If you have a thing for old German cinema or just really love the idea of a revenge plot that refuses to slow down, you'll probably enjoy Die Gräfin von Monte-Christo. If you need realism or a plot that makes sense every single second, skip it. You will likely hate the way the coincidences just keep piling up like dirt...
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"If you have a thing for old German cinema or just really love the idea of a revenge plot that refuses to slow down, you'll probably enjoy Die Gräfin von Monte-Christo. If you need realism or a plot that makes sense every single second, skip it. You will likely hate the way the coincidences just keep piling up like dirty laundry.The SetupBrigitte Helm is the star here, and she spends most of the movie looking like she’s about to either cry or destroy someone's entire life. It’s great. She gets fr..."
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