We have the last Monday in July, but this does not mean that the TV program is weak, on the contrary. In fact, for those who aren’t about to watch the grand finale of this installment of Temptation Island tonight, there are several cinematic alternatives. Not to be missed, for example, is the first television movie Romantica or the first work signed by Pilar Fogliati, in which she also appears as the protagonist in various roles: a little gem showing the growing talent of this young artist. For those who love history and legend, there’s La papessa with Joanna Vocalek instead, but there’s no shortage of action space with Closed Circuit, which sees Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall in the cast.
NAMES NOT TO BE MISSED
Popess – Iris, 21.00
Directed by: Sonke Wortmann
Cast: Johanna Wokalek, David Wenham, John Goodman, Ian Glen, Edward Petherbridge
Year: 2009
Plot: The legendary story of an Englishwoman educated in Mainz who decides to disguise herself as a man to become a monk, calling herself Johannes Anglicus. After the death of Leo IV, she was appointed pope, taking the name of John VIII.
Closed track – La7, 21:15
Directed by: John Crowley
Cast: Eric Bana, Rebecca Hall, Jim Broadbent, Ciarán Hinds, Kenneth Cranham, Anne-Marie Duff, Riz Ahmed, Denis Moscito, Julia Stiles
year 2013
Plot: A bomb goes off in a crowded London market one morning. Then a manhunt begins, during which only one survives, namely Farrukh Erdogan, who is arrested and imprisoned. Thus began preparations for what promises to be the trial of the century, but there is a catch: the government decides to classify the evidence against Erdogan, and neither the accused nor his lawyers can see them. This prompts the Attorney General to appoint Special Counsel Claudia Simmons-Howe, who, with government approval, is the only member of the defense who can see and discuss evidence during the closed trial.
Romantic – Sky Cinema Uno, 21.15
Directed by: Pilar Fogliati
Cast: Pilar Fogliati, Barbora Bobulova, Levante, Diane Fleury, Giovanni Toscano, Ibrahim Keschk, Emanuele Propitzio, Giovanni Ansaldo, Rodolfo Lagana, Edoardo Purgatori
Year: 2023
Plot: We are in Rome (and its environs), where four girls live who are looking for their place in the world in their own way. Eugenia Pratico, an aspiring screenwriter, fled Palermo in search of success while he remains niche. Instead, Uvetta Budini di Raso is an aristocrat, beautiful and sleeping in the historic center, making her debut in the world of work. Then there is Michela Tredza, who is about to get married and loves her provincial life in Guidonia, and Tatia De Tiberis, a hooligan from northern Rome who wants to keep everything under control, even her boyfriend’s desires.
OTHER OFFERS
Greetings to the President – Nine, 21.35
Directed by: Riccardo Milani
Cast: Claudio Bisio, Kasia Smutniak, Beppe Fiorello, Remo Girone, Massimo Popolicio, Cesare Bocci, Homero Antonutti, Michele Alaike, Franco Ravera, Patrizio Rispo, Gianni Cavina, Piera Degli Esposti
year 2013
Eliminators – 20:00, 21:05
Director: James Nunn
Cast: Scott Adkins, Wade Barrett, Daniel Caltagirone, James Cosmo
Year: 2016
Rock – Retquattro, 21:25
Directed by: Michael Bay
Cast: Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, David Morse, Michael Biehn, Claire Forlani, William Forsyth, Vanessa Marcil, John Spencer, John C. McGinley, Tony Todd, Bokeem Woodbine, Todd Luiso
Year: 1996
Blade – Warner TV, 9:30 pm
Directed by: Tsui Hark
Cast: Xiong Hsin-hsing, Chiu Man Cheuk, Moses Chan, Valerie Chow
Year: 1995
The last Apache – the film “Paradise”, 21:10
Directed by: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Jean Peters, Charles Buchinsky, Ian MacDonald
Year: 1954
Monsters Tonight – Cine34, 21:00
Directed by: Enrico Aldoini
Cast: Diego Abatantuono, Sabrina Ferilli, Giorgio Panariello, Claudio Bisio, Angela Finocchiaro, Carlo Buccirosso, Ottavia Piccolo, Valeria De Francisis
Year: 2009
17 Again-Back to high school – 27, 21.10
Directed by: Burr Steers
Cast: Zac Efron, Matthew Perry, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon, Michelle Trachtenberg, Sterling Knight
Year: 2009
Rosamund Pilcher: Hearts in the Storm – La5, 21:10
Directed by: Helmut Metzger
Cast: Anja Antonovich, Hejo von Stetten, Sabina Bach, Lisa Tschirner, Thomas Limpinsel, Maurizio Magno
Year: 2019
The Secret of Donald S. – Sky, 21:15
Directed by: James Marsh
Cast: Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis, Mark Gatiss
Year: 2017
Fantastic Beasts – The Dumbledore Mysteries – Sky Cinema Family, 21:00
Directed by: David Yates
Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Callum Turner, Jessica Williams, Katherine Waterston, Mads Mikkelsen
Year: 2022