The Emperor of Paris

The Emperor of Paris is a 2018 French historical drama film directed by Jean-François Richet and written by Éric Besnard and Richet.[3][4]

The Emperor of Paris
Theatrical release poster
FrenchL'Empereur de Paris
Directed byJean-François Richet
Screenplay byÉric Besnard
Jean-François Richet
Produced byEric Altmayer
Nicolas Altmayer
StarringVincent Cassel
CinematographyManuel Dacosse
Edited byHervé Schneid
Music byMarco Beltrami
Marcus Trumpp
Distributed byGaumont
Release date
  • 3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) (Arras Film Festival)
Running time
120
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$25.6 million[1]
Box office$8.6 million[2]

Plot

The film is about an ex-con turned police officer.[5] Under the reign of Napoleon, Francois Vidocq cuts a notorious figure in the Parisian underworld - he is the only man to have escaped the country's most terrifying penal colonies. However, some years later, he switched sides and gets hired as a detective in the French police. He founded his own private detective agency and became one of the greatest detectives of all times. However, his dark past still follows him...

Cast

Production

Filming

Shooting began on 25 September 2017.[6] Between 19 October and 10 November 2017, scenes were shot on "La Base", the former Air Base 217 located near Brétigny-sur-Orge and Le Plessis-Pâté in the Essonne department.[7][8][9]

Production also took place in the castles of Vaux-le-Vicomte and Fontainebleau in Seine-et-Marne,[10] as well as in Pontoise Cathedral in Val-d'Oise.[11]

Release

The film premiered at the Arras Film Festival on 3 November 2018. It was later released in France and Belgium on 19 December 2018, followed by other countries on later dates.

References
  1. "L\'Empereur de Paris (2018) - JPBox-Office".
  2. "L'Empereur de Paris (2018) - Financial Information".
  3. "'The Emperor of Paris' ('L'Empereur de Paris'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 9 January 2019.
  4. Keslassy, Elsa (3 November 2018). "Gaumont's 'The Emperor of Paris' Pre-Sells to International Markets (EXCLUSIVE)".
  5. Keslassy, Elsa (26 September 2017). "Gaumont Boards J.F. Richet-Vincent Cassel Pic 'The Emperor of Paris'".
  6. "Après Mesrine, Vincent Cassel devient Vidocq pour Jean-François Richet". Le Figaro. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  7. La Base - Cœur d'Essonne Agglomération
  8. "La Base accueille le tournage de L'empereur de Paris (Vidocq), le nouveau film de Jean-François Richet !". Cœur d'Essonne Agglomération. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  9. Appel au casting de figurants - Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Essonne
  10. "Fontainebleau : Jean-François Richet tourne « Vidocq », au château". Le Parisien. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  11. "Pontoise : Vincent Cassel se cache dans la Cathédrale Saint-Maclou". Le Parisien. 5 December 2017.


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