TV series

Les Mystères de Paris

1980 · 1 season

A slow, somber plunge into old Paris, rich with secrets and social cruelty, rewarding patience with quiet emotional force.

Overview: TV mini series. An adaptation of Eugene Sue's popular novel.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Class, justice, identity, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
justice
identity
betrayal
politics
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild