Directed by:
Patrice LeconteCinematography:
Yves AngeloComposer:
Bruno CoulaisCast:
Gérard Depardieu, Jade Labeste, Mélanie Bernier, Aurore Clément, Hervé Pierre, Élisabeth Bourgine, Clara Antoons, Pierre Moure, Bertrand Poncet, Anne Loiret (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Paris, 1953. The body of a beautiful young woman is discovered at Place Ventimille, dressed in an elegant evening gown. There is nothing to identify her, and no witnesses. Pensive and world-weary Inspector Jules Maigret (Gérard Depardieu) endeavours to piece together her story, and in doing so uncovers details about her past and character. In his enquiries, he encounters Betty (Jade Labeste), a woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to the victim, but who also reminds him of one even closer to his own life. Simenon (and Leconte’s) formidable protagonist - a French counterpart to Agatha Christie’s Poirot and P.D. James’ Dalgliesh - has been brought to the screen before, but Depardieu leaves an indelible stamp on the character, bringing tenderness and dignity to a man prepared to listen before he speaks, and to stand up for those without a voice. (Palace Films)
(more)Cast
Gérard Depardieu
France
Best movies:
Jean de Florette (1986)
Two Men in Town (1973)
Shut Up! (2003)
Jade Labeste
France
Best movies:
Maigret (2022)
Angry Annie (2022)
Mélanie Bernier
France
Best movies:
My Afternoons with Margueritte (2010)
Blind Date (2015)
Populaire (2012)
Aurore Clément
France
Best movies:
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Paris, Texas (1984)
Hervé Pierre
France
Best movies:
An Officer and a Spy (2019)
Lautrec (1998)
Paris, I Love You (2006)
Élisabeth Bourgine
France
Best movies:
Widow's Walk (1987)
A Heart in Winter (1992)
Série noire (1984) (series)
Clara Antoons
Best movies:
Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie (2009) (series)
Maigret (2022)
Pierre Moure
France
Best movies:
Où va la nuit (2011)
Les Saveurs du Palais (2012)
Maigret (2022)
Bertrand Poncet
Best movies:
La Belle Epoque (2019)
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)
Maigret (2022)
Anne Loiret
France
Best movies:
Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)
Love Me No More (2008)
The Adversary (2002)
André Wilms
France
Best movies:
Europa Europa (1990)
The Bohemian Life (1992)
Juha (1999)
Philippe du Janerand
France
Best movies:
The Chorus (2004)
La Femme Nikita (1990)
Taxi (1998)
Norbert Ferrer
Best movies:
Versailles (2008)
The World Is Yours (2018)
Huguette (2018) (TV movie)
Jean-Paul Comart
Belgium
Best movies:
Welcome (2009)
Via Mala (1985) (series)
Life and Nothing But (1989)
Estelle Galarme
Best movies:
Do Not Disturb (2014)
They Are Everywhere (2016)
The Exterminating Angels (2006)
Moanna Ferré
Best movies:
He Even Has Your Eyes (2016)
9-Month Stretch (2013)
Dissonance (2018)
Benjamin Wangermee
Best movies:
Maigret (2022)
Nicolas Lumbreras
Best movies:
Penny Pincher! (2016)
Christmas & Co. (2017)
Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie (2009) (series)
Édith Le Merdy
Best movies:
La Vie en rose (2007)
24 Hours in the Life of a Woman (2002)
Happenstance (2000)