Mafiosa season 4: Paris at any price
Over the years, the Mafiaosa series has developed a cult following. So it’s with a certain impatience that we await the continuation of the Paoli clan’s adventures. For those unfamiliar with the series, here’s a quick reminder of what’s at stake.
In previous seasons, Sandra had to deal with her brother, relegated to second-in-command, and assert her power over the men at the head of the Paoli clan. Season 3 ended with the murder of a nationalist, forcing Sandra to leave Corsica for Brazil, encouraged by her brother, to whom she entrusts the family business. Sandra understands too late that her brother has betrayed her. By the start of the new season, Sandra is living in Paris, where she intends to get back into business by getting her hands on the gaming circles. She shares her life with Enzo, an Italian who runs a Parisian cabaret and is completely unaware of her true identity. But Sandra hasn’t forgotten her brother’s betrayal…
At the press-only screening of the series, the Canal team were very proud of this new season, which they consider to be one of maturity. After viewing this sequel, the impression of mastery and fluidity is undeniable.Pierre Leccia, scriptwriter on the previous seasons and a Corsican himself, is at the helm of this new season. And he intends to add his own personal touch: “I wanted to get as close as possible to the characters and show their savagery. The Corsican thugs are extremely endearing, but ruthless. They’re torn between their ordinary lives and their criminal activities. All episodes were shot hand-held, to give the frame a breath of fresh air: “As soon as you hear the credits, composed by Pierre Gambini, your hair stands on end. We’re plunged back into a world that’s so characteristic: both fascinating and terrifying.
It’s a big dilemma for me to talk about what’s new without killing the suspense. What we can say is that there are plenty of twists and turns. As in season 3, the filming took place in Corsica. A good half of the plot also takes place in Paris, with gambling circles as a backdrop. The Paoli family is looking to take over a gaming ring run by the Acquaviva family (an excellent cast, including Philippe Nahon and Renan Carteaux, not to mention Jérôme Robart, already featured in the series Reporter). Coincidentally, this choice of script comes in the midst of the “Cercle Wagram” affair, a real-life case pitting two Corsican clans of organized crime against each other in a bid to take over this venue near the Champs-Elysées.
Undeniably, what strikes you is Sandra Paoli’s hardening, short hair, very dark eyes, this character is in permanent tension. She is opaque, complex and unreadable. She takes refuge in alcohol and becomes increasingly suspicious, almost paranoid. Hélène Fillières is truly inhabited by the character. Mafiaosa is also a dramatization of power, with all its attendant excesses.Sandra’s two partners are impeccable. Frédéric Graziani and Éric Fraticelli grow in stature. They play tough yet endearing crooks.There’s no denying that season 4 is a vintage one.A Season 5 is already being written. Shooting scheduled for 2013.
8-episode series By Pierre Leccia with Hélène Fillières (Sandra Paoli), Thierry Neuvic (Jean-Michel Paoli), Éric Fraticelli (Tony Campana), Frédéric Graziani (Manu Mordiconi), Jean-Pierre Kalfon (Toussaint Sciaglia). Screenplay: Pierre Leccia, Éric Rochant and Aurélie Teisseire; Cinematography: Patrick Blossier; Music: Pierre Gambini
2 episodes every Monday 8:55pm from Monday, March 19, 2012
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