French language Literature
Les mystères de Paris
2020
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Paris, 1840. Rodolphe de Gerolstein, prince without fear but not without reproach, investigates the disappearance of his housekeeper's son Germain, an investigation that takes him deep into the Parisian underworld and to some of its most chic addresses, before finally revealing a dark and very personal secret... An animated series adapted from the novel by Eugène Sue in forty three-minute episodes, created from period engravings.
French language | Literature
Episode 1
3 min
La rencontre
Dans les rues de Paris, Rodolphe de Gerolstein fait connaissance avec le Chourineur, un bagarreur au grand coeur, et Fleur de Marie, une orpheline devenue prostituée. Ils vont boire un verre à l'auberge du Lapin-Blanc et racontent leur histoire. Rodolphe est à la recherche d'un certain Germain.
Episode 2
2 min
Les deux affreux
Le redoutable Maître d'école et l'horrible Chouette débarquent au Lapin-Blanc. Puis c'est au tour de Sarah Mac Gregor de faire son entrée. Elle désire parler à Rodolphe, qui se sauve aussitôt. Sarah prend contact avec les deux affreux, mais le Chourineur les aperçoit comploter.
Episode 3
3 min
Pauvre Germain !
Rodolphe et Fleur de Marie croisent le chemin du Chourineur, qui les prévient à propos du complot. Rodolphe lui demande d'organiser un rendez-vous avec le Maître d'école, puis il amène Fleur de Marie à la campagne auprès de sa gouvernante, la mère de Germain.
Episode 4
3 min
Le piège
Rodolphe rejoint le Maître d'école et la Chouette afin de savoir où se trouve Germain. Les deux malfrats le contraignent à aller au Coeur Saignant, un cabaret louche, où le Maître d'école l'assomme et l'enferme dans la cave qui s'inonde peu à peu.
Episode 5
3 min
Sombre châtiment
Le Chourineur sauve Rodolphe de la noyade et réussit à kidnapper le Maître d'école. Le malfrat avoue qu'il est en fait le père de Germain et qu'il l'a enlevé pour en faire un escroc. Pour le punir de ses crimes, Rodolphe le rend aveugle.
Paris, 1840. Rodolphe de Gerolstein, prince without fear but not without reproach, investigates the disappearance of his housekeeper's son Germain, an investigation that takes him deep into the Parisian underworld and to some of its most chic addresses, before finally revealing a dark and very personal secret... An animated series adapted from the novel by Eugène Sue in forty three-minute episodes, created from period engravings.
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