Good cinema is present on TV with the broadcast on La 2 of The Farewell, a drama dealing with the clash of cultures and the pain of loss, and with an excellent adaptation by Tennessee Williams, Dulce pájaro de juventud. La 1 broadcasts the Spanish basketball team’s last friendly before the start of the World Cup. Also on the public service channel, the program “Informe” focuses on the recent election of Francina Armengol as President of the Congress. The sixth explica, for its part, deals with this topic, among other topical issues.
The pact between PSOE, Junts and ERC, ‘Weekly Report’
21.30, 1st
The summary of the news for the past seven days goes into the Weekly Report, which issues two reports. Investiture or Tische will report on the keys to the recent inaugural session of the Cortes and the PSOE agreement with Junts and ERC that will see socialist Armengol as the new President of Congress. Next, Leonor’s mission will revolve around Princess Leonor’s new military life.
“Sweet Bird of Youth”
10 p.m. TCM
Sweet bird of youth. USA, 1962 (115 minutes). Directed by Richard Brooks. Cast: Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight, Ed Begley.
Many young fans may not be familiar with Richard Brooks, a filmmaker credited with creating two stunning Tennessee Williams adaptations. Four years after Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Brooks delivered Sweet Bird of Youth, a bitter and suffocating drama that reveals the relationship between a mature actress and her cocky and ruthless lover, both trapped in a sordid world and be gripped by their misery. .
‘The good bye’
22.05, the 2nd
United States, 2019 (95 minutes). Directed by Lulu Wang. Cast: Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Jim Liu, Diana Lim.
Filmmaker Lulu Wang traces a candid reflection on the meaning of loss in a story that transcends conflicting cultural patterns to find a specific call to tradition hidden beneath an emotional facade. A film with a careful staging that showcases the suppleness of its line and the commitment to inject emotion into every sequence, without intrusiveness or affectation, without bombastic climaxes.
Basketball: Spain-Dominican Republic
22.05, 1st
The Spanish basketball team faces their final friendly in preparation for the World Cup, which begins on the 25th. In Granada, Sergio Scariolo’s players meet the Dominican Republic. A duel that serves to assess the team’s form and after which Scariolo will determine the last three knockdowns in the national team’s final list.
Political News in “laSexta Xplica”
21.45, sixth
Tonight the room laSexta The program also addresses the controversial issue of the high cost of vacations for Spaniards and, in the events area, deals with the “Daniel Sancho case”.
You can follow EL PAÍS TELEVSIÓN on Twitter or sign up here to receive our weekly newsletter.
Receive the TV newsletter
All the news from channels and platforms, with interviews, news and analyses, as well as recommendations and criticism from our journalists
LOG IN