French detective series braquo

A dark realistic cop series from worldfamous filmmaker and former police office olivier marchal. The series follows the 2003 french film of the same name in which childhood. W ith a mere eight episodes per season, each one 52 minutes a pop, hardhitting french cop series braquo is a bit more userfriendly than its marathon us rivals. The series begins three years later as the new couple, with their respective children, leave for a relaxing vacation at martins parents house. There are two reasons why its the perfect title for the french cop thriller series. At last, a detective show where the sun shines once in a while. The series follows a group of police officers led by eddy. The series follows the 2003 french film of the same name in which childhood sweethearts constance and martin, both married with children, reunite and leave their spouses for each other.

Braquo is a french crime drama television series created by olivier marchal. A rouge police unit who get results through sometimes well always unusual methods. The series follows a group of police led by eddy caplan jeanhugues anglade who use violent and unorthodox methods in their criminal investigations. With jeanhugues anglade, joseph malerba, karole rocher, geoffroy thiebaut. French television series braquo follows four police officers as they look to avenge their. When this is brought to the attention of internal affairs. With themes like politic a very secret service and marseille, sex borgia, maison close and versailles, murder, suspense braquo, the bureau and witnesses, humor call my agent, and art, they are definitely worth a watch. French tv series available on vod platforms french culture. Here is a list of some of the best french tv series available on vod platforms in the u. Shown over here on the fx channel, this grimy and often quite savage outing sees lowdown dirty criminals being chased by even lowerdown and dirtier cops. So despite being a big fan of series 1 theres a distinct gap in my braquo knowledge as series 4 starts.

If you do, we would like to draw your attention to the nine popular modern series that french viewers become addicted to. Fx have got the second series coming in 2012 so roll on that when it comes, sooner the better. With caroline proust, audrey fleurot, thierry godard, philippe duclos. However, braquo focuses much more on four detectives, working together as a team, who often bend the rules and find themselves working in the gray areas between breaking and upholding the law. Shown over here on the fx channel, this grimy and often quite savage outing sees lowdown dirty criminals being chased by. Braquo if you are more into drama french tv series, i recommend braquo. The first season of braquo established a record audience for an original production of the channel and surpassed that of many u. Braquo the french wire is perhaps a rather simplistic way to describe braquo but nonetheless its a pretty accurate one. But rather than tell anyone, he continues to investigate a new synthetic drug that has hit the streets of paris.

The series follows a group of police officers led by eddy caplan jeanhugues anglade who use violent and. In 1991 he is a happily married man with a dream job who welcomes a baby daughter. The best french tv series to learn french through tv shows. Braquo, what some viewers call the other french crime drama, is back in the us with eight new episodes, and the action in season 3 picks up where season 2s cliffhanger leaves off. Created by alexandra clert, guypatrick sainderichin. Edgar allan poes 1841 short story the murders in the rue morgue is generally considered to be the first true detective story. Braquo, what some viewers call the other french crime drama, is back in the us with eight new episodes, and the action in season 3 picks up. Four police officers of the sdpj hautsdeseine, eddie caplan, walter. The passenger stars the mesmeric jeanhugues anglade also in pacey thriller braquo as the mysterious mathias, a psychiatrist who becomes embroiled in a murder mystery when carefully posed bodies. The best tv series to learn french mhz choice blog. Series three of braquo which can be roughly translated as a colloquial french term for a violent heist or robbery arrives on dvd and bluray today, and when i say arrives i mean it rocks up at your door wearing a balaclava, toting an automaticrifle and demanding that you grasp its box in your sweaty palms before jamming your chosen format. Braquo is an entertaining and gripping police tv series. Amazon prime video acquires more than 40 french shows.

The language that the cops and gangsters speak has little to do with school. The name of the series comes from the french slang word braquage. Unfortunately, my indepth investigation into the modern gangsters seems to find that unlike last decades shows like the sopranos hbo 19992007, the wire hbo 20022008, the shield fx 20022008, the french braquo 2009 showing the gangsterlike quality of corrupt cops, sons of anarchy fx 2008 and of course the groundbreaking. In a recent new york times article, television critic alessandra stanley likened the french series spiral engrenages, to amcs the killing spiral, available on netflix instant streaming since september 2012, is one of a small handful of french series to grace us audiences in recent years. All 24 episodes from the first three seasons of olivier marchals french police thriller. The 3part miniseries tells the story of detective michel serrero, a great cop who has just been diagnosed with a serious illness. Yes, it is in french with english subtitles but i had no problem with that. Braquo slang for heist follows a squad of paris cops who exist in the blurred boundaries at the very edge of the law, often using violence and intimidation to get the job done. The most memorable dramas ive watched recently have been french, or part french.

Probably this and romanzo criminale have been my fav tv shows this year. Third season of gritty french crime drama now streaming. Engrenages and braquo were both mentioned in my post on french detective series and line of duty in my last one called uk. Many french tv channels also give you the possibility to watch episodes up to one week after they were broadcasted. Bit bored a work so muddled a braquoa team mock up thats mock btw. Four police officers of the sdpj hautsdeseine, eddie caplan, walter morlighem, theo wachevski and roxane delgado have their lives turned upside down when their colleague, max, committed suicide, following a case in which he is unfairly blamed. Peur sur du lac or fear by the lake is a new french thriller series about a mysterious and mortally. Braquo was the second of the french series that was pretty popular outside of france. Braquo is a treacly french noir with a razor sharp setup. It was for midlevel students of the language and dealt with basic situations and presented grammar in context. Follows criminal investigations in paris from all the different points of view of those involved. Braquo season 4 box set trailer english subtitles youtube. Braquo braquo, like engrenages, is a detective series.

I would recommend it to whoever likes police tv series or even to whoever wants to improve hisher own french listening skills, since it has subtitle in english. French tv series to watch this summer french culture. I strongly recommend buying both series and plan on a long fabulous series binge. This parisian cop thriller is about the lawyers, judges, prosecutors and detectives who cross paths on cases that reveal the dregs of humanity.

Poe referred to it as one of his tales of ratiocination, where ratiocination is itself a french word meaning reasoning or conscious deliberate inference. It handles mature audience subjects, and in the first season gave this particular police group a bad name. Another, the gritty crime series, braquo was made available on hulu in january 20. These are all the reasons that i never got around to watching the rest of series 2 of hardboiled french cop drama braquo. A gripping crime thriller, braquo dives into the french underworld for a tale of corruption and deceit. Braquo is a french slang word, apparently originating from the suburbs of paris, which means a particularly violent heist. When a threeandahalfyearold boy tells a school psychologist that his mother is not his real mommy, he seeks the help of a police captain whos reluctant to take on the case as shes already occupied by a major robbery investigation.

With anne charrier, pascal elbe, sophie quinton, camille lou. Braquo is a treacly french noir with a razor sharp setup keith watson friday 27 apr 2012 12. I watched all episodes over two days i have ordered season 2. No, not soundbites describing the year that was 2016. The series tell the story of detective alexandre falco. This spanishproduced mini series, set in cuba in the late 1990s, is based on leonardo paduras havana quartet novels about.

When the nobilities decide to rebel against the monarchy the king must take some action to subdue the rebellion which is a. Spiral, a french crime series originally called engrenages, is a huge hit in france, as well as on bbc four in britain, and it has found a devout american following on netflix, which. It can keep your eyes glued to the screen if you love the french existentialism attitude. The 3part mini series tells the story of detective michel serrero, a great cop who has just been diagnosed with a serious illness.