Every day, find the program of films and series to see on TV. Tonight: Captain America caught in a political plot, an Irish series not to be missed on France 5 and Shailene Woodley in the adaptation of a dystopia.
THE FILM OF THE DAY
Conceived as a 70s paranoid thriller, Captain America: The Winter Soldier stands out from other Avengers films. Indeed, its script is inspired by Ed Brubaker’s comics, with The President’s Men and The Three Days of the Condor as main references, while the Russo brothers’ handheld camera device immerses the viewer in the action. The protagonist himself swaps his red and blue jumpsuit for a less colorful military outfit.
Thus, the MCU delivers one of the most mature films of the franchise, in tune with our time, approaching the DC universe. Steve Rogers, played by a melancholic Chris Evans, embodies the contrasting image that his country has sent back to the rest of the world since 9/11 and the second war in Iraq, questioning the myth of the superhero and what he is supposed to represent nowadays, like The Dark Knight, Man of Steel or Batman v Superman.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier by Anthony and Joe Russo with Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Anthony Mackie…
From 10 years old
Tonight on TMC at 9:15 p.m.
ALSO ON TV TONIGHT
TF1 – 9:10 p.m.
I promise you with Camille Lou, Hugo Becker, Marilou Berry…
Season 2 Episode 5: Paul tries to throw his teens a party, but they all have better things to do. The parents therefore spend the evening alone and dream of future projects. Mica suffers because of his knee and lacks painkillers. Maud, who has just had a miscarriage, criticizes Tanguy for getting carried away too quickly. Mathis takes Rose to see her mother in prison, but she refuses to see her.
France 2 – 9:10 p.m.
Leonardo with Aidan Turner, Matilda De Angelis, Alessandro Sperduti…
From 12 years old
Season 1 Episode 3: Leonardo finds refuge in Milan, at the court of Duke Ludovico Sforza. To try to please the duke whose patronage he covets, he agrees to create a show around a play by Ange Politien. He collaborates on this occasion with a French actor, Thierry, whom he gets closer and closer to, and also finds Caterina there, who has settled at court with her lover Bernardo.
CANAL+ – 9:00 p.m.
Ridley Road with Agnes O’Casey, Tom Varey, Rory Kinnear…
From 10 years old
Season 1 Episode 3: At the manor, Vivien meets Françoise Dior, the impressive wife of the leader, but also George Rockwell, leader of the American Nazi party. Suspecting that a big operation is being prepared, Soly and his wife Nancy send Vivien to spy on the meeting that is being held at MNS HQ. She makes a terrifying discovery. Vivien is also surprised to be expected by her father, who has decided to bring her back to Manchester.
France 5 – 9:00 p.m.
Normal People with Daisy Edgar-Jones, Paul Mescal, Meadhbh Maxwell…
Season 1 Episode 1: In a high school in a small town in the west of Ireland, Marianne, a lonely teenager, is secretly attracted to Connell, an athletic and popular classmate. Asocial and intimidating, she is the laughingstock of her school…
Art – 8:55 p.m.
I don’t kiss by André Téchiné with Emmanuelle Béart, Manuel Blanc, Philippe Noiret…
The story of Pierre who has just left his native South-West to try his luck in Paris with only a stretcher-bearer’s diploma and a vague desire to become an actor. He will sink into prostitution.
C8 – 9:15 p.m.
Darkest Minds: Rebellion by Jennifer Yuh Nelson with Amandla Stenberg, Harris Dickinson, Miya Cech…
From 10 years old
In the near future, the teenagers have been decimated by an unknown virus. The survivors, endowed with uncontrollable psychic powers, are classified according to the danger they represent for society, and parked in camps. Ruby, one of the most powerful of them, manages to escape from it to join a group of young people on the run in search of refuge. Quickly, they will lead a rebellion, uniting their powers to regain control of their future.
W9 – 9:05 p.m.
Divergent by Neil Burger with Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet…
From 12 years old
Tris lives in a post-apocalyptic world where society is divided into five clans (Bold, Erudite, Unselfish, Sincere, Fraternal). At 16, she must choose where she belongs for the rest of her life. Extremely rare case, her aptitude test is not conclusive: she is Divergent.
Divergents are rare individuals who do not belong to any clan and are hunted by the government. Concealing her secret, Tris joins the brutal universe of the Dauntless whose training is based on mastering our most intimate fears.