Excellent story and acting, despite one glaring flaw!

"You seem so sure (it was a murder)." "You have a better explanation?"

Pierre Berriau and Bruno Cremer in Maigret (1991)

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Bruno Cremer

Monique Chaumette

Lionel Abelanski

Claire Level

Steve Hawes

Georges Simenon

Dr. Baron is a respectable physician, married with two children. When his servant girl from Brittany dies of poisoning, her parents file a complaint with the police. Maigret travels to the doctor&apos;s home in Neuilly and investigates...

Claudio Tonetti

Maigret chez le docteur

&quot;You seem so sure (it was a murder).&quot; &quot;You have a better explanation?&quot;

&quot;Maigret and the Doctor&quot; is based upon George Simenon&apos;s short story &quot;Monsieur Lundi&quot; (Mr. Monday). I find it interesting that with the many Maigret novels the filmmakers decided to occasionally dramatize a Maigret short story. My guess is, the writers knew that if they went with a novel the Simenon fans would expect strict adherence to the story; whereas, with a short story there&apos;s plenty of room to flesh out characters and to add layers to the original plot. In this instance I think they did a fine job. Simenon&apos;s short story is nicely written but at 10 pages (if that) it&apos;s little more than a plot outline with some solid characters and a fascinating core plot. The film takes that plot and fills it out beautifully--no padding, no additional plot twists.

The film begins with the death of Olga, the maid responsible for watching the two children of Dr. Baron and his wife. Maigret arrives to investigate what appears to be a murder. And here the story begins. The cause of Olga&apos;s death is unique, I must say, and it leads Maigret to piece together not so much motive-that becomes clear-but opportunity. And the all-important &quot;Why?&quot; Why would someone murder Olga? What would someone have to gain with her death? The doctor, his wife, the cook, a patient, or the homeless wanderer who visits the cook on Monday for a meal?

The script, location, and the acting are all solid on this one. I can strongly recommend it.

(The short story upon which this is based is included in George Simenon&apos;s &quot;Maigret&apos;s Pipe.&quot;)

"Maigret and the Doctor" is based upon George Simenon's short story "Monsieur Lundi" (Mr. Monday). I find it interesting that with the many Maigret novels the filmmakers decided to occasionally dramatize a Maigret short story. My guess is, the writers knew that if they went with a novel the Simenon fans would expect strict adherence to the story; whereas, with a short story there's plenty of room to flesh out characters and to add layers to the original plot. In this instance I think they did a fine job. Simenon's short story is nicely written but at 10 pages (if that) it's little more than a plot outline with some solid characters and a fascinating core plot. The film takes that plot and fills it out beautifully--no padding, no additional plot twists.

The film begins with the death of Olga, the maid responsible for watching the two children of Dr. Baron and his wife. Maigret arrives to investigate what appears to be a murder. And here the story begins. The cause of Olga's death is unique, I must say, and it leads Maigret to piece together not so much motive-that becomes clear-but opportunity. And the all-important "Why?" Why would someone murder Olga? What would someone have to gain with her death? The doctor, his wife, the cook, a patient, or the homeless wanderer who visits the cook on Monday for a meal?

The script, location, and the acting are all solid on this one. I can strongly recommend it.

(The short story upon which this is based is included in George Simenon's "Maigret's Pipe.")

Dr. Baron is a respectable physician, married with two children. When his servant girl from Brittany dies of poisoning, her parents file a complaint with the police. Maigret travels to the doctor's home in Neuilly and investigates allegations of foul play associated with another servant; he also learns that a vagrant visited the house weekly.

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