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Overview

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Director:

Pitof

Writers:

François-Eugène Vidocq (memoirs)
Pitof (screenplay)
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Release Date:

19 September 2001 (Belgium) more

Tagline:

The underworld has surfaced... more

Plot:

Paris. 1830. In the heart of the town, Vidocq, a famous detective, disappeared as he fights the Alchemist... more | add synopsis

Awards:

7 wins & 2 nominations more

User Comments:

Excellent, dark fantasy more (66 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Gérard Depardieu ... Vidocq
Guillaume Canet ... Etienne Boisset
Inés Sastre ... Préah
André Dussollier ... Lautrennes
Edith Scob ... Sylvia
Moussa Maaskri ... Nimier
Jean-Pierre Gos ... Tauzet
Isabelle Renauld ... Marine Lafitte
Jean-Pol Dubois ... Belmont
André Penvern ... Veraldi
Gilles Arbona ... Lafitte
Jean-Marc Thibault ... Leviner
François Chattot ... Froissard

Elsa Kikoïne ... La muette
Fred Ulysse ... Le vieux souffleur
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq (USA) (DVD title)
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MPAA:

Rated R for violence, sexual content, nudity and some drug material.

Runtime:

100 min | Finland:98 min | Canada:93 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Duboicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Bordeaux, Gironde, France more

Company:

Canal+ more


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Trivia:

First feature film shot with the new Sony digital 1080p 24 fps cameras to reach the screen (a year before Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)). more

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References Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) more

Soundtrack:

Concerto for mandolin RV 532: Andante more


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12 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent, dark fantasy, 14 April 2003
Author: FilmFlaneur from London

Vidocq is directed by the singular Pitof, who has worked with Jean-Pierre Jeunet on such films as Alien Resurrection and the superior City of Lost Children. Depardieu stars (his 116th film!) in a striking tale of 1830's supernatural murder, set in Paris which would make an excellent double bill with From Hell. Vidocq was a real historical personage, and a genuine founder of modern French criminology - though this is a highly fictionalised part of a part of his life, inspired by the 'orrible crimes of contemporary penny dreadfuls and the likes of Spring Heeled Jack, than by any real facts. The film is shot entirely on high quality video and so visually it is completely different to a regular film. The sometimes disconcerting loss of depth of field brought by the format is compensated for by an immediacy and high impact in close ups, as well as an amazing (and presumably inexpensive), flexibility in shots and special effects. Watching it I was reminded of what a BBC costume drama would be like on acid, and could also see indebtedness to Phantom of the Opera, Sherlock Holmes and perhaps Blade... All in all I thought this the best French fantasy I have seen since Brotherhood of the Wolf - admittedly a small field, especially if one draws a veil over the dismal Belphagor: Phantom of the Louvre. Worth seeing if you like your fantasy dark, Gallic and hectic. A notable credit in the art department on Vidocq is Marc Caro (another Jeunet collaborator), who creates a convincing and claustrophobic world of political upheaval, crowded streets, menacing glass works and a range of grotesques. Some great scenes, EG the two men set on fire by lightning bolts set to the elegant music of Vivaldi, while the three or four main fight scenes are handled excitingly. Vidocq is such a strong character that this film cries out for a sequel. But Pitof is now apparently working on Catwoman, and going by this, his is a stylish, if rather in your face, talent. The HK DVD is excellent, although there are occasional glitches in the subtitles.

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