'Plus ça Change, Plus c'est la Même Chose'?: CBC's Saint-Pierre by Melissa Beattie

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Authors: Ben Keightley
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Abstract

A police officer who has become unpopular in his home department is seconded to a small island which is a French Overseas Territory. He arrives in a suit, which is incongruous to his surroundings and new colleagues, develops a relationship with his new partner, a Frenchwoman, which is by turns adversarial and potentially romantic.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Crime and Detective Fiction Studies Cinema History and Criticism French Literature and Critical Theory

Publication details

Publication date
13 February 2026
Language
EN