TV series

Le Secret des Flamands

1974 · 1 season

A slow, talky historical drama that treats art history like a crime saga, rewarding patience with intrigue and period atmosphere.

Overview: Inspired by the book The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects by painter Giorgio Vasari, this historical soap opera, in which betrayals, kidnappings, murders and police investigations are interwoven, relates the discovery by the Italians of the secret of Flemish painting around 1470.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Art, obsession, betrayal, crime
Content: Mild violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 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: art
obsession
betrayal
crime
power
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild