12.50 / The 2nd
‘The greatest show in the world’
The greatest show in the world. USA, 1952 (150 minutes). Directed by Cecil B DeMille. Cast: Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, James Stewart, Gloria Grahame.
The bombastic Cecil B. DeMille throws himself into the making of a juicy circus drama that will have your mouth watering just looking at the cast. Charlton Heston owns a circus through which he navigates as attentively as he frantically, in an example of narrative power, the director’s ubiquitous camera revealing fear, love, betrayal and illusions. Attention to the heavily made-up appearance of an unrecognizable James Stewart.
13.15 / Hollywood
‘The punch’
The thorn. USA, 1973 (115 minutes). Directed by George Roy Hill. Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw.
Four years after the memorable Two Men and One Fate, its director, George Roy Hill, reunited Paul Newman and Robert Redford to turn them into two high-profile con men. The coup is set in favor of the retro fashion trend that swept through American cinema in the early 1970s; Additionally, it capitalizes on the chemistry the two actors exuded and has a juicy script that piles up constant twists and humorous situations.
15.00 / Movistar promotion
hero
China-Hong Kong, 2004 (95 minutes). Director: Zhang Yimou. Cast: Jet Li, Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung.
The great Zhang Yimou’s magnificent visual power explodes as he embraces the wildest adventure to wrap it in a cloak of almost ceremonial delicacy. Thanks to his personal and attentive, creative and captivating eye, Yimou manages to capture a 3rd century B.C. to turn an action and martial arts film set in the B.C. into a huge epic and endearing love story. Hero is a monumental film protected by intoxicating images.
17.25 / Movistar classic
“The Maltese Falcon”
The Maltese Falcon. USA, 1941 (100 minutes). Directed by John Houston. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre.
In his first film, John Huston adapts Dashiell Hammett’s immortal novel and makes The Maltese Falcon a film noir icon. But there’s more: The Maltese Falcon is also a nihilistic outburst that pulsates between cigarette smoke, spite, sarcasm and whiskey shots. Bogart is Sam Spade, the subject who can say to his lover before her imminent arrest, “If you’re hanged, I’ll always remember you,” the anti-hero detective, the loser who no one can take dignity from . The stuff dreams are made of pulses with life in The Maltese Falcon
18.15 / TCM
“Suddenly Last Summer”
Suddenly last summer. United States, 1959 (109 minutes). Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Cast: Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn.
In the 1950s, the maestro Mankiewicz not only filmed several of his own screenplays, but also adapted Shakespeare in Julius Caesar, Graham Greene in The Tranquil American and Tennessee Williams in Suddenly, Last Summer, a masterpiece that is as beautiful as it is haunting. A story stirred by jealousy, sex and secret obsessions, it revolves around a possessive mother to the point of desperation, a tormented neurosurgeon and an unbalanced young woman. They are all characters in search of support that will allow them to understand the reality that surrounds them. Mankiewicz corners them in a tough and brutal film with an outcome that is as unexpected as it is gory.
19.55 / The 2
“A Country to Read” arrives in Huesca
The charismatic and young poet Mario Obrero, responsible for the space Un país para leerlo, travels to Huesca this week to look into his literary corners. In the city he talks to the writer Manuel Vilas and the artist María José Hasta. You will also feel the cultural atmosphere of the place, its bookshops and its poetic and novelistic atmosphere.
20.25 / The 2
Gerardo Herrero, godfather of the “Cinema Days”
The director of “Bajo Terapia”, Gerardo Herrero, Silver Biznaga Special Jury Prize at the Málaga Festival, is the godfather of the Días de Cine room this week. The program ends with the review of the premieres on the billboard and commemorates Laura Valenzuela, the first presenter in TVE history and actress in more than 40 films.
22.00 / Movistar premieres
‘As Beasts’
Spain, 2022 (137 minutes). Directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen. Cast: Marina Foïs, Denis Menochet, Luis Zahera.
The winning film of the last Goya Awards is another masterpiece by Rodrigo Sorogoyen. An unhealthy and stifling tale set deep in rural Spain, based on a memorable screenplay by Sorogoyen himself and his regular collaborator Isabel Peña. A film that delves into the disputes of a group of characters, soon to transform its approach into a universal story.
22.00 / The 2
‘Welcome Mr Marshall’
Spain, 1953 (75 minutes). Directed by Luis Garcia Berlanga. Actors: José Isbert, Lolita Sevilla, Manolo Morán, Elvira Quintilla.
A grim satire of the post-war period, an irreverent portrait of society, a sharp criticism of the Marshall Plan… All this is this masterpiece by Berlanga that bears the stamp of great comedy: while laughing, you understand that there are also good things under a dose of bitterness Viewed from a completely different social perspective, Bienvenido, Mister Marshall remains as fresh as it is fierce today, greatly aided by the amazing dialogues of Berlanga and Juan Antonio Bardem. It is therefore obligatory to return to the people of La Mancha, who disguise themselves as Andalusians to await the arrival of American gifts.
22.00 / Movistar drama
“monster ball”
United States, 2001 (112 minutes). Directed by Marc Foster. Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, Heath Ledger, Sean Combs, Peter Boyle.
A harrowing and violent drama, a devastating foray into the bowels of the American dream that throws itself into the portrayal of the horrific relationship that develops between a young mother in tragedy and a racist and aggressive subject. Both injured animals find a perhaps careless refuge in the other. Rarely has the weight of guilt, the need for emotional support, and the pang of unspoken anguish been reflected so intensely on a screen. A film that is as suffocating as it is masterful.
22.00 / #0
looper
United States, 2012 (118 minutes). Director: Rian Johnson. Cast: Joseph Gordon-Lewitt, Bruce Willis, Paul Dano.
An intense futuristic fable, including time travel, amassing violent sequences and playing with a visual style close to that of film noir. Looper brings a certain classic touch to the story and grows thanks to his genius directing work and the charisma of Bruce Willis.
22.00 / antenna 3
Tenth Edition of “Your Face Looks Familiar”
Alfred García, Anne Igartiburu, Agustín Jiménez, Jadel, Merche, Miriam Rodríguez, Josie, Andrea Guasch and Susi Caramelo are the candidates of the tenth edition of Tu cara me suena. A delivery that begins with a spectacular street number that participants from previous editions take part in. Manel Fuentes will again direct the program and Carlos Latre, Lolita, Chenoa and Àngel Llàcer will once again serve as judges.
22.30 / DMAX
The mysterious world of codes
Throughout history there are examples of mysterious codes used from the world of art to the universe of wars. These are random words and numbers that don’t seem to have any meaning until someone decodes them. The documentary “Breaking the Code” shows how a team of investigators catch criminals using their own encrypted phones against them.
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