TV series

Chez Maupassant

2007–2011 · 3 seasons

Each hour drops you into a sharp nineteenth-century miniature, dryly amusing one moment and quietly cruel the next.

Overview: "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.
How it feels: Satirical, cynical, melancholic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, deception, love, morality
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
deception
love
morality
betrayal
Places: countryside
small town
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild