Maigret et la tête d'un homme
- Episode aired Feb 23, 1996
- 1h 36m
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7.3/10
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When Joseph Heurtin escapes from prison, it's because Maigret has arranged it. And if Heurtin didn't kill that old woman, who did?When Joseph Heurtin escapes from prison, it's because Maigret has arranged it. And if Heurtin didn't kill that old woman, who did?When Joseph Heurtin escapes from prison, it's because Maigret has arranged it. And if Heurtin didn't kill that old woman, who did?
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Olivier Achard
- Joseph Heurtin
- (as Joseph Heurtin)
Éric Franquelin
- Richard
- (as Eric Franklin)
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- GoofsThe end credits mistakenly list Joseph Heurtin playing Olivier Achard, rather than the other way around. The opening credits correctly list Achard as the actor.
- Crazy creditsThe end credits mistakenly list Joseph Heurtin playing Olivier Achard, rather than the other way around. The opening credits correctly list Achard as the actor.
- ConnectionsVersion of A Man's Head (1933)
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Maigret spoiled by a delusional director?
Saw this on the Talking Pictures channel, UK older films and TV. They showed the entire collection of the Rupert Davies Maigret episodes (BBC, early 60s) and are now showing this quirky, slow-paced French one (90s) with subtitles.
The atmosphere is very French, lots of slow thoughtful looks, and Maigret wastes few words, which fits with the books, as does the actor's rather lumbering figure.
THIS particular episode has a different director, praised in the review of AndreyGrachev, who likes them being "moody" - but in fact the episode is really annoying, about half an hour spent (wasted?!) with repeated sequences involving mirrors, reflections, and half or barely seen characters.
This story was done in the British 60s version, and much better too, the story told in about an hour, without losing the key info.
I see that review also says "close to the book visionary"? This is nonsense -- in the books, and the British series, Maigret does crack the odd joke, and has some repartee with faithful R-H man Lucas. In this however, Lucas hardly ever appears, not even mentioned in most episodes, which is STRANGE - I cannot recall a book without him featuring in some way! He ALSO says "the series were shot in France and have Paris atmospheres and people".
THAT comment is utter nonsense, the opening titles refer to a collaboration with Czech TV, most of the location shooting was done in Prague (too hard to make 90s Paris look like the 50s), PLUS many of the minor characters are played by Czechs (see the names in the titles?!) and lots of the film technicians are also Czech. Nothing wrong with that, it just suggests the reviewer doesn't pay close attention?!
What else? Well, the story is efficiently told, it just takes nearly an hour too long to tell, and for some unknown reason Maigret is given an idiot as a junior team member, Dufour I think, someone I've never seen in a Maigret book, and it seemed just there for comic effect, to lighten the mood??
I do hope this director hasn't done any more episodes!
The atmosphere is very French, lots of slow thoughtful looks, and Maigret wastes few words, which fits with the books, as does the actor's rather lumbering figure.
THIS particular episode has a different director, praised in the review of AndreyGrachev, who likes them being "moody" - but in fact the episode is really annoying, about half an hour spent (wasted?!) with repeated sequences involving mirrors, reflections, and half or barely seen characters.
This story was done in the British 60s version, and much better too, the story told in about an hour, without losing the key info.
I see that review also says "close to the book visionary"? This is nonsense -- in the books, and the British series, Maigret does crack the odd joke, and has some repartee with faithful R-H man Lucas. In this however, Lucas hardly ever appears, not even mentioned in most episodes, which is STRANGE - I cannot recall a book without him featuring in some way! He ALSO says "the series were shot in France and have Paris atmospheres and people".
THAT comment is utter nonsense, the opening titles refer to a collaboration with Czech TV, most of the location shooting was done in Prague (too hard to make 90s Paris look like the 50s), PLUS many of the minor characters are played by Czechs (see the names in the titles?!) and lots of the film technicians are also Czech. Nothing wrong with that, it just suggests the reviewer doesn't pay close attention?!
What else? Well, the story is efficiently told, it just takes nearly an hour too long to tell, and for some unknown reason Maigret is given an idiot as a junior team member, Dufour I think, someone I've never seen in a Maigret book, and it seemed just there for comic effect, to lighten the mood??
I do hope this director hasn't done any more episodes!
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- Tony-Holmes
- May 31, 2023
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