Episodes 7-9 of “Checkmate” or, “Min Guo Da Zhen Tan,” “Great Detective of the Republic of China” The episode title in Chinese means “The Case of the Haunted Girls School” Source: Ebay listing (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 2 guns The basic plot remains but with added soap, a wildly different culture, major […]
Teresa reviews The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (2022) from Min Guo Da Zhen Tan (Checkmate) and enjoyed visiting an unfamiliar place and era in China’s history. (Episodes 4-6 of Checkmate Min Guo Da Zhen Tan (Great Detective of the Republic of China, 首富庄园谋杀案, Murder in the Manor of the Richest Man)) Source: Ebay listing (c)2023 […]
Teresa reviews Associés contre le crime (2012) (aka Partners in Crime) and thought the Tommy and Tuppence movie struggled with three unrelated stories Source: DVD bought from Amazon (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 1 drowning victim You’ll recognize the set up where T&T get handed a detective agency and a man shows up […]
Teresa reviews Le Couteau sur la Nuque (2012), the French version of “Lord Edgware Dies,” and while she enjoyed it, was disappointed they didn’t follow through on the previous episode’s story promises. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 2 nooses You’ll recognize the basic plot but there are changes galore, including an entirely new, […]
Teresa Reviews Sleeping Murder (2011), the French “Un Meurtre en Sommeil” from “Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie.” Source: Amazon Prime (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 3½ stranglers The core murder and the memories remain but with added craziness at every level. Quality of movie on its own: 4 stranglers It held together quite […]
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 […]