Elephants Don't Forget (film)

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Episode of the series Agatha Christie's Poirot
title Elephants don't forget
Original title Elephants Can Remember
Country of production United Kingdom
original language English
length 89 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
classification Season 13, episode 1
66th episode overall ( list )
First broadcast June 9, 2013 on ITV
Rod
Director John Strickland
script Nick Dear
production David Boulter
music Christian Henson
camera Gavin Finney
cut Michael Harrowes
occupation
chronology

←  Predecessor
Murder on the Orient Express

Successor  →
The Big Four

Don't forget the elephants is a full-length episode from the thirteenth and final season of the 2009 British television series Agatha Christie's Poirot, directed by Charles Palmer . It is the film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Agatha Christie from 1972.

action

The Willoughby Institute is a mental hospital . One night the caretaker discovers the clinic's former chief doctor in a tub, tied up and apparently drowned. It is clear to the investigating Inspector Beale that he must consult Hercule Poirot on the case. At the same time, Ariadne Oliver is asked by her sponsored child to explain the enigmatic suicide of their parents, which took place more than thirteen years ago. Ariadne is at a loss and describes the Poirot case. He is only moderately interested, as the case seems to have been resolved and the strange murder of the doctor keeps his mind on edge. He advises Ariadne to investigate on his own and to visit the people who were still alive and who were involved at the time (“Ask the elephants”). When Ariadne returns from her interrogations, however, the case is more puzzling than before, and it gradually dawns on Poirot that all events may be connected. However, there is still a long way to go before he succeeds in putting all the pieces of the puzzle together, because absolute madness and unconditional loyalty out of love were initially not on his bill.

Overview

Elephants Can Remember first aired in 2013 on UK broadcaster ITV. The film was shown on over 200 different television channels worldwide. These included channels from the United States (WGBH), Australia (ABC), Brazil (Globosat), France (France Televisions), Italy (Mediaset), Japan (NHK) and Russia (TV Center). David Suchet plays Hercule Poirot and Zoe Wanamaker plays Ariadne Olivier in the film. In Germany the film was released by Polyband as part of the Poirot - Collection 12. In addition, the film was re-released by Hachette. These brought some of the most famous Agatha Christie films out on DVD. The film has also been released on DVD in Australia and Great Britain.

criticism

Ben Lawrence from the Telegraph particularly praises the actors. Their representations would significantly increase the quality of the film. Suchet portrays the difficult role of Poirot superbly. In addition, it was wise to let Ariadne Oliver do the research. Her unconventional, vague, eccentric manner goes particularly well with Suchet's straightforward Poirot.

Barnaby Walter was a little disappointed with the film. The trailer is much darker, more exciting and radical than the film. The script and the directing are competent, but not very exciting. Walter gave the film three out of five points.

Sarah Dempster from the Guardian particularly praises the film's beautiful shooting.

Web links

Commons : Elephants don't forget  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

supporting documents

  1. ↑ release document for Elephants Can Remember . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , April 2014 (PDF; test number: 144 715 V).
  2. ^ A b Ben Lawrence: Agatha Christie's Poirot: Elephants Can Remember, ITV, review. June 9, 2013, accessed April 10, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Robin Jarossi: Poirot - Elephants Can Remember, ITV, with David Suchet, Greta Scacchi PREVIEW. June 2, 2013, accessed April 10, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Caroline Frost: 'Poirot: Elephants Can Remember' Is The First Of David Suchet's Final Series As Belgian Detective. July 29, 2013, accessed April 10, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Poirot - Collection 12. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 10, 2016 ; Retrieved April 10, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / wvg.com
  6. ↑ Agatha Christie DVD Collection - The Collection. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved April 10, 2016 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.agatha-christie-dvd.de  
  7. ↑ Agatha Christie's Poirot - Elephants Can Remember. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 10, 2016 ; accessed on April 10, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / shop.abc.net.au
  8. ↑ Poirot - Acorn Media's Release Date (s) for 'Series 13' on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. Retrieved April 10, 2016 (English).
  9. ^ Barnaby Walter: Review: Agatha Christie's Poirot: Elephants Can Remember. June 9, 2013, accessed April 10, 2016 .
  10. ^ Sarah Dempster: Agatha Christie's Poirot: time to bid adieu. June 8, 2013, accessed April 10, 2016 .