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Re: Hercule Poirot turns 100: The strange case of the Belgian detective

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Post by Nux » Mon, Sep 28, 2020, 8:30 AM UTC

parenthesis wrote: post #20

somberi wrote: post #5

I highly recommend the television series, made by UK's ITV, starring David Suchet as Hercule Poirot. It ran for 24 years! It is eminently watchable, especially in these pandemic times. And the opening music! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_Christie%27s_Poirot

For me it went down the pan starting series 10. Too much `sexing-up' type deviation from the books; no more Hastings, Miss Lemon and Japp; I think they even stopped using the wonderful theme tune to which you refer. But, yes, before that, absolutely wonderful!

Yes, agreed, it has become a bit too serious and dark, still good, but definitely missed Hasting, Miss Lemon and Japp.

Re: Hercule Poirot turns 100: The strange case of the Belgian detective

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Post by 0-_-0 » Mon, Sep 28, 2020, 9:18 AM UTC

sandworm101 wrote: post #18

eatonphil wrote: post #3

If you're interested in other continental European detective novels I recommend Georges Simonen's Maigret, Friedrich Dürrenmatt's Bärlach, Maurice Leblanc's Lupin and Marcel Allain's Fantômas novels. All of them set in the 19th to 20th century continental Europe. If you have additional recommendations for famous northwestern continental mystery novelists from the last two centuries I'd love to hear (especially intere…

Rowand Atkinson recently did an amazing take on Maigret, three or four 2-hour episodes iirc. Some of his best dramatic work imho.

I was very impressed with the camerawork too! The series is shot in Budapest BTW.

Re: Hercule Poirot turns 100: The strange case of the Belgian detective

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Post by LaundroMat » Mon, Sep 28, 2020, 6:21 PM UTC

Only today I was asking myself whether Agatha Christie knowingly named him "Leek" (because that's what "Poirot" means).

I couldn't find an answer immediately so I'll just wonder about it in here as well and see what happens :)

Re: Hercule Poirot turns 100: The strange case of the Belgian detective

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Post by beardyw » Wed, Sep 30, 2020, 7:35 AM UTC

mdifrgechd wrote: post #4

eatonphil wrote: post #3

If you're interested in other continental European detective novels I recommend Georges Simonen's Maigret, Friedrich Dürrenmatt's Bärlach, Maurice Leblanc's Lupin and Marcel Allain's Fantômas novels. All of them set in the 19th to 20th century continental Europe. If you have additional recommendations for famous northwestern continental mystery novelists from the last two centuries I'd love to hear (especially intere…

> Novels from Nordic and British Isles authors have been easier for this American to discover. So the Martin Beck novels by Sjowall / Wahloo are probably on your radar then, for mystery fans that have not seen them they are worth reading. Also Seishi Yokomizo is a Japanese mystery author that may appeal to Christie fans

Henning Mankell's Wallander books are just great. Made into a fantastic series starring Kenneth Branagh. I also enjoy Arnaldur Indridasson (Iceland) though many might find them a bit too slow and introspective.

Re: Hercule Poirot turns 100: The strange case of the Belgian detective

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Post by skeptronus » Sun, Oct 11, 2020, 7:59 AM UTC

somberi wrote: post #5

I highly recommend the television series, made by UK's ITV, starring David Suchet as Hercule Poirot. It ran for 24 years! It is eminently watchable, especially in these pandemic times. And the opening music! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_Christie%27s_Poirot

After finishing watching Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes series, I have started watching Poirot. At first it didn't seem as striking to me as Sherlock Holmes(Holmes' and Poirot's character/style is very much different), but after a few episodes, I'm hooked up it, I must say. Highly recommend watching both of them.