Interesting week with decent films. They range from the classic 48 Hours to Letters from Iwo Jima traveling with Murder on the Orient Express. But of course you can’t miss Dolce Vita.
Sunday, October 15th. 48 hours waiting for the sweet life.
If you have nothing else to do, you can watch 48 Hours on TwentySeven at 9:10 p.m. The classic duo of a white cop and a little black scoundrel who decide to track down a very dangerous psychopath who has escaped from prison. Fun thanks to the presence of good actors. Director: Walter Hill. Starring: Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O’Toole. Production: USA. Year: 1982. Genre: detective. Duration: 100 minutes.
Monday, October 16th. A film with a great cast.
On La7 at 21.15 the “Jury” is here. A young woman becomes the widow of a murdered mad broker and decides to file a lawsuit against the firearms manufacturer found guilty of murdering her husband. He will turn to a lawyer who will fight to the end to achieve justice. Director: Gary Feeder. Cast: John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Rachel Weisz, Dustin Hoffman, Jennifer Beals. Production: USA. Year: 2003. Genre: detective. Duration: 125 minutes.
Alternative “Love at Home” at 21.15 on RAI 5. A lonely man, out of conviction, decides to start a relationship with a woman under house arrest. Nice and intriguing. Director: Emiliano Corapi. Cast: Miriam Leone, Simone Liberati. Made in Italy. Year: 2019. Genre: Comedy. Duration: 90 minutes.
Tuesday, October 17 “Dolce Life” and sweet anticipation before
If you want to wait until 11pm, don’t miss La Dolce Vita at Cine 34. A true masterpiece of Italian cinema, the story of a failed writer who alternatively writes for a tabloid newspaper, always hunting for the scoop with his trusted famous photographer. like “Paparazzo”. He will meet so many people and characters ad nauseum. A true “fresco” from Rome in the early sixties. The scene in the Trevi Fountain is immortal. Director: Federico Fellini. Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg, Alain Cuny, Anouk Aimé, Yvonne Furneaux, Valeria Chiangottini, Lex Barker, Riccardo Garrone. Made in Italy. Year: 1960. Genre: drama. Duration: 175 minutes.
To prepare for La Dolce Vita, we can watch Bread and Roses at 9:15 pm on Rai 5. An illegal immigrant is hired to clean a club in Los Angeles. When she finds herself in difficulty. A very serious social topic, but with fun ideas. Director: Ken Loach. Starring: Pilar Padilla, Adrien Brody. Manufacture: UK. Year: 2000. Genre: drama. Duration: 110 minutes.
Wednesday, October 18th, after the sweet life, it was Clint’s turn.
This Wednesday we offer two Clint Eastwood films. The first is “Sally” at 21:00 on the Iris channel. In the story, the plane takes off from New York, but after a few minutes it collides with a flock of birds that block the engines. The pilot managed to make an emergency landing on the water, saving 115 passengers, but came under investigation. Cast: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart. Production: USA. Year: 2016. Genre: biographical. Duration: 95 minutes.
The second Clint Eastwood movie offered is “Letters from Iwo Jima” on Warner Channel at 9:30 p.m. It recounts the military history surrounding the US landing and subsequent extermination of the Japanese, told from the Japanese point of view. Cast: Ken Watanabe, Kazunart Nicomiya. Production: USA. Year: 2006. Genre: war. Duration: 140 minutes.
Thursday, October 19. Just one piece of advice.
Let’s go to Warner at 9:30 pm for Majestic. A young screenwriter finds himself in the crosshairs of McCarthyism. An accident will happen to him, and when he wakes up, he will find himself completely unconscious in a small provincial town, where he will be mistaken for someone missing from the war. Director: Frank Darabont. Starring: Jim Carrey, Bob Balaban. Production: USA. Year: 2001. Genre: comedy. Duration: 150 minutes.
Friday, October 20. From La Dolce Vita to the Life of David Gale.
At 21.00 the Iris channel will show “The Life of David Gale”. A man is sentenced to death for the murder of a colleague with whom he fought against the death penalty. With only a few days left before his execution, a philosophy professor decides to give a very important interview to a good journalist. Director: Alan Parker. Cast: Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet. Production: USA. Year: 2003. Genre: drama. Duration: 130 minutes.
A good alternative on Telenuovo at 21.15 with The Silent Man. A period in the life of Mark Felt, Deputy Director of the FBI, nicknamed “Deep Throat” because he passed information to journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein to solve the Watergate scandal. Director: Peter Landesman. Starring: Diane Lane, Liam Neeson. Production: USA. Year: 2017. Genre: crime/biographical. Duration: 105 minutes.
Saturday, October 21st. Poirot’s investigation and the hunt for the maniac.
An evening without any major shocks, so we offer only “Murder on the Orient Express” at 21:45 on RaiTre. Thirteen passengers are stuck on the famous Istanbul-Paris train. Meanwhile, a body is found in the compartment, which Hercules Poirot will investigate. Based on the novel by Agatha Christie. Director: Kenneth Branagh. Cast: Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Pfeiffer. Production: USA. Year: 2017. Genre: detective. Duration: 115 minutes.
You can also watch “The Collector” on the Iris channel at 21:00. The plot takes place in South Carolina, where an expert psychologist goes on the hunt for a maniac who has kidnapped his young niece, assisted in this “fight” by a kickboxing expert. Director: Gary Feeder. Starring: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd. Production: USA. Year: 1997. Genre: thriller. Duration. 120 minutes.