Thrown by traitors to the bottom of a dungeon for fourteen years and miraculously free, considered dead by those who loved and hated him… Dantès, now Count of Monte Cristo, patiently builds his revenge, collects the secrets of his enemies, and embarks on a dangerous journey, pushed like the cloud of fire passing through the sky to burn the cursed cities.
Véronique Boutonnet and Richard Arselin revisit Alexandre Dumas’ masterpiece and have it performed here by only three actors. This flagship show by the company Les Âmes Libres shakes up the chronology of this classic of French literature and leaves room for the imagination of the spectator. This critically acclaimed play returns to the Essaïon.