Gerard DEPARDIEU (ACADEMY AWARD nomination in 1991 for CYRANO DE BERGERAC) is a monument of French cinema and at the same time a very controversial figure, and rightly so. Having him play Inspector Maigret by Georges SIMENON is an excellent choice.
A young starlet (Clara ANTOONS) from the French film factory in Billancourt (near the Bois de Boulogne) is found dead. Accident or murder? The melancholic Maigret (DEPARDIEU), who is already struggling with his health, takes in the weather. His investigations soon focus on the young starlet Jeanine (Melanie BERNIER), who is about to marry the son (Pierre MOURE) of the rich Madame Clermont-Valois (Aurore CLEMENT). But only with the help of a stray (Jade LABESTE) does Maigret get closer to solving the case...
The French director Patrice LECONTE (ACADEMY AWARD nomination in 1997 for RIDICULE) creates a coherent new edition of the Maigret cases. According to IMDb, the film has so far grossed $5.9 million (as of July 2023) at the worldwide box office. It is questionable whether that is enough to continue. I still hope that DEPARDIEU will make it to a total of three Maigret appearances like Jean GABIN once did!
A young starlet (Clara ANTOONS) from the French film factory in Billancourt (near the Bois de Boulogne) is found dead. Accident or murder? The melancholic Maigret (DEPARDIEU), who is already struggling with his health, takes in the weather. His investigations soon focus on the young starlet Jeanine (Melanie BERNIER), who is about to marry the son (Pierre MOURE) of the rich Madame Clermont-Valois (Aurore CLEMENT). But only with the help of a stray (Jade LABESTE) does Maigret get closer to solving the case...
The French director Patrice LECONTE (ACADEMY AWARD nomination in 1997 for RIDICULE) creates a coherent new edition of the Maigret cases. According to IMDb, the film has so far grossed $5.9 million (as of July 2023) at the worldwide box office. It is questionable whether that is enough to continue. I still hope that DEPARDIEU will make it to a total of three Maigret appearances like Jean GABIN once did!