Chez Maupassant

Chez Maupassant

Ended First aired 06/Mar/2007 France French 3 season(s) 24 episode(s)
"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.

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Season 3 · Season 3
8 episode(s) · Air date: 27/Apr/2011
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Season 2 · Season 2
8 episode(s) · Air date: 04/Mar/2008
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S2E8
Episode 8
Air date: 25/Mar/2008 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 30 min
Summary

The Count of Sallure has just ended his relationship with his mistress and has had a jealous scene with his wife. She accepts his advances but demands that he pay her a large sum of money, which she claims must remain in the household.

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The Count of Sallure has just ended his relationship with his mistress and has had a jealous scene with his wife. She accepts his advances but demands that he pay her a large sum of money, which she claims must remain in the household.

S2E7
Episode 7
Air date: 25/Mar/2008 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Marguerite leads an apparently blameless life with her husband, a magistrate, who for a long time has no longer been attracted to her. Under the name of Ms. Clarisse, she takes soldiers as lovers, and hosts them at the Cheval d'Or inn. One night, she finds a corpse in her bed.

Summary

Marguerite leads an apparently blameless life with her husband, a magistrate, who for a long time has no longer been attracted to her. Under the name of Ms. Clarisse, she takes soldiers as lovers, and hosts them at the Cheval d'Or inn. One night, she finds a corpse in her bed.

S2E6
Episode 6
Air date: 18/Mar/2008 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 30 min
Summary

Master Saval goes to Paris to attend an opera. In a restaurant he meets the painter Romantin, who invites him to a party he is organising. At this party, Romantin leaves Saval alone to welcome the guests, who mistake him for a valet and ridicule him.

Summary

Master Saval goes to Paris to attend an opera. In a restaurant he meets the painter Romantin, who invites him to a party he is organising. At this party, Romantin leaves Saval alone to welcome the guests, who mistake him for a valet and ridicule him.

S2E5
Episode 5
Air date: 18/Mar/2009 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

In a train compartment, Morin, a haberdasher from La Rochelle, takes a chance and kisses a young girl, Henriette. Morin is arrested immediately. To help his friend, the journalist Labarbe goes to see Henriette's uncle in the hopes of convincing him to withdraw his complaint.

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In a train compartment, Morin, a haberdasher from La Rochelle, takes a chance and kisses a young girl, Henriette. Morin is arrested immediately. To help his friend, the journalist Labarbe goes to see Henriette's uncle in the hopes of convincing him to withdraw his complaint.

S2E4
Episode 4
Air date: 11/Mar/2008 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 30 min
Summary

Old mother Magloire stubbornly refuses to sell her farm to Master Chicot, the innkeeper from Epreville. But when he offers to pay her a monthly allowance until her death, she ends up agreeing. After three years she is in perfect health. Then Master Chicot gives her a little barrel.

Summary

Old mother Magloire stubbornly refuses to sell her farm to Master Chicot, the innkeeper from Epreville. But when he offers to pay her a monthly allowance until her death, she ends up agreeing. After three years she is in perfect health. Then Master Chicot gives her a little barrel.

S2E3
Episode 3
Air date: 11/Mar/2008 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Two very poor peasant families, the Tuvache and Vallin families, live in neighbouring houses. A rich woman from the city who cannot have children, offers to buy the Tuvache family's youngest son. They refuse. She makes the same offer to the Vallin family, who agree.

Summary

Two very poor peasant families, the Tuvache and Vallin families, live in neighbouring houses. A rich woman from the city who cannot have children, offers to buy the Tuvache family's youngest son. They refuse. She makes the same offer to the Vallin family, who agree.

S2E2
Episode 2
Air date: 04/Mar/2008 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 30 min
Summary

In their castle at Tourbeville, Mr. and Mrs. de Méroul receive Joseph Mouradour, a republican, a former friend of Mr Méroul. This friend moves into their home. Instead of kicking him out, Mr. and Mrs. Méroul claim to have to take a trip and leave the opportunist to occupy their home.

Summary

In their castle at Tourbeville, Mr. and Mrs. de Méroul receive Joseph Mouradour, a republican, a former friend of Mr Méroul. This friend moves into their home. Instead of kicking him out, Mr. and Mrs. Méroul claim to have to take a trip and leave the opportunist to occupy their home.

S2E1
Episode 1
Air date: 04/Mar/2008 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Madame Husson, a bigoted widow, respectable and rich, has decided to crown the "rosière": the most virtuous girl from Gisors. But she finds nobody to crown, except for Isidore, the son of the fruit seller, a simple and candid young man.

Summary

Madame Husson, a bigoted widow, respectable and rich, has decided to crown the "rosière": the most virtuous girl from Gisors. But she finds nobody to crown, except for Isidore, the son of the fruit seller, a simple and candid young man.

Season 1 · Season 1
8 episode(s) · Air date: 06/Mar/2007
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S1E8
Toine
Air date: 27/Mar/2007 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 30 min
Summary

An innkeeper with an excessive taste for food and wine suffers from a seizure that leaves him bed-ridden. His wife, seeing him become useless, forces him to incubate eggs in front of all his friends.

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An innkeeper with an excessive taste for food and wine suffers from a seizure that leaves him bed-ridden. His wife, seeing him become useless, forces him to incubate eggs in front of all his friends.

S1E7
Miss Harriet
Air date: 27/Mar/2007 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

An artist shows his friends a painting from his youth which plunges him back into the past. A chance encounter led him to meet an English spinster called Miss Harriet. The lady was initially very unapproachable but slowly let down her defences in the company of the young painter.

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An artist shows his friends a painting from his youth which plunges him back into the past. A chance encounter led him to meet an English spinster called Miss Harriet. The lady was initially very unapproachable but slowly let down her defences in the company of the young painter.

S1E6
Hautot senior and Hautot junior
Air date: 20/Mar/2007 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 30 min
Summary

Hautot senior is gravely injured while out hunting. With his dying breath, he reveals to his son that he has had a secret relationship with a young seamstress for several years and asks him to watch over her.

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Hautot senior is gravely injured while out hunting. With his dying breath, he reveals to his son that he has had a secret relationship with a young seamstress for several years and asks him to watch over her.

S1E5
Father Amable
Air date: 20/Mar/2007 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

The young farmer Césaire weds Céleste against the wishes of his father, Amable. All winter, Césaire works like a Trojan to support his homestead. He eventually dies, leaving his father Amable and Céleste alone together.

Summary

The young farmer Césaire weds Céleste against the wishes of his father, Amable. All winter, Césaire works like a Trojan to support his homestead. He eventually dies, leaving his father Amable and Céleste alone together.

S1E4
Two Friends
Air date: 13/Mar/2007 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 30 min
Summary

During the German occupation of 1870, two friends, nostalgic for their pre-war fishing outings, manage to avoid the blockades to go fishing. But they are discovered by the Prussians, who accuse them of spying.

Summary

During the German occupation of 1870, two friends, nostalgic for their pre-war fishing outings, manage to avoid the blockades to go fishing. But they are discovered by the Prussians, who accuse them of spying.

S1E3
The Legacy
Air date: 13/Mar/2007 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

The clerk Cachelin has pushed his daughter, sole heiress of a wealthy aunt, to marry one of his ministry colleagues. The money will only come to the young woman if a child is born within three years. Given the urgency, Cachelin pushes his daughter into the arms of another colleague.

Summary

The clerk Cachelin has pushed his daughter, sole heiress of a wealthy aunt, to marry one of his ministry colleagues. The money will only come to the young woman if a child is born within three years. Given the urgency, Cachelin pushes his daughter into the arms of another colleague.

S1E2
The Necklace
Air date: 06/Mar/2007 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 30 min
Summary

Wishing to sparkle for the space of an evening out, the wife of a modest ministry worker borrows a diamond necklace from a friend. But, on the way home, she loses it. The couple decides not to say anything and break the bank to buy an identical jewel.

Summary

Wishing to sparkle for the space of an evening out, the wife of a modest ministry worker borrows a diamond necklace from a friend. But, on the way home, she loses it. The couple decides not to say anything and break the bank to buy an identical jewel.

S1E1
Story of a farm girl
Air date: 06/Mar/2007 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A young girl farmhand falls pregnant. She hides her condition from her master, gives birth in secret and entrusts the baby to friends. Henceforth, she will have to work very hard to support her secret son. Her master, far from increasing her pay, forces her to marry him.

Summary

A young girl farmhand falls pregnant. She hides her condition from her master, gives birth in secret and entrusts the baby to friends. Henceforth, she will have to work very hard to support her secret son. Her master, far from increasing her pay, forces her to marry him.

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