The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Drama · Adventure · 1934
Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.
Movie details
The Count of Monte Cristo
“Romance Lives On ... In The Glory Of Dumas' Immortal Novel !”
1934 Drama · Adventure 1h 53m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Count of Monte Cristo?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Rowland V. Lee
Written by
Dan Totheroh · Rowland V. Lee · Harvey F. Thew · Philip Dunne
Robert Donat
Edmond Dantes
Elissa Landi
Mercedes
Louis Calhern
De Villefort Jr.
Sidney Blackmer
Mondego
Raymond Walburn
Danglars
O. P. Heggie
Abbe Faria
Irene Hervey
Valentine
Court is in session
Put The Count of Monte Cristo on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.