

Detective Antoine Verlay, an intuitive and tenacious police officer, and renowned art historian Florence Chassagne, team up to solve crimes in the French art world. This popular French series and emerging U.S. cult favorite combines sleuthing, romance, art and beautiful Paris scenery for an enchanting series with echoes of Moonlighting.

A hot-headed and uncultured cop, Captain Antoine Verlay gets assigned against his will to the Central Office for the Fight against Trafficking in Cultural Goods and teams up with wildly imaginative art historian Florence Chaddagne to solve art-related murder cases. Good thing they have Florence's art historian father in the wings for consultation. Through their intriguing investigations they delve into the history of great artists and follow in the footsteps of renowned masters. The cases lead them through the spectacular cultural landscape of Paris. The unlikely duo learns that the key to understanding the crimes lies in the works of art themselves. They also learn they can no longer do without each other... to solve the investigations.

Cast chemistry, breathtaking art and the city of love make The Art of Crime one of the most addictive series going. Follow art historian Florence Chassagne (Eléonore Bernheim) as she assists the clueless-about-art Captain Verlay (Nicolas Gob, A French Village) as they solve murders and thefts involving the art of some of France’s greatest artists.

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.

Antoine Verlay, intuitive and tenacious police officer, and the renowned art historian Florence Chassagne, have become totally interdependent... when it comes to solving crime. A touch of romance and fascinating crimes to investigate in the world of art: the perfect combination a brand new season!

Antoine Verlay and Florence Chassagne return for two new investigations that will plunge them into the world of two immense artists: Cézanne and David. From the ochre landscapes of Aix-en-Provence and Mont Sainte-Victoire, to the wax figures illustrating the tumultuous French Revolution at the Musée Grévin, and including the famous galleries of the Louvre, our duo will have to be ingenious to understand the intimate connection between the murderers they are pursuing and these masterpieces of painting. Our two investigators will also have to unravel the true nature of their feelings for one another because, while the word "friendship" can be used loosely, desire does not lie.
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