Teresa reviews Un Cadaver sur l’oreiller (2011), the French version of “The Body in the Library,” and finds a sexed-up version of the Miss Marple novel. Translated title is The Body on the Pillow (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 2½ stranglers The underlying plot mechanism remains but the tone and stakes are wildly […]
Teresa reviews Le Flux et le Reflux (2011), the French version of Taken at the Flood (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 3½ poison bottles Surprisingly close to the text, despite the transplant in time and space and the disappearance of Poirot and two of the Cloades. Quality of film: 4½ poison bottles The […]
Cinq Petits Cochons French version of Five Little Pigs (2011) Translated title is “Five Little Pigs” (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 3 poisoned beer bottles The plot’s there but rewritten to accommodate Lampion’s bid for independence, Caroline’s survival, and the loss of a little pig. Quality of film: 4½ beer bottles Gorgeous and […]
Teresa reviews Je ne suis pas coupable (2009) where a police inspector impersonates a woman to infiltrate a suffragette meeting. Translated title: I Am Not Guilty Watch the episode on Amazon Prime (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 2½ pillows The plot’s there. So is the complex backstory. Everything else is different. Quality of […]
Teresa reviews La Plume Empoisonnee (2009), the French TV version of “The Poisoned Feather” from “The Little Murders of Agatha Christie” and thought it packed 10 pounds of baguettes in a 5 pound bag. Source: Amazon Prime “The Little Murders of Agatha Christie” (La Plume Empoisonnee) (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 2 poisoned […]
Fidelity to text: 3 lugers Source (with English subtitles): Amazon Prime Video (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Lots of changes but Nick Buckley’s corrupted heart and selfish motives remain. Quality of film: 4 lugers Fast-paced, funny, the loose ends tie up, and Larosière proves there’s no fool like an old fool. Read more of Teresa’s Agatha […]
(Am Stram Gram) the French version of Ordeal by Innocence WHERE TO FIND IT: Amazon (Note: This is the only version I found with English subtitles. We found our copy through the public library’s interlibrary loan department) (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 3 pokers Arthur Calgary becomes a minor witness in a 1930s […]
Teresa reviews “See How They Run” (2022) and thinks you’ll enjoy it if you like Agatha and movies that ask you to pay attention. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to life: 2 ½ hatchets The Mousetrap, the clause in the movie production contract, the tragic child murders, and the serial killer are real. So are […]
Teresa reviews “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?” (2022) and thought it was the best adaptation of the three attempts. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 4 cliff shoves Bobby toughened up, Roger got softened up and caught, and the carnival came to town with roadies, drunken aristocrats, and scary goons. Quality of film: 5 […]
Teresa Reviews Russian Ten Little Indians (1987) and found the foreign version one of the two most faithful adaptations of Christie’s haunting novel. Where can I find it? YouTube. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 5 mixed weapons The epilogue’s police investigation is dropped. Otherwise, unlike every other version, this follows the novel in […]