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Kubrick’s “Red Telephone…?” and four other recommendations that you should see on TV today

“Red phone? We’re flying to Moscow.

Movistar Classics, May 18th

Peter Sellers on the red phone?  We're flying to Moscow.Peter Sellers on the red phone? We’re flying to Moscow.

USA, 1964 (92 minutes). Director: Stanley Kubrick. Interpreter. Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden.

A monumental satire of the Cold War and the panic of the nuclear threat that alternates farce and drama to delve into the insane odyssey of a paranoid general who launches a nuclear offensive against the USSR. The devastating plot twists move a work in which Kubrick’s pessimism reigns amidst the madness.

“border control”

DMAX, 9:30 p.m

The channel DMAX is broadcasting new episodes of “Border Control”.The channel DMAX is broadcasting new episodes of “Border Control”. DMAX Spain.

This area documents the daily work of customs and security services in protecting the Spanish border from suspected terrorism, drug trafficking, weapons imports and other criminal activities. This Sunday’s episode features the arrest of a passenger who fled Spain with very valuable luggage and two other travelers who learned that for a lie to stick, it must leave no loose ends.

‘Rescued’

The Sixth, 9:30 p.m

Gonzo (left) and Emiliano García-Page (center) chat with a neighbor from Toledo in the new episode of “Saved.”Gonzo (left) and Emiliano García-Page (center) chat with a neighbor from Toledo in the new episode of “Salvados.” La Sixta

The program brings together the President of Castile-La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page, with citizens who disagree with his position towards Pedro Sánchez regarding the pacts he had to make. Before that, Salvados travels to Toledo and walks through the streets with the politician. Both he and the show’s host, Gonzo, talk to citizens who approach them; some support her political position, others condemn her.

“Essentials: Eugenio, white or black”

The 2nd, 9:25 p.m

An image of the comedian Eugenio in his childhood, captured in the documentary “Imprescindibles.”An image of the comedian Eugenio in his childhood, captured in the documentary “Imprescindibles.” La2

The comedian Eugenio is back in the headlines more than 20 years after his death with the biographical film that David Trueba has just released in cinemas. The public broadcaster restores this documentary by Xavier Baig and Jordi Rovira, which aims to reveal who Eugeni Jofra was, of whom only fragments of his life were known beyond his profession. The sudden death of his wife caused Eugenio to fall into depression at the age of 37, just as he was achieving success.

“Spanish version: That was life”

The 2nd, 10:30 p.m

Petra Martínez (left) and Anna Castillo in “Life was that”.Petra Martínez (left) and Anna Castillo in “Life was that”.

The Spanish version presents this excellent and warm portrait of the relationship that develops between two Spanish women of different generations who meet in a hospital in Belgium. Your friendship will begin an inner journey that will reveal and also clarify happiness and frustrations. In addition to the protagonists, the film’s director, David Martín de los Santos, will also take part in the colloquium moderated by Cayetana Guillén Cuervo.

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