Les rivières pourpres
- TV Series
- 2018–
- 1h
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6.8/10
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A bizarre series of murders, a stubborn investigator duo and a lot of bodies.A bizarre series of murders, a stubborn investigator duo and a lot of bodies.A bizarre series of murders, a stubborn investigator duo and a lot of bodies.
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- TriviaJean-Christophe Grangé the writer of the novel and creator of the show, wanted Jean Reno to reprise his role as Pierre Niémans from the two prior films, but the producers flatly refused, stating he was too old, and thus, Reno wasn't even offered the part, with Olivier Marchal being cast instead.
- Alternate versionsFor its German TV release, the show was reedited to TV movie format by combining the two episodes which deal with one case.
- ConnectionsFollows The Crimson Rivers (2000)
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Detective work as Sisyphean labour
'The Crimson Rivers' is a French detective series about a pair of police officers who specialize in investigating crimes with a religious, or occult, dimension. Little explanation is provided as to their mandate, while their methods involve disregarding correct procedure, being rude to their colleagues, explaining nothing to anyone, but, almost unfailingly, being right in the end. An accurate "police procedural" this is not, and neither is it filmed or written with particular artistry. And yet I liked the programme, as its gruff hero and heroine work their way through a succession of grim cases spread out over a grey-tinged France that feels rather different from the country in the tourist guides. They each have their own motivations for carrying out their mission; their behaviour at least partly explained by their view of their work as a necessary yet Sisyphean labour. In an age where we seem overwhelmed by clean Scandi-noir or gruesome serial killer stories, 'The Crimson Rivers' offers us a refreshingly different take.
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- Mar 5, 2019
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