The literary space A Land to Read returns to La 2 with poet and translator Raquel Lanseros replacing Mario Obrero. On La 1, MasterChef Celebrity presents its outdoor test in San Vicente de la Barquera. For its part, Antena 3 is broadcasting a new episode of The Newbie with Joaquín as Roberto Leal’s interviewer. In cinema there is an iconic film, The Third Man, and a French polar masterpiece, Two Men in the City.
‘The third man’
4 p.m., AMC
The third man. United Kingdom 1949 (105 minutes). Directed by Carol Reed. Actors: Joseph Cotten, Orson Welles.
Anton Karas’ zither still looms large in the cinematic memory of this spy story, a Graham Greene story full of metaphors about the human condition. Much has been said about Welles’ hand in the production, forgetting that Carol Reed’s work shines with highlights such as “The Torment and the Ecstasy” and “Oliver”.
Raquel Lanseros, responsible for “A Country to Read”
7:30 p.m., La 2
The literary space A Country to Read It returns to La 2, with poet and translator Raquel Lanseros taking over from Mario Obrero at the helm. A space that visits different Spanish capitals to discover their connection to literature, interviewing the most renowned authors and discovering their literary corners as well as their reading clubs and libraries.
“Two Men in the City”
20.10, Movistar Classics
Two men in the city. France, 1973 (93 minutes). Director: Jose Giovanni. Cast: Alain Delon, Jean Gabin, Mimsy Farmer, Cecile Vassort.
The author of “The Clan of Marseille” brings Alain Delon and Jean Gabin together for the last time in this angry plea against the death penalty, which becomes one of the best examples of the level that the so-called polars, the French, achieved in the seventies have achieved noir cinema. A desperate story centered on the impossibility of redemption, “Two Men in a City” follows the steps of a Delon, recently released from prison and determined to fight against the weight of his own past, both in the boss of the restaurant is expressed by the police and his former colleagues.
“Masterchef”, in San Vicente de la Barquera
10:30 p.m., 1
The MastChef Celebrity contestants travel to the starting point of the Camino Lebaniego, a medieval branch of the Camino de Santiago that begins in San Vicente de la Barquera. There they cook a menu designed by chef Jesús Sánchez. Before the first test of the evening, they will be faced with making an authentic Italian pizza. In the elimination challenge, they will come across a vertical garden consisting of 43 aromatic herbs, buds and flowers.
Joaquín, presenter of “Pasapalabra”
10:45 p.m., antenna 3
In the new episode of Joaquín the newcomer, the former footballer will be none other than the host of Pasapalabra led by Roberto Leal. He will do it in front of some special participants, Roberto Leal himself and the journalist Mónica Carrillo. Joaquín will have a very special jury, his family, who will watch the show from the couch at home. During the interview, Roberto Leal will review his professional career and reveal some curiosities from his life.
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