Rather than merely give us another shortened movie version of this literary classic, writer Kelly D’Angelo, who has read over six versions of the story including one in French, has no less than attempted to put as much time into creating the musical and include as intact a narrative as could be possible for stage — as did Dumas put into the actual literary writing. Only thing is, all that pre-study didn’t quite translate. Read the full review at Gia On The Move (official press) http://giaonthemove.com/2015/06/19/gia-hff15-reviews-the-count-of-monte-cristo/