A Country to Read travels to Teruel on La 2 to explore the city’s literary life. On Antena 3, the rookie follows in the footsteps of Joaquín, who became a streamer with the help of Ibai Llanos and Gerard Piqué. La 2 broadcasts a new episode of On the Cover, which offers a documentary about the disease silicosis. Cinema is represented by a masterpiece by Sam Peckinpah, Duel in the High Mountains on TCM, and by Francis Ford Coppola’s monumental work The Godfather II on Paramount Channel.
“Duel in the high mountains”
6:15 p.m., TCM
Drive through the highlands. USA, 1962 (95 minutes). Directed by Sam Peckinpah. Actors: Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea.
In 1962, the violent outbursts of films like “The Wild Bunch” were still a long way off for Peckinpah. The characters he portrays in Duel in the High Sierra have not yet learned to hate, even though they are already tired heroes and forced to assume that they live in a West that no longer belongs to them. And they are experienced cowboys who bear scars and are aware of their gray fate; However, they will have one last chance to demonstrate their heroism. Sam Peckinpah would never look at his characters with so much tenderness again: as a filmmaker, he would also gradually be consumed by anger. The final sequence of “Duel in the High Sierra” is as beautiful as it is stunning and bears the hallmark of an important filmmaker.
“A Country to Read” arrives in Teruel
7:20 p.m., La 2
The literary space A Country to Read, presented by the poet and translator Raquel Lanseros, who replaces Mario Obrero, comes to Teruel in this week’s delivery, where she will speak with the writers Sergio del Molino and Nacho Escuín. In addition, you will walk the streets of the city to discover its literary corners and explore the local reading clubs and libraries.
“On the cover” with the disease silicosis
9:50 p.m., La 2
Tonight, On the Cover, presented by Lorenzo Milá, debuts the report “Silicosis of the 21st Century,” joining Silicosis Day, celebrated on November 9th. It is an occupational disease that occurs among miners and stonemasons and has resurfaced due to the handling without safety measures of quartz agglomerates, a material commonly used for kitchen and bathroom countertops. The report looks at the daily lives of some of these patients, whose lives are limited and their lung capacity reduced, without their companies even recognizing the disease in many cases.
“The Godfather II”
10 p.m., Paramount Channel
The Godfather: Part Two. USA, 1974 (198 minutes). Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola. Cast: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton.
In his time, Coppola showed unparalleled courage when he delved again into the Corleone family two years after The Godfather, a monumental work that impeccably completed its narrative framework. However, thanks to the two alternating stories, he managed to create a lush second part: Michael Corleone, already head of the clan, begins his journey towards moral decay; At the same time, the family’s origins in New York at the beginning of the century are shown, where Robert de Niro plays the patriarch Vito at a young age.
Joaquín becomes a streamer
10:45 p.m., antenna 3
This week, The Rookie shows Joaquín trying to revolutionize the internet, supported by two high-profile mentors, Ibai Llanos and Gerard Piqué. The former footballer will learn the secrets of the streaming world and interview Llanos and Piqué to find out more about their business projects. For his debut as a streamer, Joaquín will travel to Malaga to broadcast the Queens League final live on the pitch together with his mentors.
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