18.10 / TCM
“King Kong”
USA, 1933 (101 minutes). Directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack. Starring Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot.
One of the main reasons why King Kong is still one of the highlights of cinema history, almost 90 years after it was filmed, is that the fascination that its images radiate has not waned over time. As an incomparable variation on the classic story of Beauty and the Beast, King Kong retains all its imaginative and above all transgressive power, not only because this mixture of adventurous, romantic and romantic cinema was unusual at the beginning of the 1930s. frightening, but also because a combination of heightened sensuality and magical poetic power strikes in its sequences. Today it remains a master class, containing some of the most striking iconic images ever filmed, such as those showing the heroine frightened by the presence of the giant ape, or this one being attacked by military planes atop the Empire State Building becomes.
18.50 / Movistar drama
‘Casino’
United States, 1995 (182 minutes). Director: Martin Scorsese. Cast: Robert de Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods.
In his last major film of the 1990s, Martin Scorsese returned to the areas covered in One of Ours five years earlier. With the help of a brilliant screenplay by Nicholas Pileggi, Scorsese plunges into the glitz and squalor of Las Vegas to craft a thriller he puts all his energy into. The dazzling staging of Casino, colorful, yes, but also selective, accompanies a tableau of brutal and torn characters in the narrative.
19.05 / AMC
“Lions for Lambs”
United States, 2007 (96 minutes). Directed by Robert Redford. Cast: Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise, Michael Pena.
A new attempt by Robert Redford to create a cinema with a liberal intention. Lions for Lambs weaves together three stories: a portrait of a Republican senator fighting terrorism, an idealistic teacher who wants to educate a student, and two soldiers fighting in Afghanistan. Redford puts more effort into developing his speech than working on visual ideas and staging.
20.05 / The 2nd
The Art of Jesús Carmona in “A Land in Dance”
The protagonist of this week’s A Country in Dance, dancer Jesús Carmona, honors awards such as the 2020 National Dance Award and the 2021 Benois Award, the most prestigious award a dancer can receive. Portraying his creative work, the program focuses on an artist who became the National Ballet’s principal dancer, giving up to pursue his own exploration of flamenco and combining it with other styles such as contemporary dance.
20.10 / Dance of the Sun
‘The Tree of Life’
The Tree of Life. United States, 2011 (140 minutes). Directed by Terrence Malick. Cast: Brad Pitt, Hunter McCracken, Jessica Chastain, Sean Penn.
Like almost all of Terrence Malick’s films, The Tree of Life travels through almost unknown territory. Malick believes in the magic of images and his stylistic commitment is now forgotten: the slow rhythm of sequences that radiate as many dreams as realities. The story shows with unprecedented beauty how what was lived in childhood guides the life to come. A life that can belong to anyone. Thus Malick portrays a family that is dominated by the father. And travel to the origins of the planet to show the source of existence. Life.
22.10 / AMC
Third season of “Das Boot: The Submarine”
AMC premieres the third season of Das Boot: The Submarine, a sequel to Wolfgang Petersen’s 1981 film which adapted Lothar-Günther Buchheim’s bestselling book. Set in the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II, this installment revolves around a young submarine crew who is pursued in a tense game of cat and mouse by an obsessed Royal Navy commander.
22.10 / The 1
‘MasterChef Celebrity’ at the Zarzuela Hippodrome
MasterChef Celebrity contestants must solve a series of gastronomic hieroglyphs in the first test of the night. The outdoor challenge takes them to the Zarzuela Hippodrome in Madrid, where they must prepare a cocktail designed by chef Hugo Muñoz for seventy guests. Finally, they will face each other in a duel in the elimination test.
22.30 / DMAX
A look at the mysteries of Tutankhamun
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DMAX has premiered the documentary Tutankhamen, A Century of Secrets, which explores the mysteries of this ancient Egyptian pharaoh 100 years after the discovery of his tomb. Egyptologist Zahi Hawass examines pieces related to Tutankhamun found over the years before moving them to their new location: the Great Egyptian Museum.
22.45 / antenna 3
A new edition of “Brothers”
Antena 3 offers a new episode of the Turkish series Hermanos. In this storyline, Ömer arrives at the hospital in several ambulances with his relatives. On the other hand, Sengul and Yemile manage to survive the shooting, but Ölham is hospitalized and in serious condition. Furthermore, Can, Akif’s son, integrates more and more into his family and manipulates Akif into staying with them in exchange for not revealing that he is his son.
23.50 / CMT
“The Man Who Might Rule”
The man who would be king. UK-USA, 1975 (130 minutes). Directed by John Houston. Cast: Sean Connery, Michael Caine.
The Man Who Could Govern, the pinnacle of the spirit of adventure that reigns in all of John Huston’s works, part of a story by Kipling that would become a magical film, as well as the director’s new foray into territory of lost and disappointed characters who are both nourished by illusions as well as dignity. His shocking images follow the adventures of two villains who are forced to face the dark side of their dreams of fame and power.
23.55 / Movistar classic
‘pirates’
pirates. United States, 1986 (118 minutes). Director: Roman Polanski. Cast: Walter Matthau, Cris Campion, Damien Thomas, Charlotte Lewis.
Roman Polanski brings back the adventurous spirit of the old pirate movies in a project he’s coveted for years. A bold film in which Walter Matthau recreates an overwhelming pirate and in which Polanski shows the affection he has for his characters. Pirates failed at the box office in the disastrous 1980s, in which works of the likes of Top Gun and Nine and a Half Weeks triumphed.
1.25 / AMC
“The Spy Who Came Out of the Cold”
United Kingdom, 1965 (112 minutes). Director: Martin Ritt. Cast: Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner, Cyril Cusack.
The spy Alec Leamas, created by John le Carré, is embodied in the desolate face of Richard Burton. Leamas lives in the Cold War world. It’s not James Bond; he’s real, veering between filth and disappointment despite finally being a pro. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold bursts out like an icy, cutting film, populated by ghostly figures, shrouded in an aura of doom and presented through stunning black-and-white photography by Oswald Morris.
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