Seduction in the City The Birth of Shopping (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 55 min | Documentary

Seduction in the City

The Birth of Shopping (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 55 min | Documentary

The first episode introduces viewers to the world's first department store created by the cunning and visionary 19th century French entrepreneur, Aristide Boucicaut. His new kind of enterprise changes not only his fortunes, but also the ...See moreThe first episode introduces viewers to the world's first department store created by the cunning and visionary 19th century French entrepreneur, Aristide Boucicaut. His new kind of enterprise changes not only his fortunes, but also the lives of women and modern society forever. See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Linda Cropper Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Upgrade (2018)
Grégoire Bonnet Aristide Boucicaut Aristide Boucicaut See fewer	The Take (2016)
Sarah Stern Mrs. Debt Mrs. Debt See fewer	On ne badine pas avec Rosette (2013)
Charline Paul Mrs. Homemaker Mrs. Homemaker See fewer	The Night of the 12th (2022)
Sandra Valentin Lady Klepto Lady Klepto See fewer	1992 (2024)
Lucile Krier Miss Assist Miss Assist See fewer	Nicolas Le Floch (2008)
Niels Dubost Maillard Maillard See fewer	Taxi (I) (1998)
Horacio Levin Boileau Boileau See fewer	Au bonheur des dames, l'invention du grand magasin (2011)
Michel Bizot Eiffel Eiffel See fewer	Au bonheur des dames, l'invention du grand magasin (2011)
Nathalie Ropert Madame Boucicaut (as Nathalie Ropert-Donders) Madame Boucicaut (as Nathalie Ropert-Donders) See fewer	Medical Emergency (2006)
Marion Corrales Maid Maid See fewer	Not My Type (2022)
Élise Diamant Courtesan Courtesan See fewer	Alex Hugo (2014)