Any recommendations for Dumas besides usual 3 Musketeers?

[NNoah3]

NNoah3- It just looks like we have our tiny little corner of the sky, though. We should start a little fan club here and try to get people excited about Dumas.

Yes!!!!

Lets inviting all the people who are fan of Dumas's books, to join the club.

[Aramis]

Well, there are at least two of us so far, and maybe Darlin. Are you still there, by the way, D?

[Darlin]

Yep, still here. Just getting back from vacation and getting caught up on all my e-mail at work and home. That always takes a little time.

Three's a good number. One for all and all that. Pity more people don't appreciate Dumas' works. I found a lot of his stories have been made into movies, one that came out a few years ago in France, dubbed if you get it in America, Queen Margot.

[Aramis]

Hmm. I honestly prefer subtitled works to dubbed ones, but I'll be on the lookout for it, in any case. Do you have any more information about it- directors and such?

[ArcherSnake]

I wasnt aware until recently that The 3 Musketeers was kinda a series. I read The 3 Musketeers a long time ago, and one night I was channel-surfing and saw The Man In The Iron Mask with Leonardo DiCaprio. I was shocked to see D'Artanian (sp) and all those other guys show up! I've gotta read the actual book; I have Dumas' The Count Of Monte Christo lined up right now.

[Aramis]

Yeah! We're all very happy for you, here. FYI- It's spelled D'Artagnan and Cristo, not Christo. Anyway, we shall brake out the balloons and celebrate. If only there was an appropriate smilie besides the dancing banana, which I use way too often.

[Darlin]

Hmm. I honestly prefer subtitled works to dubbed ones, but I'll be on the lookout for it, in any case. Do you have any more information about it- directors and such?

My bad as they say, it’s subtitled and you can probably get it from your library or order it at Amazon. It got great reviews but I've never seen it. Because it's bound to be action packed for me it's hard to keep up with the subtitles and the action I find with foreign movies and I have to sometimes watch them a second time or more to catch everything.

House of Flying Daggers I saw three times at the theater and when I bought it I couldn't bear to watch with the American dubbed voices. I ended up learning something new each time I watched it even after I bought it. But you know this has made me want to go out and rent Queen Margot after all, if I can enjoy Chinese and Japanese movies why not Dumas' book put to film?

Btw, what do you think about the Musketeer movies by Michael York? They went through all the novels if I'm not mistaken, rather condensed and then he did that one with Hallmark about D'Artagnan's daughter. Never saw any but the first one.

[Aramis]

The book did have several action sequences, but there were also a lot of politics involved. That means that there were a lot of scenes with no action whatsoever. However, it still managed to be very bloody because of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre and other fights. Of course, the movie might be different.

I did enjoy the two Michael York movies that I saw, though I think they only went as far as "Twenty Years After" (which was actually titled "The Return of the Musketeers"). Of course, he also was in the one about D'Artagnan's daughter, which is not based on a Dumas story. The two that I saw, however, "The Three Musketeers and "The Four Musketeers" (which are actually two parts of the same book), were probably the most accurate musketeer movies that I have ever seen. The only one that I enjoyed more was the 1993 Disney movie.

[Themis]

Ad "Topic": If you haven't read it yet, you should read "Camille" by Alexandre Dumas. In French it's called "La Dame aux Camilias" and I think it's called "Camille" in English.
It's different from his other books but in my personal opinion, it's his best.

[Darlin]

Ack! That's almost blashphemy! Lol! Camille's by the son not the master, father, pere! But thanks for the recommendation. I liked Camille but it is very, very different than the father's style and it's the father that I adore. His work is fast paced, full of action, romance and wonderful characters. His works simply excel.

[Stephi]

Hi,
I am also a huge Dumas fan! I've read fourteen of his books in total, and I'm currently halfway through another.

[Darlin]

Another girl with good taste! And good for you! What book are you reading right now?

[Stephi]

Joseph Balsamo, and I've just added the Chevalier de Maison Rouge to my collection! The total is now 17.

[Darlin]

You know I think his books are addictive! When I discovered my library had his books in the rare books section I went through them as fast I could. I really enjoyed Joseph Balsamo and the Chevalier de Maison Rouge is a favorite of mine. I really like the way it ends. Fortunately I was able to buy a copy of that at the half price book store. You'll have to tell us what you think about Joseph Balsamo.

[Stephi]

Yeah I definitely agree his books are addictive!! I'm on pg 193 out of 690 so far in Joseph Balsamo, and really enjoying it!