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Availability: In Stock - This is normally a Special Order item, but it is currently in stock. AKA: Dark Portals: The Chronicles Of Vidocq [US DVD Title] Director: Pitof Producer: Dominique Farrugia Choreography: Michel Carliez Released: 2001 [France] Genre: Mystery     Sub-Genre: Thriller Keywords:  Action/Adventure || Crime || Flashbacks / Flash Forward || France / French || Investigation || Journalist / Reporter || Period || Revolution / Revolutionary

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HKFlix Says:	The film starts to drag a bit towards the end, but the visuals are so breathtaking and original that it's of little consequence. Overall a highly enjoyable mystery thriller with unrivaled aesthetics.
Avg. Rating:	4 / 5 (based on 1 rating). What did you think of it?
Plot:	In 1830 Paris the infamous detective Vidocq disappears with no trace. The police suspect his archenemy, The Alchemist, but are unable to prove anything. So it's up to Vidocq's loyal biographer, Etienne, to take things into his own hands. Copyright © 2000+ HKFlix, all rights reserved. No part of this text may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from HKFlix.
Overview:	1830m as Paris trembles on the brink of revolution, a terrifying mystery lurks in its darkest shadows. Only one man can solve it. And he's already dead. VIDOCQ is a breathlessly-paced, devastatingly stylish gothic thriller. A man clings to the edge of a roaring furnace. Above him looms a masked figure. The figure removes the mask and Vidocq, thief turned investigator and master of disguise, looks up in horror--and falls to his doom. Thus begin the sinister events that grip Paris on the eve of a second revolution. Many want to know why their hero has died, but none is more determined than dashing young journalist Etienne Boisset. With grim determination he tracks the truth through the darkest corners of the city: from brothel to opium den, even to the bizarre inner sanctum of Vidocq's own hide-out. Etienne begins to build up a picture of inconceivable depravity...
Cast:	Gerard Depardieu  ||  Guillaume Canet  ||  Ines Sastre  ||  Andre Dussollier  ||  Edith Scob  ||  Moussa Maaskri  ||  Jean-Pierre Gos  ||  Isabelle Renauld  ||  Jean-Pol Dubois  ||  Andre Penvern  ||  Gilles Arbona  ||  Jean-Marc Thibault  ||  Francois Chattot  ||  Elsa Kikoine (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	98 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	French (Dolby Digital 2.0 - Stereo) English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
Subtitles:	ENGLISH, Spanish
Distributor:	Lion's Gate [US]  [A USA-Based Distributor]
Rating:	IIB - "Adult Material; Parental Guidance Recommended" (roughly equal to an MPPA rating of "R") Films rated Category IIB contain large amounts of violence and/or nudity and sexual situations in addition to possible explicit language and adult situations.
Features:	Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Stereo "Apocalyptica" Music Video Trailers