Maigret and the Dead Lover
Maigret and the Dead Lover is an upcoming French crime drama film written and directed by Pascal Bonitzer, and starring Denis Podalydès in the eponymous role. It is based on the 1960 novel Maigret et les Vieillards by Georges Simenon.
Plot
A former French ambassador, who has been carrying out a five decade affair with a recently widowed princess, is found murdered at the Quai d'Orsay, and the only evidence found are a series of suggestive letters between the two. Policeman Jules Maigret is tasked with discreetly investigating the matter.Cast
- Denis Podalydès as Commissaire Jules Maigret
- Anne Alvaro as Jacotte
- Manuel Guillot as Janvier
- Irène Jacob as Madame Maigret
- Micha Lescot as Mazeron
- Julia Faure
- Olivier Rabourdin as the judge
- Laurent Poitrenaux as Philippe
- Dominique Reymond as the princess
- Arcadi Radeff
- Noël Simsolo
- Stephane Mercoyrol as Moers
- Nikola Krminac
Production
In January 2024, filmmaker Pascal Bonitzer announced he would write and potentially direct an adaptation of the novel Maigret et les Vieillards, with the English title being Maigret in Society. By September, Denis Podalydès was cast as Maigret. Podalydès and Bonitzer had previously collaborated on the 1999 film Rien sur Robert.Filming took place in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It lasted for five weeks from February to March 2025.
The film will take place in the early 2000s. The film's title was changed first to Maigret et le crime de la rue de Bellechasse, and then finally Maigret et le mort amoureux, with the English title becoming Maigret and the Dead Lover.
The film is presently set for release on February 18, 2026.