Maigret Sets a Trap
- Episode aired Aug 31, 2019
- 1h 27m
Chief Inspector Jules Maigret hunts for a serial killer.Chief Inspector Jules Maigret hunts for a serial killer.Chief Inspector Jules Maigret hunts for a serial killer.
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- TriviaOne of the most-adapted Simenon stories; it was also adapted as the penultimate episode of Season 3 of the BBC's "Maigret" series in the 1960s, starring Rupert Davies and as the final segment of Season 1 of the ITV series of the 1990s starring Michael Gambon. It was filmed in France in 1958 with Jean Gabin and has been adapted for French and Italian television.
- GoofsDuring scenes where there's flash-photography, modern capacitor driven flashes, with multiple sequential flashes from the same flash-gun occur. At the period the film is set magnesium flashbulbs were the standard, which have to be replaced for every shot. These scenes ought to have had much fumbling trying to remove and replace dead glass bulbs, and been accompanied by loud pops as each flash exposure was made, and the crunch of glass underfoot, as reporters usually just dropped them.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Too Much TV: Episode #1.21 (2016)
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by Samuel Sim
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Not great, but good enough. Welcome back, M. Maigret!
Well, I have seen the film. And I liked it. It's not a masterpiece and certainly not the best adaptation of Simenon I've seen, but it's good enough to entertain and satisfy those who missed watching Maigret. It succeeds in recreating the claustrophobic atmosphere of Simenon's novels, and even if the screenplay is a bit uneven at times, the overall result is very good. The production design is great, and Budapest looks perfect as Paris.
The performances by the cast are all above average, but it's Rowan Atkinson who steals the screen every time he's on it. I've said it before and I'll say it again: his casting came as an absolute surprise to me, as I would never have thought of him as a possible Maigret. But the truth is he made the part his own. So much so that at a certain point I forgot the actor and saw only the character. Very, very good performance by Atkinson, proving he's much more than just a great comedian, he's a great actor.
If you are looking for the best adaptation of this story, I suggest you get your hands on a copy of the 1958 french version "Maigret tend un piège", directed by Jean Delannoy and with the great Jean Gabin as Maigret (to me the best of them all, but that's me). But if all you want is to spend 90 minutes with Maigret and watch a well told and even better played story, then you could do worse than watch this one.
I will certainly be looking forward for the next film in the series, "Maigret's Dead Man". Welcome back, M. Maigret!
The performances by the cast are all above average, but it's Rowan Atkinson who steals the screen every time he's on it. I've said it before and I'll say it again: his casting came as an absolute surprise to me, as I would never have thought of him as a possible Maigret. But the truth is he made the part his own. So much so that at a certain point I forgot the actor and saw only the character. Very, very good performance by Atkinson, proving he's much more than just a great comedian, he's a great actor.
If you are looking for the best adaptation of this story, I suggest you get your hands on a copy of the 1958 french version "Maigret tend un piège", directed by Jean Delannoy and with the great Jean Gabin as Maigret (to me the best of them all, but that's me). But if all you want is to spend 90 minutes with Maigret and watch a well told and even better played story, then you could do worse than watch this one.
I will certainly be looking forward for the next film in the series, "Maigret's Dead Man". Welcome back, M. Maigret!
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