Televisations of the Maigret novels by Georges Simenon.Televisations of the Maigret novels by Georges Simenon.Televisations of the Maigret novels by Georges Simenon.
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- TriviaThe series finale aired under the title Maigret at Bay (1969). Furthermore, Rupert Davies in character as Chief Inspector Jules Maigret, acted as the host of the anthology series Detective (1964).
- ConnectionsFeatured in Shades of Grey (2009)
- SoundtracksThe Maigret Theme
Composed by Ron Grainer
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Classic - captured mood and style of Simenon's books
Well, that's according to my memories, anyway. I was an avid Simenon reader at the time - I think I've read nearly every Maigret story - and I totally loved this series. Simenon's Maigret stories are very difficult for directors and actors to adequately capture because he builds up an atmosphere using all the senses, not just the visual and aural. He also develops the atmosphere gradually - Maigret's or someone else' health, the drinks and food he consumes, Maigret's ponderings on the crime or the criminal, the weather. That atmosphere is also tied in with the specific psychological aspects of each case - Simenon was fairly obsessed with exploring the psychodynamics of pathological behaviour, and very much in the style of psychoanalytic descriptions and explanations. I don't recall seeing any other adaptation of the Maigret novels that came as close as this series. I wish it were available.
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- richard-hull
- Jun 2, 2007
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