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The Bureau: Season 1

3 discs. 520 min. In French w/English subtitles. Eric Rochant & others, dist. by Kino Lorber, www.kinolorber.com. 2016. DVD UPC 738329208127. $49.95. F
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This French television series follows a group of undercover agents within the French secret service who assume false identities, known as legends, for years at a time. One agent who was in Damascus, Syria, for six years returns to the Paris office but has trouble completely shedding his legend. A new recruit who creates the elaborate identity of a seismologist must demonstrate competency in her field in order to be selected to work in Iran. Another character has the mundane job of watching cell phone patterns to determine terrorist activity. The Bureau is very slow-paced compared to U.S. spy thrillers, but tension builds with each episode as more is learned about these individuals and their lives inside and outside of the Bureau.
VERDICT The deliberate pace might frustrate some viewers, but, overall, this new series is highly recommended.
Reviewed by Christine Rigda, Univ. of Toledo , Jun 01, 2017
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