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Maigret: The Complete Series

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The series has been remastered for HD TV and the picture quality is amazing compared to the original series shown on TV. Rowan Atkinson credibly transforms himself into the seriously calm and curious police commissioner Maigret who risks his life to find the culprits. Greaty improved tranfers of the Cremer Maigret series, although some of the ratios have now been changed to fit the 16:9 ratio. There are 12 episodes and of course some are weaker than others but the acting is always good even in the small parts and it looks great.

I am a huge fan of the MhZ International Mystery series where you can catch this show every few weeks. The first two originally aired in March and December of 2016; the last two in April and December of 2017.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. After a suspect shrugs off a lengthy interrogation, Maigret arrives at a three-house crossroads in the country to solve the case of an anonymous corpse found in a car in the wrong garage. Whether filmed in city or countryside settings, the locations are beautifully set in accordance with the theme of the particular crime -- the film crew even seems to wait for the appropriate ominous weather, or storm, to set the appropriate mood for unfolding events. The static, dull scripts become exciting, full of beautiful location scenes, and free of the boring expositional dialogue. The settings are so authentic 1950s and although it is shot in colour it seems black and white as the scenes are dreary, which adds to the ambience.

The disk with "Maigret goes home" and "Maigret and the Death of Harbour Master" was a duplicate of disk disk five so the set is missing those episodes. Personalized advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out. Michael Gambon is spot-on as Maigret, one of the best and most faithful to the books as a matter of fact.The pragmatic, reserved and refined Maigret investigates murders in his singular unhurried manner and inevitably discovers the truth. Maigret TV Series 1960–1963: starring Rupert Davies, as the most lauded definitive Maigret, in 52 episodes; Davies's celebrated BAFTA-winning portrayal won the approval of the author; Simenon himself said of Davies, "At last, I have found the perfect Maigret! The photography belonged to film noir and the stories, carried along by Bruno Cremer, have psychological depth worthy of more than one viewing.

The other characters dance around him like complete imbeciles trying to trick him while he smokes his pipe and think that he isn't paying attention. If you’ve already done that, your item hasn’t arrived, or it’s not as described, you can report that to Etsy by opening a case.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 joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. 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.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Meanwhile, a plump little man in a tan raincoat and black Homburg runs scared through the Paris streets.If you’d like to file an allegation of infringement, you’ll need to follow the process described in our Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy. People are critical of this saying it is a British version of a French tale,fair comment but it is a well written and well cast and watching makes me want to win the lottery and move to Paris.

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