Documentary series · France.tv
Elf, une affaire d'État
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Eva Joly
Elle-même
3 eps
Laurence Vichnievsky
Elle-même
3 eps
Renaud Van Ruymbeke
Lui-même
3 eps
Jean-Marie Pontaut
Lui-même
3 eps
Hervé Gattegno
Lui-même
3 eps
Michel Desplan
Lui-même
3 eps
Philippe Missika
Lui-même
3 eps
Emmanuelle Kneusé
Elle-même
3 eps
Bernard Bertossa
Lui-même
3 eps
Thomas de Ricolfis
Lui-même
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Elf, une affaire d'État actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Elf, une affaire d'État reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Direction
- Bernard GeorgeDirector
Where to watch
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