Every day, find the program of films and series to see on TV. Tonight: Benoît Poelvoorde wants to assassinate General de Gaulle, an unpublished episode of “Alex Hugo”, a TV movie about an escape game and a comedy by Francis Veber.
THE FILM OF THE DAY
Adapted from the eponymous novel by Sorj Chalandon, Profession du Père is an oppressive intimate drama directed by Jean-Pierre Améris. The director tackles the theme of mystification through the character of young Émile, who greatly admires his father.
And for good reason, the latter tells him that he was a judo champion, parachutist, footballer, spy and even private adviser to Charles de Gaulle… whom he now plans to assassinate to save French Algeria!
In the shoes of this ambiguous patriarchal figure, Benoît Poelvoorde delivers an exceptional performance. Accustomed to crazy roles, this time he embodies the dark side of a character always in excess (like the Italian comedians Alberto Sordi or Vittorio Gassman whom he had as a reference) even violent when he finds himself in prey to delirious madness and conspiracy.
Profession of the father of Jean-Pierre Améris with Benoît Poelvoorde, Audrey Dana, Jules Lefebvre…
Tonight on CANAL+ at 9:10 p.m.
ALSO ON TV TONIGHT
TF1 – 9:10 p.m.
SWAT with Shemar Moore, Alex Russell, Lina Esco…
Season 4 Episode 14: A second cell of the Imperial Dukes plans a poison gas attack at an undisclosed location. The SWAT then begins a race against time to thwart this attack.
France 2 – 9:10 p.m.
I’ll go where you’ll go by Géraldine Nakache with Leïla Bekhti, Géraldine Nakache, Patrick Timsit…
Vali and Mina are two opposite sisters, separated by the trials of life. One is a singer, dreamer and emotional. The other is a therapist, distant and rational. Their loving father ends up finding the perfect opportunity to bring them together for a weekend and try to reconcile them: Vali has landed an audition in Paris and it’s Mina who will have to take her there despite her contempt for his sister’s love.
France 3 – 9:10 p.m.
Alex Hugo with Samuel Le Bihan, Lionel Astier, Mikaël Fitoussi…
Season 7 Episode 4: A terrible avalanche threatens Lusagne. To avoid taking risks, the authorities order the evacuation of the village. After going around the houses to make sure everyone is safe, Angelo and Tony join Alex at the station, where they spend the night.
The next day, Angelo has an attack of malaria. Seeking how to get him to safety, Alex comes across a young woman who has taken refuge in a house. She takes Tony hostage and forces him to go up the mountain with her. Alex rushes after them. He does not know that she is being pursued by killers.
C8 – 9:15 p.m.
The Ropes of the Gallows by Andrew V. McLaglen with John Wayne, George Kennedy, Gary Grimes…
Following a fight in a saloon, Daniel Chill is imprisoned with three strangers. They offer the young man to help them loot a bank. Daniel’s little brother, Billy Joe, is assigned to set fire to a farmhouse in order to distract attention.
During this time he frees the men who loot the bank in record time, give the magician to Billy and “lock themselves up” in prison. But the next day, Marshal Cahill arrives in the small town, very surprised to see his own son in prison…
W9 – 9:05 p.m.
Escape with Lannick Gautry, Barbara Cabrita, David Mora…
Season 1 Episode 1: To celebrate her husband Vladimir’s 35th birthday, Hèlène invites Stéphane and Thomas, whom they have known since their studies, and Céline, Thomas’s wife, to take part in an escape game whose plot takes place in Versailles.
But, as the puzzles are unveiled, the young people, friends since their studies, realize that this game is perhaps not one. Indeed, each step reveals a hitherto well-kept secret.
TFX – 9:05 PM
The Double by Francis Veber with Alice Taglioni, Daniel Auteuil, Michel Aumont…
Surprised by a paparazzi with Eléna, his mistress, a superb supermodel, billionaire Pierre Levasseur tries to avoid a bloody divorce by inventing an incredible lie. He takes advantage of the presence in the photo of a passer-by, François Pignon, to tell his wife that Elena is not with him, but with Pignon.
NRJ12 – 9:10 p.m.
Last Passenger by Omid Nooshin with Dougray Scott, Kara Tointon, Iddo Goldberg…
From 10 years old
In the suburbs of London, the last train of the day takes travelers home. The wagons are gradually emptying and the stations pass by faster and faster. Much too fast. While the driver remains mysteriously silent, the trap closes on the last passengers. Threatened by an imminent derailment, they will try the impossible to stop the train. What was supposed to be an ordinary trip turns into a one-way trip to hell.