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- Cameoa familiar face shows up
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- ReferenceSeveral books in one film
The Countess of Cagliostro is the base, but the script folds in The Queen's Necklace for Lupin's childhood, the shipboard arrest from The Arrest of Arsène Lupin and the treasure from The Hollow Needle.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesFive hundred costumes
Costume designer Pierre-Jean Larroque made about 500 costumes for the film. Romain Duris wore around 20 of them; Kristin Scott Thomas, 18.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA real train in the Ardèche
The train robbery was shot on the Tournon–Lamastre heritage line in the Ardèche. Senlis cathedral and the Louvre were locations too.
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- ReferenceA gift from his father
It all starts with the book Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar, a gift from Babakar to his son. After the premiere, the book topped France's children's charts.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe Queen's Necklace
The necklace that wrecks the Diop family echoes The Queen's Necklace, a story from Leblanc's first book in which a young Lupin steals a historic jewel.
source ↗ - ReferenceÉtretat, Leblanc's town
The last episode heads to Étretat, where Maurice Leblanc lived and where the books' Hollow Needle stands. The show also drew tourists to the town.
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- Behind the scenesShot as a single season
Parts 1 and 2 were produced together as the first season, then split into two five-episode drops.
source ↗ - Behind the scenes54 million households
Netflix counted 54 million households watching Part 2. Part 1 had hit 76 million, the platform's second-biggest original series debut at the time.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA real stage
The climax plays out at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The last three episodes are Hugo Gélin's, and he came back to direct Part 4.
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- ReferenceThe Black Pearl
The black pearl heist at Place Vendôme nods to The Black Pearl, another story from the first Lupin book.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesSomeone robbed the thief's set
In February 2022, filming briefly stopped after about €300,000 worth of equipment was stolen from the set.
source ↗ - ReferenceGanimard on the soundtrack
One track on the Part 3 score is called Inspecteur Ganimard, after the cop who chases Lupin in the books.
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