Every day, AlloCiné recommends a film to (re)watch on TV. Tonight: Taron Egerton dusts off the myth of the Prince of Thieves.
In 2015, Appian Way, Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company, announced a Robin Hood film project.
This mythical character has already benefited from several film adaptations, the most famous of which are The Adventures of Robin Hood by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, the Walt Disney animated film, Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves directed by Kevin Reynolds or Robin Hood played by Russell Crowe.
Therefore, to dust off this myth, the production invokes director Otto Bathurst, who has proven himself in several episodes of Peaky Blinders, for his ability to create a universe with a postmodern approach.
For those who aren’t particularly interested in Robin Hood, legends and legends, or period films, the main thing you’ll want to do is reinvent the story of this character thanks to an origin story and relate it to contemporary themes: the corruption of governments and the Church, and the power of the revolution.
He was accused of that upon the film’s release in 2018. In the US, he received three Razzie Award nominations (Worst Remake, Plagiarism or Sequel, Worst Film and Worst Supporting Actor for Jamie Foxx). In France, too, the criticism is not tender: “The cream of the turnips” (Le Figaro Magazine), “a total failure” (Les Fiches du Cinéma)…
Broadcasting tonight on France 3, Robin des Bois nevertheless deserves attention for the involvement of its main performer (before filming, Taron Egerton notably trained in handling the bow with the famous archer Lars Andersen until he could shoot two arrows in less than one second).
But also for the diversity of its cast (Jamie Foxx, Jamie Dornan, Ben Mendelsohn, Eve Hewson…) as well as a new vision of Nottingham, inspired by diverse and diverse architectures, from medieval Europe to South Asia. by 20th-century brutalism.
Otto Bathurst’s Robin Hood Starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Foxx, Jamie Dornan…
From 10 years on
Tonight on France 3 at 9:10 p.m.