French
Columbo launched by France 3 in 2017,
Crimes parfaits
resumes with a whimsical and rhythmic season.
As in previous seasons, the first two numbers are worn by Isabelle Gélinas, in the role of the amazing captain Berthot.
What sets it apart from others?
“His fantasy, his taste for men, and, I believe, his assumed desire not to try to be too rigorous in scientific detail as in the rest.
Crime scenes are polluted.
There is no greyish police station or endless interrogation.
What counts are the characters, their intelligence, and the way in which they co-manage their investigations, their affects and those of others”, will tell us the actress, who we happily remember from the funny storms in
Don't do this, don't do that
.
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Isabelle Gélinas at her best
Of the four episodes aired tonight, two are new.
The Foot in the Stirrup
and
Two birds with one stone
, both directed by Marie-Hélène Copti, both embodied by the duo Isabelle Gélinas/Arthur Mazet.
She, although more laid back than in the first episodes, is still as whimsical as ever.
He, although more comfortable than in the first episodes, is still stuck.
The ideal combo for a shock pair and crazy investigations as you wish.
The first concerns a show jumping champion killed by a rosebush stem.
The second, a man killed by a turtle that fell from the sky while he was lounging by his swimming pool.
From the outset, the investigators are at work, the pikes fuse, the tracks open, the actress has fun.
Added to this are the naive stiffness of the assistant (Arthur Mazet), the originality of the lawyer (Thomas Walch) and the two lovers (Franck Adrien and Laurent Fernandez).
In line with detective comedies
Crimes parfaits
is in line with the police comedies of France Télévisions.
The specifications are strict.
A crime, an investigation, a magistrate not in the nails, an efficient team, drawn secondary characters, a hint of heritage and a profusion of guests.
The Intern
,
Alexandra Ehle
,
The Art of Crime
,
César Wagner
,
Candice Renoir, Marianne
... All more or less follow the same mould, except for a few details.
Here, the five pairs who follow one another in the casting - there are five in total - and the crimes of which the viewer knows the culprit or culprits from the outset.
The set is not innovative.
At the very least, it is entertaining and rather effective.
Enough to feed, again and again, the program schedules.
Crimes parfaits
now has 32 episodes, seen by an average of 4.5 million viewers...
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