L'art du crime

As a family of artists and art historians, and lovers of mysteries and of Paris (!) this series ticks all the boxes! Nicholas Gob and Éléonore Gosset have such chemistry! Nice well-rounded characters. I first saw Gob in A French Village; he played a very complex character whom you hated, pitied, felt great compassion for...and hated again by turns...so I was excited to see that he would be in this series. So far, all the characters ring true for me. We're bingeing this on MHz, and hoping for season 3!

I wish they would keep it to art history and crime without the dumb romance. They wouldn't make a good couple and that's fine.

Enjoyable series about a recently divorced cop with a hairspring temper and no knowledge about art who is assigned to the "art crimes" division of the police department in Paris. He is ably assisted by by a pretty (but neurotic) art expert who provides most of the art education. I'm going to assume that many of the facts shared about the artists are accurate and they are nicely incorporated into the crimes that are committed. It gives the series a nice vibe of legitimacy and allows us to suspend our beliefs a little bit (otherwise we have to accept that Paris is an absolute hotbed of art-linked murders). Nicolas Gob and Eleonore Bernheim are very good as the mismatched pair of crime solvers. They're both equally thin-skinned and prickly and get on each other's nerves but they can't deny they work well together. Phillipe Declos as Bernheim's character's father is a nice addition as well, subverting our expectations that fathers are wise and benevolent (he's as neurotic and twitchy as she is). All in all, it's a fun watch.

I love this kind of show, and it's better than it should be.

The acting is superb all around, and the art & history lessons are fascinating whether you are familiar with the art history or not. And you don't need to be an expert because it's really about solving a mystery, contending with new clues, and watching further growth and developments between Captain Verlay and Florence. I have seen both actors in other shows and they are consistently real in every role, excellent actors. The sets are lovely, and every character is just right (tho I could live without Juliette). We just finished binging Season 4, I think it was the best ever, and will wait breathlessly for Season 5.