Bellamy (2009)

Interesting facts

Bellamy — known as Inspector Bellamy in the U.S. — is a French murder mystery film released in 2009. It is the last theatrical film of celebrated French director Claude Chabrol, who died the following year, and the only time he worked with star Gérard Depardieu. Chabrol said in an interview that the film is like a "novel that Simenon never wrote", a kind of "Maigret on vacation". The film was screened in the Berlinale Special section at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2009, where Chabrol received a Berlinale Camera award for his contributions to cinema.

Production

Chabrol conceived Bellamy as a tribute to Belgian author Georges Simenon and his famous detective character Inspector Maigret. In describing the film, Chabrol stated his desire was "to create an homage to Simenon" and noted that he felt "Gérard Depardieu is so profoundly simenonesque." The film also served as a tribute to singer Georges Brassens, whose music and persona play a significant role in the narrative.

The film was shot by acclaimed Portuguese cinematographer Eduardo Serra, who had previously collaborated with Chabrol on several films including A Girl Cut in Two (2007) and Comedy of Power (2006). Serra's work on Bellamy has been described as giving the film a "dappled and lovely" quality that appears "quintessentially 'Romantic French.'"

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