Vidocq

Paris, gaslight. A shattered lens. The legendary detective Vidocq vanishes during a skirmish with a masked killer, the Alchemist. His young protégé Étienne investigates, soon encountering clockwork contraptions and arcane conspiracies. Very stylish steampunk from the early aughts.

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Pitof directed Vidocq in 2001. See Pitof's full filmography, where to start with Pitof, or where to go after you've seen everything by Pitof.

Vidocq was released in 2001 (FR original-language production), with a runtime of 98 minutes.