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Dates: during 1950-1959
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French crime movies are undoubtedly the best of the species, and Inspector Maigret is no exception. In the great tradition of Rififi and Grisbi, Inspector Maigret combines suspense with psychopathy and murder to produce a superlative detective story.
Based on Georges Simenon's Maigret Sets a Trap, Inspector Maigret is a slick story of a manhunt. It opens, naturally enough, with a magnificent murder. The "Mairais Killer," so named because he does his business in the Marais quarter of Paris, has made a habit of stabbing young women...
It all seems typical of French crime films, but as soon as Maigret appears, the weird story begins to emerge. As the manhunt runs its two-hour course, Maigret captures two murderers, an adultress, her gigolo, and the Marais Killer's possessive mother. Also in this line-up are an...
The killer, it turns out, is an impotent psychopath who murders women because he can't bring himself to kill his unfaithful wife. But his wife loves him, as does his mother, and the two women compete fiercely to protect him, making it extremely complicated for Maigret.
As Maigret, that old stalwart Jean Gabin gives a magnificent performance. The Inspector is not the usual suave type, he doesn't have beautiful girls falling all over him. Not only is Maigret happily married, but he is aging, paunchy, and tired. With all these drawbacks, he still managers to...