L'Empereur de Paris (2018)
Genre: Adventure
Duration: 110 minuten
Country:
France
Directed by: Jean-François Richet
Stars: Vincent Cassel, Olga Kurylenko and Denis Ménochet
IMDb score:
6,3 (6.810)
Releasedate: 19 December 2018
L'Empereur de Paris plot
"Fugitive. Detective. Legend."
The nineteenth century. Vidocq is notorious for his successful escapes and also in Toulon, where he is serving a new sentence, he quickly says goodbye to his cellmates. In Paris, he tries to live a quiet life until he is overtaken by his past and he is accused of a crime he did not commit. Vidocq is confronted by both the authorities and the underworld and must reveal the truth to prove his innocence. For this he has to cooperate with the police. He becomes the head of a group of former convicts and has his own methods to stop crime in Paris.
Actors and actresses
Vidocq
Henry
Nathanaël
The Baroness
Maillard
Annette
Dubillard
Courtaud
The Duke
Fouché
Reviews & comments
Noodless
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- 10069 messages
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Decent film, but less strong than that of 2001. Here everything revolves purely around crime and lacks the mysterious accents that were more present in Vidocq (2001). The locations and decors are fine. The camera work is sometimes a bit less during the action scenes: sometimes too dark or too fast that it is not clear. 6/10
Translated from Dutch · View original
Filmkriebel
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- 10080 messages
- 4714 votes
Looks easy, and that is almost all said about this new Vidocq film adaptation.
Good that Vincent Cassel has the leading role, because he knows how to portray a versatile figure. Vidocq continues to fascinate. Originally a street criminal with a considerable near-national reputation, he works his way up to become the director of the world's first-ever detective force. The world can be strange at times. L'Empereur de Paris describes his efforts to obtain a pardon for his past misdeeds, single-handedly bringing down the crime rate in Paris. He takes on some tough enemies. Who will make it as Emperor of Paris? Organized crime? Or Vidocq?
It's all neatly done and the re-creation of Paris in the Empire period comes out well in a few scenes. Due to the somewhat wrong feeling blockbuster content, it also lacks something essential to take it to a higher level.
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