Chez Maupassant

Chez Maupassant
GenreDrama
Created by
    • Gérard Jourd'hui
    • Gaëlle Girre
Based onshort stories by Guy de Maupassant
Country of originFrance
Original languageFrench
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes24
Production
Running time
    • 12 × 30 minutes
    • 12 × 60 minutes
Original release
NetworkFrance 2
Release6 March 2007 (2007-03-06) –
18 May 2011 (2011-05-18)

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

  1. "Histoire d'une fille de ferme", directed by Denis Malleval
  2. "La Parure", directed by Claude Chabrol
  3. "L'Héritage", directed by Laurent Heynemann
  4. "Deux amis", directed by Gérard Jourd'hui
  5. "Le Père Amable", directed by Olivier Schatzky
  6. "Hautot père et fils", directed by Marc Rivière
  7. "Miss Harriet", directed by Jacques Rouffio
  8. "Toine", directed by Jacques Santamaria

Season 2

  1. "Le Rosier de Madame Husson", directed by Denis Malleval
  2. "L'Ami Joseph", directed by Gérard Jourd'hui
  3. "Aux Champs", directed by Olivier Schatzky
  4. "Le petit fût", directed by Claude Chabrol
  5. "Ce Cochon de Morin", directed by Laurent Heynemann
  6. "Une soirée", directed by Philippe Monnier
  7. "La Chambre 11", directed by Jacques Santamaria
  8. "Au bord du lit", directed by Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe

Season 3

  1. "Boule de suif", directed by Philippe Bérenger
  2. "Mon oncle Sosthène", directed by Gérard Jourd'hui
  3. "Yvette", directed by Olivier Schatzky
  4. "Le Cas de Madame Luneau", directed by Philippe Bérenger
  5. "L'Assassin", directed by Laurent Heynemann
  6. "En famille", directed by Denis Malleval
  7. "Une partie de campagne", directed by Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe
  8. "Le Vieux", directed by Jacques Santamaria

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Chez Maupassant". Première (in French). Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  3. ^ "'Maupassant' a hit with France". Variety. Retrieved 14 March 2025.