The Art of Crime

Season 6

2022 · 2 episodes · 2h 58m in all · 7.3/10

Antoine Verlay, an unsympathetic police officer but a good researcher, and Florence Chassagne, a renowned but neurotic art historian, are forced to work together in the field of art trafficking. Antoine knows nothing about art, but Florence regularly has conversations in her head with deceased painters. To solve the crimes, the mismatched duo must decipher paintings to learn the artist's personality and understand the thief's motivations.

Episodes

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   1. The New Olympia

   12 Dec 2022 · 94 min · 7.0/10

   A young woman's body is found in a photo studio, seemingly killed while recreating Manet's work. Detectives Verlay and Chassagne investigate, uncovering a stolen Manet masterpiece from Boston.

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   2. The Vampire's Scream

   19 Dec 2022 · 84 min · 7.5/10

   In the Paris catacombs, a young actress playing a vampire is discovered slain in a coffin, staked through her heart. Detectives Verlay and Chassagne investigate her theatre troupe, but personal entanglements arise, complicating the case.