Maigret: Night at the Crossroads (2017)

Maigret: Night at the Crossroads tells a complex tale of murder, deceit and greed set in an isolated country community.

Director:

Sarah Harding

Writers:

Stewart Harcourt (screenplay by), Georges Simenon (from the novel by)

Stars:

Ben Caplan, Katherine Kanter, Robin Weaver

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Caplan	...	Isaac Goldberg
Katherine Kanter	...	Sarah Goldberg (as Catherine Kanter)
Robin Weaver	...	Madame Michonnet
Wanda Opalinska	...	Jo Jo
Tom Wlaschiha	...	Carl Anderson
Mia Jexen	...	Else Andersen
Rowan Atkinson	...	Jules Maigret
Aidan McArdle	...	Judge Comeliau
Shaun Dingwall	...	Inspector Janvier
Leo Staar	...	Inspector LaPointe
Kevin McNally	...	Inspector Grandjean (as Kevin R McNally)
Stephen Wight	...	Thierry Bertinet
Mark Heap	...	Moers
Paul Chahidi	...	Michonnet
Joplin Sibtain	...	Oscar (as Chook Sibtain)

Storyline

Maigret has been interrogating a mysterious Dane, Carl Andersen, for hours without a confession. Why was the body of a diamond merchant found in his car at his isolated mansion? He's either innocent or a very good liar. What does his beautiful but vulnerable sister know? And what compels everyone at the Three Widows Crossroads to be so secretive? Maigret sets out to find his killer which ultimately leads to a thrilling climax.

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Plot Keywords:

insanity | garage | betting | underground fight club | bareknuckle boxing | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Did You Know?

Trivia

A rather strong hint when this plot was taking place is shown around 34 minutes, where Maigret has a newspaper "Le Monde" placed on top of what looks like a calendar. You can only see a mirror image of writing through the paper that is turned and it states Octobre 1955.

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Goofs

Carl and Else Anderson are arrested after arriving by train in Paris at the Gare D'Orsay. The Gare D'Orsay was closed in 1939. However, the story was published in 1931. Having a Jewish jeweller operating in an established Jewish quarter of Antwerp, including Hasidic elements of its population, would simply not have been possible in the early post-war era. Some of the clothing styles and the motor vehicles may be post-war, in which case the depiction of period is ambiguous.

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Connections

Version of La nuit du carrefour (1932)

User Reviews

The best so far

I'll be honest, the first two offerings I wasn't exactly full of praise for, but this third offering has very much changed my opinion. Everything feels settled, solid and somehow familiar. I now feel used to the concept of Rowan Atkinson as Maigret, and I feel he himself is now more comfortable in the role. Night at the Crossroads isn't my favourite story, but as a production it came to life, the performances were first rate, Thomas Wlaschiha stole the show for me, as he so often does, but he was fantastic, so diverse an actor. Lucy Cohu I still think is a joy as Maigret's wife. The only criticism I had was the performance of Kevin McNally, who's Grandjean was a little too much, somehow it seemed like he over-relished his role of villain, and was a little hammy.

Great production values, this episode I feel has turned the series around, I now cannot wait for the next episode. A very solid 8/10

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 April 2017 (UK)

Also Known As:

Maigret: La nuit du carrefour

Filming Locations:

Budapest

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fragile Films, Maigret Productions, Pioneer Stilking Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color