Maigret: The Complete Series

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And it goes almost without saying, the French version pulls no punches and has a much darker way of exploring aspects of the French character that the heart of Simenon; Cremer spends a lot of time listening to people and asks questions which seem strange but reveal hidden truths. In his investigations, from Montmartre to the remote French countryside, Maigret encounters the dark side of life; yet, he calmly maintains an empathetic demeanor as he explores the complex motives that lie behind every crime. Depending on the edition/translation, there are several stories that are released with different names (Maigret Goes Home is Maigret and the St.

What makes the show hilarious is that he is the only one in each series who has any wisdom whatsoever.In short, there was no laptops at the time and Crémer had established his base camp at my neighbor for the practical side, I saw him 1 or 2 times come back and go out in the garden with his famous pipe in hand. Here the priest for a requiem Mass is dressed not in black vestments (appropriate for Masses of the dead in the 1950's) but in green vestments and not vestments for a priest but those of a deacon. perhaps it was the BRits watching other Brits and who cares about authenticity of accent or pacing of plot line/direction. Michael Gambon is great as Inspector Maigret, and his subordinates and the bad guys are all great characters as well.

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