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The Countess of Cagliostro

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Lupin's first adventure, at 20, and the woman who schooled him

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Quick recap

Twenty-year-old Raoul d'Andrésy isn't the famous Arsène Lupin yet. In love with Clarisse, Baron d'Étigues's daughter, he learns that the baron and a group of nobles led by Beaumagnan plan to kill Joséphine Balsamo, who claims to be Cagliostro's daughter and never to age. Raoul saves her and falls for her. Together, and then against each other, they race the nobles for the secrets of a hidden treasure. Joséphine teaches Raoul the art of crime but also shows a cruel side he can't accept. The contest ends with Raoul winning and walking away from her, a young thief ready to become Lupin.

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What changed on screen

  1. ChangeThe childhood was added

    The book opens with Lupin already 20. The 2004 film starts with his childhood and his father's death, which aren't in this book.

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  2. ChangeClarisse changes families

    In the book, Clarisse is Baron d'Étigues's daughter. In the film, Eva Green plays Clarisse de Dreux-Soubise, Lupin's cousin.

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  3. ChangeA 1913 epilogue

    The film adds an ending set in 1913, tied to Archduke Franz Ferdinand. None of that is in the book.

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  4. ReferenceThe key to The Hollow Needle

    This is the book where Leblanc reveals how the secret of the kings' treasure from The Hollow Needle came to Lupin.

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