Vidocq
To look into his mask was to lose your soul.
Country
Production
Budget
$0
Revenue
$13 240 767
Director
Actors
Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Canet, Inés Sastre, André Dussollier, Edith Scob, Moussa Maaskri, Jean-Pierre Gos, Isabelle Renauld, Jean-Pol Dubois, André Penvern
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Dominique Farrugia, Olivier Granier
Operator
Jean-Pierre Sauvaire
Composer
Artist
Jean Rabasse, Céline Chotard, David Klett
Audition
Brigitte Moidon
Editing
Thierry Hoss
All team (40)
All team (40)
Short description
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...
What's left behind the scenes
- The original script project was written by screenwriter and director David Fakrikian. In this version, Vidoc challenged political villains who had orchestrated a foul political intrigue. The film's action was intended to span three days, and in the finale, Vidoc's actions led to the July Revolution of 1830, showing thousands of French citizens fighting police forces. However, this plot version was rejected by producers as being too radical and subversive. As a result, only the time and place of action, the names of the main characters, and the production design concept remained from the original project.
- After the fight with the Alchemist, Vidoc falls into a well—and is subsequently rescued in exactly the same way Luke Skywalker was rescued after his fight with Darth Vader in the film "Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back" (1980).
- At 1:33:28, as the main characters leave the grave of Vidocq's partner, the words «Jimm Morrison n'est pas mort» are scratched into the crypt in the lower right corner, which translates from French as "Jim Morrison is not dead." It is evident that the scene was filmed at the famous Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, where the musician is buried. Calligraphic tributes from fans can already be found on graves within a 50-meter radius of Morrison's resting place.
- «Vidocq» is the first film in history to be shot entirely on a digital video camera. George Lucas followed closely with «Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones» (2002).
- Eugène-François Vidocq wrote a series of books about his own adventures. In the 20th century, he became one of the favorite figures of French mass culture and the protagonist of numerous novels, films, and plays.
- Originally, Vidocq was to be played by Daniel Auteuil. However, due to the decision to film with new digital cameras, production was delayed; this conflicted with Auteuil's plans, and he left the project.
- The film takes extreme liberties with the facts of the life of the real detective Eugène-François Vidocq (1775-1857), who was once a thief before becoming a renowned private detective—a sort of French counterpart to Allan Pinkerton.
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