DUMAS: BLACK DEVIL
MOVIE ON 18TH CENTURY BLACK GENERAL
Coming from director Ladj Ly and Pathe, who scored huge success with movie versions of Alexandre Duma's Musketeers and Count of Monte Cristo, is a film on his father DUMAS: BLACK DEVIL which will also be an expensive, big budget historical epic. It has been announced today that Theo Christine, Vincent Cassel, Omar Sy and François Civil will lead the cast of 2027. movie. Thomas Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie Dumas, was born a Caribbean slave in 1762 and beat the odds by rising through the
ranks to become a revolutionary French general. The son of a nobleman, Marquis Alexandre Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie, and an African slave, Marie-Cessette Dumas, he became the first and highest ranking Black leader in the French military and served under Napoleon Bonaparte.
But despite his many exploits, which earned him the nickname of “Black
Devil,” his role in the French Revolution was underplayed and he was
even denied a full pension and legion of honor by Bonaparte. Although he
was not even 4 years old when his father died of stomach cancer,
Alexandre Dumas cherished his legacy.
ranks to become a revolutionary French general. The son of a nobleman, Marquis Alexandre Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie, and an African slave, Marie-Cessette Dumas, he became the first and highest ranking Black leader in the French military and served under Napoleon Bonaparte.
But despite his many exploits, which earned him the nickname of “Black
Devil,” his role in the French Revolution was underplayed and he was
even denied a full pension and legion of honor by Bonaparte. Although he
was not even 4 years old when his father died of stomach cancer,
Alexandre Dumas cherished his legacy.
Definitely not our film...just watched an Italian film Ein Zug voller Hoffnung (The Children's Train in English; German name makes more sense to me though). Surprisingly good.
ReplyDeleteI did cover that one methinks back when it was released.
DeleteI did not like new Musketeers and did not even want to watch their Monte Cristo, so I am on the fence with this one, but no one in the cast pisses me off, so that is good.
I'd give this one a try. It doesn't sound horrible, but not spectacular either. And like you, the cast doesn't piss me off, so that's a plus LOL
ReplyDeleteHe is cute, bet he will be hot in the uniform. Reminds me a bit of Lucien Laviscount who is hot as sweet hell itself.
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