Following extraordinary, sell-out demand at the Alliance Française French Film Festival, THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO returns to cinemas this weekend for advance screenings, before releasing nationally from 10 April. Pierre Niney leads an all-star cast in the thrilling new adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' epic adventure, the first French cinematic treatment of the iconic tale of romance and redemption in over fifty years. A global phenomenon (with 12 million+ tickets sold), the film delivers luxurious big-screen entertainment and escapism, at once timeless and electrifyingly new. It's one of Easter's true must-sees.

Australia’s largest national film festival - and the biggest celebration of French cinema outside of France - the 36th edition of the Alliance Française French Film Festival is now screening nationally! Among the line-up is Opening Night Gala MONSIEUR AZNAVOUR starring Tahar Rahim as the iconic singer-songwriter, Centrepiece selection THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO which stormed the French box office with nearly 10 million tickets sold, the Australian Premieres of Gilles Lellouche's hit romantic epic BEATING HEARTS and Emmanuel Courcol's feel-great audience favourite MY BROTHER'S BAND, and many more!

Just as Marion Cotillard was to La Vie en Rose, Golden Globe-nominated actor Tahar Rahim is to MONSIEUR AZNAVOUR, transforming into the iconic singer-songwriter for this lavishly entertaining rise-to-stardom biography of the man who beat all odds to not only become one of France’s best-loved entertainers, but personified French culture to the English-speaking world. Led by its star’s astonishing performance and stunning vocal prowess, Mehdi Idir and Grand Corps Malade’s emotional and lavishly-mounted film is a true tour de force as intimate as it is spectacular.