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"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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Chez Maupassant Season 1 Episode 5 - Father Amable
    8.6/10(123 votes)

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Olivier Schatzky
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Chez Maupassant Season 2 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.6/10(116 votes)

    S2:E3

    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.

    Director:Olivier Schatzky
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Chez Maupassant Season 3 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.5/10(93 votes)

    S3:E5

    No description available

    Director:Laurent Heynemann
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Chez Maupassant Season 1 Episode 6 - Hautot senior and Hautot junior
    8.3/10(117 votes)

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Marc Rivière
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Chez Maupassant Season 2 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.3/10(104 votes)

    S2:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Chez Maupassant Season 1 Episode 4 - Two Friends
    8.2/10(120 votes)

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Gérard Jourd'hui
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Chez Maupassant Season 2 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.2/10(110 votes)

    S2:E7

    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.

    Director:Jacques Santamaria
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Chez Maupassant Season 2 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.1/10(127 votes)

    S2:E4

    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.

    Director:Claude Chabrol
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Chez Maupassant Season 3 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.0/10(102 votes)

    S3:E3

    No description available

    Director:Olivier Schatzky
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Chez Maupassant Season 2 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    7.9/10(98 votes)

    S2:E8

    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.

    Director:Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Chez Maupassant Season 1 Episode 7 - Miss Harriet
    7.8/10(119 votes)

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:Jacques Rouffio
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Chez Maupassant Season 3 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    7.7/10(93 votes)

    S3:E6

    No description available

    Director:Denis Malleval
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Chez Maupassant Season 1 Episode 2 - The Necklace
    7.5/10(209 votes)

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Claude Chabrol
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Chez Maupassant Season 2 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.5/10(110 votes)

    S2:E1

    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.

    Director:Denis Malleval
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Chez Maupassant Season 3 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.5/10(101 votes)

    S3:E1

    No description available

    Director:Philippe Bérenger
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Chez Maupassant Season 1 Episode 1 - Story of a farm girl
    7.4/10(139 votes)

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Denis Malleval
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Chez Maupassant Season 3 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    7.4/10(96 votes)

    S3:E8

    No description available

    Director:Jacques Santamaria
    Writer:Jacques Santamaria

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  18. Chez Maupassant Season 2 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    7.3/10(99 votes)

    S2:E6

    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.

    Director:Philippe Monnier
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Chez Maupassant Season 3 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    7.3/10(99 votes)

    S3:E7

    No description available

    Director:Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Chez Maupassant Season 1 Episode 3 - The Legacy
    7.1/10(119 votes)

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Laurent Heynemann
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Chez Maupassant Season 2 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    6.9/10(102 votes)

    S2:E2

    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.

    Director:Gérard Jourd'hui
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Chez Maupassant Season 3 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    6.6/10(104 votes)

    S3:E2

    No description available

    Director:Gérard Jourd'hui
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Chez Maupassant Season 3 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    6.5/10(95 votes)

    S3:E4

    No description available

    Director:Philippe Bérenger
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Chez Maupassant Season 1 Episode 8 - Toine
    6.1/10(119 votes)

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Jacques Santamaria
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Father Amable" is the best rated episode of "Chez Maupassant". It scored 8.6/10 based on 123 votes. Directed by Olivier Schatzky and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/20/2007. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 3".