Paris, 1830: Vidocq is killed by a mirror masked man. A thief turned investigator, he was working on a case of men killed by lightning. His biographer tries to solve the case.
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Title: Vidocq (2001)
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7 wins & 2 nominations.
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Cast
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| 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 | |
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Jean-Pol Dubois | ... | Belmont |
| André Penvern | ... | Veraldi | |
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Gilles Arbona | ... | Lafitte |
| Jean-Marc Thibault | ... | Leviner | |
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François Chattot | ... | Froissard |
| Elsa Kikoïne | ... | La muette | |
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Fred Ulysse | ... | Le vieux souffleur |
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Paris. 1830. In the heart of the town, Vidocq, a famous detective, disappeared as he fights the Alchemist, an assassin that he has been pursuing for a few months. His young biographer, Etienne Boisset, decides to have revenge on Vidocq's death and takes the investigation on... Written by Anonymous
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The underworld has surfaced... See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence, sexual content, nudity and some drug material | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Eugène-François Vidocq (1775-1857) was a real-life French detective who, after spending his youth as a criminal, became a law enforcer and is now considered a pioneer of modern criminology. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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FranceLanguage:
FrenchRelease Date:
19 September 2001 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq See more »Edit
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FRF152,000,000 (estimated)Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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I really wasn't ready to enjoy "Vidocq" having heard a friend of mine telling me he felt like throwing up in the middle of the movie, due to the peculiar camera angles and motion. But having some time to lose while waking up in front of TV, why not take a look?
And I was really taken in that old-Paris atmosphere, which I found strangely bewitching... I did not find the special FX better than in other big budget movies, but "different", finally something original, kind of an nightmarish, apocalyptic surrounding... The storyline had some nice parts to it, but we could have had more. Depardieu was pretty good, Dussollier as well, as opposed to a dreadful Guillaume Canet...
Overall, an interesting movie, with pluses and minuses, I was glad to see it but I won't buy the DVD.... 6/10