Chez Maupassant
| Chez Maupassant | |
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| Genre | Drama |
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| Based on | short stories by Guy de Maupassant |
| Country of origin | France |
| Original language | French |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
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| Original release | |
| Network | France 2 |
| Release | 6 March 2007 – 18 May 2011 |
Chez Maupassant is a French anthology television series based on short stories by Guy de Maupassant. Created by Gérard Jourd'hui and Gaëlle Girre, it ran on France 2 in three seasons in 2007, 2008 and 2011. It consists of a total of 24 episodes of which half are 60 minutes long and half are 30 minutes.[1][2] The first series averaged more than seven million viewers, which made it an unexpected success.[3]
Episodes
Season 1
- "Histoire d'une fille de ferme", directed by Denis Malleval
- "La Parure", directed by Claude Chabrol
- "L'Héritage", directed by Laurent Heynemann
- "Deux amis", directed by Gérard Jourd'hui
- "Le Père Amable", directed by Olivier Schatzky
- "Hautot père et fils", directed by Marc Rivière
- "Miss Harriet", directed by Jacques Rouffio
- "Toine", directed by Jacques Santamaria
Season 2
- "Le Rosier de Madame Husson", directed by Denis Malleval
- "L'Ami Joseph", directed by Gérard Jourd'hui
- "Aux Champs", directed by Olivier Schatzky
- "Le petit fût", directed by Claude Chabrol
- "Ce Cochon de Morin", directed by Laurent Heynemann
- "Une soirée", directed by Philippe Monnier
- "La Chambre 11", directed by Jacques Santamaria
- "Au bord du lit", directed by Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe
Season 3
- "Boule de suif", directed by Philippe Bérenger
- "Mon oncle Sosthène", directed by Gérard Jourd'hui
- "Yvette", directed by Olivier Schatzky
- "Le Cas de Madame Luneau", directed by Philippe Bérenger
- "L'Assassin", directed by Laurent Heynemann
- "En famille", directed by Denis Malleval
- "Une partie de campagne", directed by Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe
- "Le Vieux", directed by Jacques Santamaria
References
- ^ Griffith, Kate; Watts, Andrew (2013). "Chez Maupassant: The (In) Visible Space of Television Adaptation". Adapting Nineteenth-Century France: Literature in Film, Theatre, Television, Radio and Print. University of Wales Press. pp. 143–171. JSTOR j.ctt9qhk6q.10.
- ^ "Chez Maupassant". Première (in French). Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "'Maupassant' a hit with France". Variety. Retrieved 14 March 2025.