On one side of the war, on the other all is well

A week that wakes up after that mid-August when, despite great films, we witnessed a series of old outtakes presented several times and a respectful tribute to De Niro’s 80th birthday. This time, we can sit on the couch, choosing wars on one side, and on the other, everything is fine.

Sunday, August 27, before the wars: a thriller that made history

We immediately start with one sentence, but very deep. On Iris at 21.00 here “Shining“At the heart of Stephen King’s novel of the same name, the protagonist is a writer in the midst of an existential crisis who decides to take a job as a winter watchman at a mountain hotel where heinous murders have been committed inside in the past. His wife and seven-year-old son will be with him. Director: Stanley Kubrick. Cast: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall. Production: UK. Year: 1980. Genre: thriller. Duration: 142 minutes.

Monday, 28 August. We have two wars.

Let’s try to see “Argonat 21.00 on Iris. We are in 1979 Iran, where a group of local militants infiltrate the US embassy and kidnap about fifty hostages. The six manage to escape by taking refuge in the house of the Canadian ambassador. Director: Ben Affleck. Cast: Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, Ben Affleck. Production: USA. Year: 2012. Genre: thriller. Duration: 120 minutes.

Alternative on Reta 4 at 21.25 “Rock“. A biochemist, along with an English secret agent, must kill an elderly Marine general who is holding visitors to Alcatraz under arrest by sending death messages. Director: Michael Bay. Cast: Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris. Production: USA. Year: 1990 Genre. Dramatic. Duration: 135 minutes.

Tuesday, August 29 Two great films.

The first proposal concerns “In the next three days” at 9:25 pm on Rete 4. An English teacher is deeply disturbed when his wife is accused of murder. He does not believe in his guilt at all and begins an investigation, but she will try to commit suicide in prison. He arranges his escape. Director: Paul Haggis. Cast: Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks. Production: USA. Year: 2010. Genre: drama. Duration: 120 minutes.

Also very nice “Saturn vs.on La5 at 21.10. Friendship of a group of people revolving around a gay couple. One of them will have a cerebral hemorrhage and fall into a deep coma. The actors are very good. Direction. Ferzan Ozpetek. Cast: Stefano Accorsi, Luca Argentero, Ambra Angiolini, Pierfrancesco Favino, Serra Yilmaz, Ennio Fantasticini, Margherita Bui, Isabella Ferrari. Production: Italy. Year: 2007. Genre: drama. Duration: 110 minutes.

Wednesday, August 30, everyone is well from wars.

For fans of the western, which is not to be missed, November at 21.25. “Down your head“. Set in Mexico, an ex-criminal and an Irish revolutionary team up to rob a bank, with the stipulation that all the booty be donated to a revolution led by Pancho Villa. Directed by: Sergio Leone. Cast: James Coburn, Rod Steiger, Romolo Valli. Production: Italy. Year: 1971. Genre: Western. Duration: 155 minutes.

On La 5 at 21.10 here “Everything is fine” in the American version. The film is essentially a remake of the 1990 film of the same name, starring then-Marcello Mastroianni and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. The plot is the same: a middle-aged widowed man decides to visit his three children, who live in different US cities. Director: Kirk Jones. Cast: Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore. Production: USA. Year: 2009. Genre: drama. Duration: 100 minutes.

Thursday, August 31, we only save one

Just one offer this Thursday: “The zoo is a friend to be saved”. A true story that took place in 1941 in Belfast. During German air attacks, a teenager, along with a group of peers, decides to save a baby elephant stuck in a zoo. Director: Colin McIvor. Cast: Art Parkinson, Toby Jones. Production: Ireland. Year: 2017. Genre: comedy. Duration: 95 minutes.

Friday, September 1st. From wars to the mafia through the daughter of Karl Marx.

Unmissable on Rai Movie at 21.10 here “1917”. The story follows two British soldiers who must cross enemy lines to deliver a very important message in order to block an attack and save the lives of over 1,500 people. The film is openly against the war, at the beginning of which a cameo shot of rare beauty stands out. Director: Sam Mendes. Cast: George MacKay, Dean Chapman. Production: UK. Year: 2019. Genre: war. Duration: 110 minutes.

On Canale 5 at 21.20 will be broadcast”General Dalla Chiesa.” The life of the famous Carabinieri General, who was transferred to Turin in 1974 to fight the Red Brigades. After an excellent job, he will be sent to Sicily with the rank of prefect to fight the mafia. The ending, unfortunately, is known to all. Directed by: Giorgio Capitani. Cast: Giancarlo Giannini, Stefania Sandrelli. Production: Italy. Year: 2007. Genre: biographical. Duration: 115 minutes.

The third advice “Miss Marks” at 21.45 on Rai Tra. The life of the youngest daughter of Karl Marx, who devoted her whole life to the struggle for workers’ rights and for feminism. Presented in Venice in 2020. Directed by: Susanna Nicchiarelli. Cast: Romola Garay, Patrick Kennedy, Maria Vera Ratti. Production: Italy. Year: 2020. Genre: drama/biographical. Duration: 105 minutes.

Saturday, 2 September. From wars to the great Gian Maria Volonte and handsome Woody Allen.

We offer “Open doorsat 21.10 at Rai Story. Based on the book by Leonardo Shasha, where in 1937 the justice of the peace will do everything possible to commute the sentence of the mass murderer of the Nazis, instead of the death penalty, he will ask for life imprisonment. The actors are amazing. Directed by: Gianni Amelio. Cast: Gian Maria Volonte, Ennio Fantasticini. Production: Italy. Year:1990. Drama. Duration: 110 minutes.

Alternative on Twentyseven at 21.10 “Anything else“. The Jew falls in love with a slightly frivolous girl and befriends an elderly writer. He is also obsessed with the Holocaust and cannot stand psychoanalysts. Very funny. Director: Woody Allen. Cast: Jason Biggs, Christina Ricci, Woody Allen. Production: USA. Year: 2003. Genre: comedy. Duration: 110 minutes.