monte Cristo (1998), based on Dumas's novels.
    • Soundtracks
      L'Oiseau libre
      Written and performed by Fawzy Al-Aiedy

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    7/10
    Depardieu shines as Dumas
    Firstly, I saw this with English subtitles on the satellite French movie channel, Cinemoi.

    I'm no reader of literature, let alone French, but I enjoy my movies and this one is a good period romp, with a robust and typically fruity performance by Gerard Depardieu as the womanising and gluttonous Alexandre Dumas. His counterpart, the 'other',is the bookish, bespectacled and rather shy Benoit Poelvoorde, as Auguste Macquet.

    The film aims to redress literary history by stating that Dumas had a ghost writer, or 'help', in creating his masterpieces, such as The Three Musketeers. Apparently, this writer was indeed Macquet who was more a collaborator; the two bouncing ideas off each other. The story here, which apparently found no favours with the critics is rightly popularist, possibly stretched in its accuracy but always entertaining.

    The period detail is fine, as is the pace but it does also have its more serious side, charting stormy waters between the pair over women, writing contracts and events leading up to the French Revolution.

    There's some quite strong brief nudity and mild swearing and a little violence, which would suggest a cert 15. It's 105mins long and ably, if unremarkably directed by Safy Nebbou.

    With Depardieu at the helm, it is surprising that 'Dumas' isn't more well known and released over here in the U.K., as a 'normal' DVD.
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    • Release date
      • February 10, 2010 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official site
      • UGC Distribution (France)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • The Other Dumas
    • Filming locations
      • Fort de Cormeilles, 1 route stratégique, Cormeilles-en-Parisis, Val d'Oise, France
    • Production companies
      • Film Oblige
      • Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
      • K2
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,507,205
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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