{"id":50389,"date":"2010-12-13T06:35:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-13T06:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epress.am\/2010\/12\/13\/depardieu-to-play-in-film-about-dumas-visit-to-azerbaijan\/"},"modified":"2010-12-13T06:35:00","modified_gmt":"2010-12-13T06:35:00","slug":"depardieu-to-play-in-film-about-dumas-visit-to-azerbaijan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epress.am\/en\/2010\/12\/13\/depardieu-to-play-in-film-about-dumas-visit-to-azerbaijan.html","title":{"rendered":"Depardieu to Play in Film About Dumas’ Visit to Azerbaijan"},"content":{"rendered":"

G\u00e9<\/span>rard Depardieu to play the role of Alexandre Dumas, the mixed-race author of the Three Musketeers, in a film about the author’s visit to Azerbaijan, reports various Azerbaijani media. Note that Depardieu played Dumas in the 2010 film by Safy Nebbou L’Autre Dumas (“The Other Dumas”).<\/p>\n

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In a meeting with Azerbaijani Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfas Garayev, the French actor confessed to wanting to play Dumas himself.<\/p>\n

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“There are interesting facts about Alexandre Dumas\u2019 visit to Azerbaijan and his affairs there,” he said.<\/p>\n

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Garayev then informed Depardieu that Dumas had been firends with the poet Khurshudbanu Natavan and the film would cover this relationship. <\/p>\n

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“Of course it would be better if Azerbaijani actress plays this role. Maybe this will be so. I am very pleased to be in Azerbaijan, you have a very beautiful city. Interesting historically important buildings, monuments attracted my attention,” Depardieu said in response. <\/p>\n

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Garayev said that the film is expected to be shot in 2-3 years. Different scripts will be prepared in Azerbaijan and sent to Depardieu for him to choose.<\/p>\n

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Depardieu was in Baku to attend the Fourth International Rostropovich Festival from Dec. 12\u201319. Today, he spoke at the Azerbaijani State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater before a performance of Carmen, where he read his favorite passages from the novella by Prosper Morime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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