I have finished looking at the first (?) set of the Italian Gomorra crime series, and think that there are some pretty good scenes that evoke both Engrenages and Braquo, which leads me to suspect there must be a current European flavour of both directing and colour.
Gomorra has some impressive medium-to-long shots of low-grade housing blocks in Naples that are quite remarkable. They are reminiscent of a few old 50s hotels that grew up to embrace mass tourism in Mallorca, with each higher level receding to allow an open terrace area. In their cinematic, and probably real state of disrepair, they make for very interesting takes on cityscape art. No need, then, for nothing but beauty in that genre unless, of course, it's for a client selling that. Equally, not areas I'd ever want to be found with a camera.