The Other Dumas

The Other Dumas

2010 · 105 min · FR · 5.8 (29 votes)
Dir. Safy Nebbou · Starring Gérard Depardieu, Benoît Poelvoorde, Mélanie Thierry, Dominique Blanc, Catherine Mouchet, Michel Duchaussoy · Music Hugues Tabar-Nouval
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Alexandre Dumas, at the height of his career, takes Auguste Maquet, his chief literary collaborator or 'ghost writer' ten years his junior, to meet a young unknown admirer, Charlotte Desrives. The two men are at the summit of their artistic collaboration for they have just published "The Count of Monte Christo", "Queen Margot" and "The Three Musketeers". If it's Maquet who writes the majority of the texts, both the honours and fame go to Dumas.

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A sharp, witty drama exploring the complex dynamics of literary creation and the unequal distribution of fame. It feels like eavesdropping on brilliant minds grappling with ego, ambition, and the true cost of artistic partnership.

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