To be or not to be an immortal classic paradigm

“To be or not to be”, an immortal classic, paradigm of Lubitsch's cinema, and four other proposals that can be seen on television today

La 2 offers a remembrance of the late Ventura Pons as part of Cinema Days. The public broadcaster also broadcasts an interview with the author Clara Sánchez in the overall plan. The documentary series Secrets of the Jungle premieres on DMAX. In the cinematic field, a masterpiece of cinema history stands out, To Be or Not to Be by Ernst Lubitsch, and a great film by Clint Eastwood, White Hunter, Black Heart, which recreates the atmosphere of the filming of The African Queen.

“White hunter, black heart”

20.05, TCM

White Hunter, Black Heart, Clint Eastwood

White hunter, black heart. United States, 1990 (106 minutes). Director: Clint Eastwood. Cast: Clint Eastwood, Jeff Fahey, Marisa Berenson, George Dzundza.

In 1951, John Huston made his legendary film “The African Queen”. Author Peter Quarter provided the film's dialogue (uncredited) and years later wrote a novel about his experiences during filming. And a John Huston shoot could be anything but quiet. Clint Eastwood sets out to adapt Quarter's novel and becomes John Wilson (an undisguised copy of Huston), a filmmaker who travels to Africa to scout locations for his next work and becomes obsessed with the idea of ​​shooting an elephant to hunt. “White Hunter, Black Heart” is of course a heartfelt cinephile reflection, but it is also a bitter and dark film with a sober image and a hostile interior.

“Film Days”, with Ventura Pons

8:30 p.m., La 2

Ventura Pons

The cinema room of La 2 commemorates the recently deceased filmmaker Ventura Pons, an important author of Catalan cinema. The program, as usual, will also review the premieres on the billboard, including films such as the Spanish films “Valley of Shadows” and “Honeymoon”, the Italian film “The Abduction” by Marco Bellochio and the drama “Perfect Days”, the new ones from Wim Wenders. seem.

Clara Sánchez, in “General Plan”

9:30 p.m., La 2

The writer Clara Sánchez and Jenaro Castro in General Shot, broadcast on La 2q Jenaro Castro.

The writer and member of the Royal Spanish Academy, Clara Sánchez, is this week's guest in the Generalplan room, led and moderated by Jenaro Castro. The author will talk about her latest novel titled “The Sins of Marisa Salas.” Sánchez will also review his literary work and address some current political and social issues.

'To be or not to be'

10 p.m., Movistar Classics

To be or not to be, by Ernst Lubitsch

To be or not to be. USA, 1942 (94 minutes). Director: Ernst Lubitsch. Cast: Carole Lombard, Jack Benny, Robert Stack.

Perhaps many viewers have already seen “To Be or Not to Be.” It does not matter. The more views you collect, the more fun you will have. A gigantic work, a paradigm of the so-called “Lubitsch touch”, in which the master describes the eve of the invasion of Poland by Hitler's troops; But he does it from the perspective of a theater company, creating the smartest and most devastating anti-Nazi parody imaginable, as one of the actors has to impersonate the Führer himself, resulting in a barrage of sequences that are just as biting as these are hilarious.

The Secrets of the Jungle

10 p.m., DMAX

Documentary series Secrets of the Jungle, broadcast on DMAX

DMAX delves into the planet's jungles and forests to search for the treasures hidden within. The documentary series Secrets of the Jungle explores undiscovered tribes, unexplored lands and hidden ancient ruins. From the secret structures of Guatemala to the mysterious fossils of Madagascar, the series will attempt to unveil each of the mysteries that nature holds.

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