# Vidocq (2001)

> A young biographer pursues a murderous alchemist through a flamboyant, supernatural 1830 Paris after the legendary Vidocq vanishes.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4772

## Facts

- Runtime: 98 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Action, Thriller, Crime, Science Fiction, Mystery
- Director: Pitof
- Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Canet, Inés Sastre, André Dussollier, Édith Scob, Moussa Maaskri, Jean-Pierre Gos, Isabelle Renauld
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164961/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: frenetic, gothic, sinister, late night genre viewing, gothic movie marathon

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