Maigret

Gérard Depardieu brings to remarkable life one of the most beloved characters from 20th century crime fiction in Maigret, based on Georges Simenon’s Maigret and the Dead Girl (1954), the exquisite and masterfully directed new crime drama from multi award-winning writer/director Patrice Leconte (Monsieur Hire, Ridicule, The Girl On The Bridge).

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.

The screening on 12 Nov will be followed by a Q&A with director Patrice Leconte, moderated by writer and journalist Barry Forshaw

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