Maigret: The Complete Series

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This would have given more time for the development of the characters (we need to know their motivations for Simenon's stories to work) and the atmosphere in which Maigret has to work. The various events are supposed to take place in post-war France during the 1950s and 1960s, but they are actually filmed between the mid-1980s to the early 2000s.

Here the priest for a requiem Mass is dressed not in black vestments (appropriate for Masses of the dead in the 1950's) but in green vestments and not vestments for a priest but those of a deacon. The French series hews more closely to the original stories, and also has the advantage of the episodes being 30 minutes longer; it is also a more complete canon, with nearly 5 times as many stories.We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Plus, the hero is far quieter and not really true to the book impression, Simenon's hero has a sense of fun, and cracks the occasional joke. The DVD set includes two discs with two episodes and bonus material on each; the episodes are: Maigret Sets a Trap Disc 1-1; Maigret’s Dead Man Disc 1-2; Night at the Crossroads Disc 2-1; and, Maigret in Montmartre Disc 2-2. It is also possible to watch the Cremer Maigret's over and over, picking out new clues and details, but there is no such depth to Gambon's Maigret. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

The nephew is interested in girls more than crime though and pulls out the machismo whenever he appears to be slacking off, to impress his uncle. On assignment in the provinces, Maigret acts on a tip to find a distinguished judge dragging a corpse out of his house, presumably to dump in the sea. In his investigations, from Montmartre to the remote French countryside, Maigret encounters the dark side of life; yet, he calmly maintains an empathetic demeanor as he explores the complex motives that lie behind every crime.Etsy’s 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centers that host Etsy. My favorite ones are the ones set in Paris, they seem to have the scene set better than the ones where Maigret is assigned to the Flying Squad helping out in areas outside Paris, and a few where he is in the US or Holland. There are enough twists and turns in the plot lines that it is often difficult to know who the real culprit is until the end of the show. Set against a backdrop of 1950s Paris and the surrounding countryside, the unhurried Maigret peels back the idyllic veneer of life in local villages and neighborhoods, exposing the criminals who lurk in all levels of society.

To crack his cases he peels back the veneer of seemingly idyllic villages and neighborhoods, exposing the criminals who lurk in all levels of society. By the way, Rupert Davies recorded a really fun song in 1963, about pipe smoking, “Smoking My Pipe” . I would recommend watching the last six episodes first and then going back, if you must, to the largely forgettable first season. Having read most of the short and long Maigret stories and seen a number of Bruno Cremer's version (French with subtitles), I had looked forward to this version if only because it did not require me to read subtitles. The adapters do Simenon a great disservice by stripping his novels down to their bear essentials and turning them into straightforward detective stories robbing them of their unique, psychological complexity.

I thought this was a good show to watch with subtitles to catch the French personal and place names. I think the Atkinson version was just awful, though it gets points for possibly bringing new readers to a terrific author.

minutes) Commentators include Rowen Atkinson (plays Maigret), Ashley Pearce (director episode 1), Shawn Dingwall (plays Inspector Junvier), Leo Staar (plays Inspector LaPointe), John Simenon (producer, son of author George Simenon), Dominic Hyman (production designer) and Ulrike Munch (editor episode 1). The scripts for this first season tended to be plodding and dull and seemingly written for the old studio-bound production style. A detective who is thoughtful, human, philosophical and deeply interested in people from all walks of life and what drives them.Have one "big name" per episode (Cheryl Campbell, Christopher Benjamin, Struan Rodger, Joanna David, Jim Norton, Jonathan Adams, Ann Mitchell), a supporting cast of minor character actors, and fill out the bit parts with Hungarian actors. I am a huge fan of the MhZ International Mystery series where you can catch this show every few weeks.