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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Monzo" data-source="post: 439527" data-attributes="member: 19949">"Le Comte de Monte-Cristo" (English title: "The Count of Monte Cristo") has been adapted twice as a miniseries for French television, both times with great success. The first miniseries, broadcast in 1979 on France 3, is considered the best adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic.[MEDIA=youtube]b1eMRVrncjA[/MEDIA]Following the success and acclaim of the 1979 miniseries, it was surprising that "Le Comte de Monte-Cristo" would be adapted again for French televsion. However, network TF1 took on the material, this time with the then-great film star Gérard Depardieu in the role of Edmond Dantès, and it achieved record-breaking ratings. The premiere drew 12,828,000 viewers, and the 1998 adaptation became the most-watched French-language miniseries on French television. Even though the 1998 adaptation stayed true to the novel, there was a surprise at the very end, as the final scene wasn't in the novel at all. However, the intention was clearly to provide the audience with a satisfying conclusion.[MEDIA=youtube]vFfwQtyWnQQ[/MEDIA]The 1998 miniseries was frequently and successfully repeated by smaller broadcasters in France until, in recent years, the question arose: Is it even permissible to broadcast a miniseries with the convicted lead actor Gérard Depardieu, and are viewers still allowed to find it entertaining?</blockquote>

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