Teresa reviews Mrs. McGinty’s Dead (2015) and thought a combination of French elegance and missed opportunities. Original title: Mademoiselle Mac Ginty est morte (Miss Mac Ginty has died) From Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie, Season Two (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 3 knives Working in the three leads altered the plot, big and […]
Teresa reviews Murder Is Easy (2015), an episode titled Un Meurtre est-il facile? (Is a Murder Easy?) from Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie, and found it a mostly faithful adaptation when it wasn’t running off the rails. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 2 1/2 weapons Even buried under a mass of loose ends […]
Teresa reviews Hickory Dickory Dock (2015) from the French “Little Murders of Agatha Christie” series and thought this episode was better than usual. Pension Vanilos 2015 French Little Murders Hickory Dickory Dock Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie, Season Two Episode: Pension Vanilos (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 3 poisoned tea cups Surprisingly close; […]
Teresa reviews Murder on the Links (2015), an episode from Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie titled Le Crime ne paie pas (Crime Does Not Pay), and disliked the inane subplot involving graft and an incompetent investigation. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 2 stranglers The central plot is buried under mountains of useless padding […]
Teresa reviews Cards on the Table (2015) an episode from Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie and thought it was better than the Poirot episode. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 3½ daggers Considerably closer than the Poirot episode which you’d think would be the gold standard. Quality of movie: 3½ daggers I still can’t […]
Teresa reviews Hallowe’en Party (2015), the French version of Murder at the Kermesse from Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie. Episode: Meurtre à la kermesse (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 3½ drowning victims Despite new characters and our heroes getting in the way, you’ll recognize the plot beats. Quality of film: 3½ drowning victims […]
Teresa reviews “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?” (2015), the French episode Pourquoi pas Martin? from Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Source: Amazon DVD set Fidelity to text: 3½ cliff shoves Laurence and Avril divvy up Bobby and Frankie’s roles, but otherwise, the plot remains intact. Quality of movie: 3½ cliff shoves […]
Teresa reviews Dumb Witness (2015), a.k.a. Temoin Muet from Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie, Season Two and wished it had followed through on its supernatural premise. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Source: Amazon DVD set Fidelity to text: 3 poison bottles Surprisingly close, although the motive for murder changes as does the relationship between Bella and […]
Teresa reviews Sparkling Cyanide (2015), a.k.a. Meurtre au Champagne from the second season of Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie, and enjoyed it when the stars were offstage. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Source: Amazon DVD set Fidelity to text: 3½ poisoned cocktails Considering how much was rewritten, the plot’s surprisingly close to Agatha’s version. Quality of […]
Teresa Reviews Towards Zero (2007) and found L’Heure zero a great version with some French weirdness. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 4 blunt objects Remarkably close, with added French weirdness. Don’t miss that musician merry-go-round complete with a bassoonist! Quality of film: 4 blunt objects Funny, fast-paced, coherent, although there were some missed […]