The week of August 17 plans to broadcast on TV many films, known or less known, all genres combined. We have made you a small summary of the program, day by day, of films that you can (re)discover.
TV program of the week
Monday, August 17
For this first day of the week, a dilemma is presented to us.
- Family comedy:
If you are in the mood to laugh or want to watch a movie with your family, M6 invites you to enjoy The New Adventures of Aladdin, a 2015 film directed by Arthur Benzaken. The cast is rich since you will find Kev Adams in the main role, Jean-Paul Rouve, Vanessa Guide or William Lebghil and Michel Blanc. Regarding the story of this film, it is of course inspired by the Disney cartoon Aladdin, told in a comical way by two young people to children. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au6dHvXDtPs
Another choice is also in order, this time on W9. "All Gaul is occupied by the Romans. Absolutely no! A village populated by irreducible Gauls resists… " Sound familiar? Yes, I did. These are indeed our famous Asterix and Obelix. The 1989 cartoon Asterix and the Coup du Menhir airs tonight at 9:05 p.m.
- Satire:
- Roses for the prosecutor
On Arte, a satirical German film will be broadcast at 20:55. Roses for the Prosecutor takes place shortly before the end of the Second World War. Rudi is accused of stealing chocolate, he is sentenced to death. Just before being executed, he managed to escape following an air attack. 15 years later, he will find the legal adviser wanting to execute him, he is now Attorney General.
- Thriller:
While waiting for the release of Tenet, a classic of Christopher Nolan will be on TMC this Monday night. Inception, starring Leonardo Di Caprio, Frenchie Marion Cotillard and Ellen Page, is a film to see and rewatch to try to decipher it. Between action and thriller, it will turn your brain. The story revolves around Dominic Cobb, his job is to enter the subconscious of his victims to steal information. His new mission will not go as planned… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcoZbHBDHQA
Tuesday, August 18
This Tuesday, August 18 does not offer a large amount of film on TNT channels, but some programs manage to stand out.
- The extraordinary powers of the human body.
This Tuesday, August 18, discover with Michel Cymès and Adriana Karembeu The extraordinary powers of the human body. A show well known to the general public whose two episodes will be broadcast on France 2 from 9pm. The first on fruits, vegetables and plants acting directly on health. The second focuses on children's physical, intellectual and emotional abilities. All their broadcasts are of course based on scientific evidence with researchers, doctors, psychologists…
- Comedy
- Praise me!
Praise me! is a film directed by Coline Assous and Virginie Schwartz. Broadcast on W9 at 21:05, it tells the story of Léa who offers to praise her talent as an actress. Indeed, she has an agency to hire her services, she pretends to be for a few hours as the daughter of, the wife of, the ex of … The situation is complicated when, pretending to be the fiancée of one of his clients, she is introduced to Raphael, his teenage sweetheart. A very surprising cast since we find Marc Ruchmann (Plan Coeur), Déborah François, Alison Wheeler, Arié Elmaleh … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocamUuklBjM
- Depression and buddies
Also, Depression and friends will be broadcast on NRJ12 at 21:10 with Ary Abittan, Arié Emaleh, Fred Testot and Jonathan Lambert. Following a breakup, Franck has a depression, he talks about it with his best friends although he has trouble accepting it. They will spend evenings together to support him morally.
Wednesday, August 19
For Wednesday, we leave you three films available.
- Drama
A strong film on the program with Guillaume Canet and Guillaume Galienne, named Cézanne et Moi, broadcast on Arte at 20:55. The drama takes place in 1886, and takes up historical events and characters. Emile Zola awaits with some concern the arrival of his childhood friend Paul Cézanne whom he has not seen for two years. The reunion of his two men brings back memories of their childhood in Aix en Provence. They also remember their youth… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNYVwvUvAj0
- Comedy
- And your sister
And your sister, directed by Marion Vernoux with Géraldine Nakache, Grégoire Ludig and Virginie Effira, will be available on TFX at 21:05. This French comedy tells the story of Pierrick, devastated because he has just lost his brother, he will spend a few days on holiday with the companion of the deceased, Tessa and his half-sister.
- Fugitives
The fugitives of Francis Veber with his famous François Pignon, aka Pierre Richard, and the gangster Luca, Gérard Depardieu, is broadcast Wednesday at 21:00 on France 4. A great classic for young and old.François Pignon, a depressed unemployed man, tries to rob a bank. He takes hostage Lucas, a gangster released from prison but now wanting to remain honest. They are forced to go on the run together, with Pignon's daughter.
Thursday, August 20
Again, different films of different genres will be on TV this Thursday.
- Science fiction
- Only
Seul is a French science fiction film by David Moreau, it will be broadcast at 21:05 on W9. Leila, whose brother was paralyzed after a car accident, is very brave. But everything changes overnight when, when she wakes up, she finds herself alone. No one in the streets, in the buildings, in their homes. After several hours she meets other teenagers Terry and Camille. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkCcFlQpNTs
- Comedy
- Kids
Max Boublil and Alain Chabat meet in Les Gamins on TMC at 20:45. Thomas is a singer, he meets Lola at a wedding he had come to animate. It's love at first sight. After a few months together, Thomas proposes to Lola and meets his parents, Gilbert and Suzanne. The father dissuades Thomas from marrying his daughter and soon leads him into a life of pleasure and irresponsibility.
- Everything to be happy
Audrey Lamy, Manu Payet and Aure Atika play in Tout pour être heureux, a perfectly performed dramatic comedy, broadcast Thursday on Chérie 25 at 20:40. Antoine is a music producer who takes very little care of his two little girls. One evening, Alice, his lawyer wife, breaks down. She filed for divorce. An upheaval that will change his life.
Friday, August 21
On Friday evenings, the program is often dedicated to tele-hooks, such as Good Singers which is broadcast on TF1 at 21:05. However, this is a classic that you might like.
- Comedy
- The closet
Le placard is a 2000s film directed by Francis Veber, starring Gérard Depardieu, Thierry Lhermitte and Daniel Auteuil. Broadcast on TF1 series films at 9pm. François Pignon had been an accountant for twenty years in a large company manufacturing condoms, when he learned that he would soon be laid off. Separated from his wife, despised by his son, he is on the verge of suicide, when his next-door neighbor offers to help him… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou9YG0fUztA
Saturday, August 22
The famous The Voice on TF1 and Fort Boyard on France 2 will be present. But what do the other channels have in store for us?
- Comedy
- adventure
- Rufus and the Kingdom of Alyne
A film for young and old called Rufus and the Kingdom of Alyne will be available at 9:05 pm on France 4. Scott is with his friend Emily at his grandmother's house. One day, the two children discover a secret chamber in which Rufus, a mysterious creature, and the wizard Abbott live. But, they ask the children to help them save their world, threatened by the witch Lilith, Abbott's sworn enemy… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7vX7BaegTI
Sunday, August 23
On this Sunday, 3 films are on the program, difficult to choose.
- Comedy
- Angel and Gabrielle
- Russian dolls
Film by Cédric Klapisch with the talented Romain Duris on C8 at 21:05. Xavier, 30, is fulfilling his dream: to be a writer. But, to pay the bills, he accumulates odd jobs as a journalist or author of series with rosewater. Xavier has to leave to work in London because of his new employers. There, he meets Wendy, his former roommate in Barcelona, who has become a well-known screenwriter.
- Drama
- Out of Africa
A classic, with Meryl Streep in the role of Karen Dinesen, in Out of Africa at 20:55 on Arte. In 1913, in Denmark, the young Karen Dinesen, abandoned by her lover, proposes to his brother, Baron von Blixen, a marriage of convenience. She brings him his fortune, he his title. The couple decided to buy a large farm in Kenya, at the foot of the Ngong Hills, where the baron grew coffee trees. Abandoned by her husband, Karen gradually gets closer to Denys Finch Hatton, a very attractive hunter of big cats. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1BCM9ETaoA A very complete program for this new week that is coming.
