Maigret et le marchand de vin
- Episode aired Jan 18, 2002
- 1h 35m
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7.3/10
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A wealthy wine dealer's death doesn't bother his wife or "secretary."A wealthy wine dealer's death doesn't bother his wife or "secretary."A wealthy wine dealer's death doesn't bother his wife or "secretary."
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Jiri Stanislav
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- (as Jirí Stanislav)
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Nobody mentioned the new offices?!
Saw this on the Talking Pictures channel (UK, old films and TV). They had previously shown the 1960s series (50+ episodes, BBC, B&W) featuring Rupert Davies, a generally acclaimed Maigret.
We've also seen the excellent 12 episodes (2 series) that ITV did (90s) with Michael Gambon as Maigret (terrific portrayal) and the less successful later efforts with Rowan Atkinson in the lead.
This Cremer version is of course French, with subtitles, but they are not too wordy, so fairly easy to follow. Also very French, lots of atmosphere, meaningful looks, thoughtful silences.
I see some reviews refer to how faithful this version is to the books, a ludicrous statement in one respect, as Lucas, his main assistant in all the books I've seen, has almost completely disappeared!
I haven't liked all the episodes so far of this Cremer version, but THIS one is EXCELLENT. As Whalen (usually accurate reviews) points out, this victim has slept with what seems like half of Paris, so presumably many husbands and boyfriends with motive, and even his father says that his business success has bankrupted rivals, so even more with motive?!
But those issues are hardly new, so why a killing now? The death occurred right outside a well-known brothel, where the victim had taken one of his several very beautiful 'secretaries', all of whom are used to being used for a 'quickie' in the office, or they get taken for a treat to this, er, 'hotel' for an hour or two.
With a cunning bit of direction, we the viewer got a blurred view of the shooting, as we were put in the eye of the brothel keeper. Maigret gets some admissions from her, but not much of a description of the culprit. He discovers the victim's wife is also a brothel patron, she knew all about her husband, everyone is quite relaxed about what went on.
Maigret plods about, the investigation doesn't get very far, and quite slowly! Then, in conversation with an interested party, if not a witness, someone with a potential grudge comes to light. Plus, he finds he is being followed, by a scruffy little man, is this the killer?
At last, they meet, in Maigret's office. The full story comes out, and as often the case in Simenon's books, Maigret has some sympathy for the criminal, once he's understood why it happened.
What we NEVER heard though -- unless I missed it in the subtitles?!! -- was any reference to the totally different offices that the team are working from! This was the first episode of a new series, and it looked like the traditional Quai des Orfevres had been transformed into a converted warehouse (?), you'd have thought somebody would have referred to it?!
Oh, and one review (Derek) is completely out of line, take no notice!
We've also seen the excellent 12 episodes (2 series) that ITV did (90s) with Michael Gambon as Maigret (terrific portrayal) and the less successful later efforts with Rowan Atkinson in the lead.
This Cremer version is of course French, with subtitles, but they are not too wordy, so fairly easy to follow. Also very French, lots of atmosphere, meaningful looks, thoughtful silences.
I see some reviews refer to how faithful this version is to the books, a ludicrous statement in one respect, as Lucas, his main assistant in all the books I've seen, has almost completely disappeared!
I haven't liked all the episodes so far of this Cremer version, but THIS one is EXCELLENT. As Whalen (usually accurate reviews) points out, this victim has slept with what seems like half of Paris, so presumably many husbands and boyfriends with motive, and even his father says that his business success has bankrupted rivals, so even more with motive?!
But those issues are hardly new, so why a killing now? The death occurred right outside a well-known brothel, where the victim had taken one of his several very beautiful 'secretaries', all of whom are used to being used for a 'quickie' in the office, or they get taken for a treat to this, er, 'hotel' for an hour or two.
With a cunning bit of direction, we the viewer got a blurred view of the shooting, as we were put in the eye of the brothel keeper. Maigret gets some admissions from her, but not much of a description of the culprit. He discovers the victim's wife is also a brothel patron, she knew all about her husband, everyone is quite relaxed about what went on.
Maigret plods about, the investigation doesn't get very far, and quite slowly! Then, in conversation with an interested party, if not a witness, someone with a potential grudge comes to light. Plus, he finds he is being followed, by a scruffy little man, is this the killer?
At last, they meet, in Maigret's office. The full story comes out, and as often the case in Simenon's books, Maigret has some sympathy for the criminal, once he's understood why it happened.
What we NEVER heard though -- unless I missed it in the subtitles?!! -- was any reference to the totally different offices that the team are working from! This was the first episode of a new series, and it looked like the traditional Quai des Orfevres had been transformed into a converted warehouse (?), you'd have thought somebody would have referred to it?!
Oh, and one review (Derek) is completely out of line, take no notice!
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