Guy de Maupassant

1982 [FRENCH]

Action / Biography / Drama / Romance

IMDb Rating 5.5/10 10 189 189

biography author 19th century

Plot summary

The life and times of the famous French writer Guy de Maupassant.

Director

Michel Drach Photo
Michel Drach

Top cast

Jean Carmet Photo
Jean Carmet as François
Véronique Genest Photo
Véronique Genest as Fanny
Miou-Miou Photo
Miou-Miou as Gisèle d'Estoc
Simone Signoret Photo
Simone Signoret as Maupassant's mother
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.18 GB
1194*720
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles ru  
24 fps
2 hr 11 min
Seeds ...
2.19 GB
1792*1080
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles ru  
24 fps
2 hr 11 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Vincentiu

sketch of portrait

Claude Brasseur. and one of his touching, powerful, seductive roles. Jean Carmet as a magnificent Francois. and Simone Signoret. a good adaptation of novel and right details for define Maupassant's life. the childhood, the love stories, the fall, the end. all at its place. but, after its end, despite the acting, script and images, the impression is to see only a sketch. useful for discover the life of Guy de Maupassant but, maybe, not enough. sure, it is only a film. sure, few scenes are just fireworks. but the feminine presences are, in many cases, only shadows or promises. silhouettes. the status of hunter of Maupassant is not enough for understand the purpose of his passion. his victims seems be only stamps. and the solutions- the androgen by Miou/Miou- are only sketches of characters. in fact, an interesting introduction to the Maupassant's universe.
Reviewed by bob998 5 / 10

A sick man in Paris

Claude Brasseur is tremendous in this literary biography by Michel Drach. The early years of Maupassant's life are glossed over: there's the fascination with prostitutes, the youthful attempts at writing poetry, the faint praise from Flaubert. All this is pretty forgettable.The end of his life is very moving. The constant headaches and pain in the eyes from the syphilis he contracted, finally the suicide attempt and committal to Dr. Blanche's clinic in January 1892, then the long downward progression to death in July of the following year. Maupassant's belligerence, violence and helpless anxiety are very well rendered by Brasseur. Jean Carmet gives an unforgettable portrayal of the hapless servant; no French writer ever had a more devoted employee. The rest of the cast has little to do. Miou-Miou brightens the screen a few times with that wonderful smile, but her part is slight. Catherine Frot seems uneasy with her part as Mouche.
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