Vidocq

Vidocq

To look into his mask was to lose your soul.

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Release Date

9/18/2001

Runtime

98 mins

Overview

Paris, 1830. In the heart of the town, Vidocq, a famous detective, disappears as he fights the Alchemist, an assassin that he has been pursuing for a few months. His young biographer, Etienne Boisset, decides to avenge Vidocq's death and takes the investigation on...

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

$13,240,767

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A visually sumptuous Victorian noir chase through an alchemical underworld, where a biographer pursues a supernatural assassin into increasingly surreal and haunting territory. The film prioritizes atmosphere and spectacle over narrative clarity, creating a dreamlike descent into darkness.

Mood

Dread-soakedUnsettlingTense

Themes

ObsessionRevengeMortalityPower

Tone

Operatic

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

PainterlyHigh-contrastStylized genre

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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