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Title: A disappointing disaster of a movie
Review: Knowing Depardieu as such a great actor and considering the length of this "adaptation", I was expecting hours of enjoyment. We had to give up after less than 30 minutes. Instead of using the 7 hours for a more faithful presentation of a masterful plot, it is nonsensical from the very beginning.It is hard to imagine someone who never read the book understanding what is going on and who these characters are. Harder to understand is how the French succeeded in botching up one of their own cultural masterpieces.It is a good idea to rent this movie first before buying it.The best screen adaptation of the novel that I have seen is the 1954 version with Jean Marais. In only 3 hours did a better job of screen adaptation for a long and complex novel. The cast and description are on imdb.
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