The Importance of Being Poirot: A Critical Examination of “Curtain” as Seen on ITV
2015; Volume: 5; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.17265/2160-6579/2015.03.002
ISSN2160-6579
Autores Tópico(s)Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism
ResumoHercule Poirot has died, and his death was witnessed by the nearly five million viewers of "Curtain: Poirot"s last case", the concluding episode of the long lasting ITV television series Agatha Christie's Poirot.Poirot was played for one final time by David Suchet, who, in the course of the series, has managed to appropriate the character to an extent that no previous actor has achieved.This article suggests that Suchet has indeed made of Poirot a "fictional celebrity", and analyses "Curtain" on the one hand by looking at its critical reception, and on
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