Friday
The Comédie crossing by Varante Soudjian (2022), with Alban Ivanov, Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Audrey Pirault. Two educators embark with a handful of kids from the suburbs on a catamaran for an educational cruise in the Mediterranean to discover the joys and rules of yachting. The only problem: the skipper is a former cop from the psychorigid ferry who shares the same stubborn prejudices with young people. Not sure that cruising is fun. Canal+, 10:09 p.m.
Divorce Club Comédie by Michaël Youn (2020), with Arnaud Ducret, François-Xavier Demaison, Audrey Fleurot, Caroline Anglade. Ben discovers that his wife is cheating on him. While he is still in love with her, he divorces after five years of marriage. Devastated, he ends up sharing an apartment with Patrick, an old friend who also went through divorce. Patrick, happy with his new freedom, intends to take advantage of it. Ben, on the contrary, has a hard time recovering from this separation. 40-year-olds at the turn of their sentimental life, they will soon be joined by other party-goers to form the Divorce Club… M6, 10:10 p.m.
Saturday
Children of the Sun, The Mayan Civilizations of Anne Holländer. In Guatemala, the rainforest conceals the remains of an ancient Mayan city erected 4,000 years ago: El Mirador. New laser technologies have recently made it possible to reveal the vastness of the city, which had many temples, palaces and fortifications. The population, gathering some 250,000 individuals, was organized according to a strict hierarchy. The kings ensured their subjects divine protection and security, and received in return the fruits of their labor. Endowed with large libraries, the Mayans had accumulated immense scientific knowledge: they were able to calculate the trajectory of the Sun and predict eclipses. Art, 9:50 p.m.
The Yellow Pieces gala: the Variety event concert. Many French and international artists are gathered on the stage of the Zénith Paris – La Villette to offer viewers an exceptional gala in support of the Hospital Foundation and the Yellow Pieces operation. France 2, 10:10 p.m.
Sunday
The Pledge Detective film by Sean Penn (2001), with Jack Nicholson, Patricia Clarkson, Benicio Del Toro, Aaron Eckhart, Helen Mirren, Vanessa Redgrave, Sam Shepard. Having promised a desperate mother that he would find the culprit of her young daughter’s murder, a retired policeman gets caught up in his unofficial investigation to the point of jeopardizing his chances of happiness with a life-scarred divorcee. Art, 9:55 p.m.
Jack Nicholson, the wolf of Hollywood Cinema by Emmanuelle Nobécourt. In one of the few long-term interviews he has granted, Jack Nicholson prefers to speak of “losers”, all different, but each telling a part of his identity. Because his films, he also said, compose for him “a secret work, an autobiography”. In fifty years of career, more than sixty films and three Oscars, the actor, now octogenarian, has long since become, like a De Niro, an icon of world cinema. Art, 11:55 p.m.
Monday
Carbone Thriller by Olivier Marchal (2017), with Benoît Magimel, Gringe, Idir Chender, Laura Smet, Michaël Youn. For ten years, Antoine Roca has been running the factory that his father created. Business is bad. Burdened with debt, the entrepreneur can no longer borrow. This situation causes his stepfather, the powerful Aron Goldstein, to despise him and his wife to move away. Because he doesn’t want his father’s inheritance to go up in smoke, Antoine sets up a large-scale scam. He creates a trading company with the objective of diverting VAT on carbon dioxide. To get started, he must ally himself with organized crime. While money is flowing, the underworld is becoming greedy… France 3, 10:10 p.m.
Ghost Dog, the Way of the Samurai Detective film by Jim Jarmusch (1999), with Forest Whitaker, John Tormey, Cliff Gorman, Victor Argo. Obeying the code of the samurai, a contract killer deploys treasures of loyalty towards his master, a perfect thug. However, to save his skin, he does not hesitate to throw a horde of mafiosi on the heels of his devoted vassal. Art, 11:20 p.m.
Mardi
Brother and Sister Drama by Arnaud Desplechin (2022), with Marion Cotillard, Golshifteh Farahani, Melvil Poupaud, Cosmina Stratan. Alice, a well-known theater actress, and her brother Louis, a poet, have not spoken to each other for more than twenty years. Their parents’ road accident leads them to see each other again… Canal+, 10:11 p.m.
Life, love, straight away Drama series by Nicolas Cuche (2023), with Anne Marivin, Sandy Afuini, Éric Caravaca. Julie, 16, has cystic fibrosis. While the disease threatens to suffocate her lungs, the young girl does as she pleases, devouring life to the fullest. She falls in love with Ludo, 17 years old. So, a few weeks later, when Julie discovers that she is pregnant, the teenager, all fired up, does not hesitate for a second. This baby, she will have it. M6, 10:10 p.m.
The Young Lovers Drama by Carine Tardieu (2021), with Fanny Ardant, Melvil Poupaud, Cécile de France, Florence Loiret-Caille, Sharif Andoura. At 70, Shauna never expected to relive a love story. Even less with a much younger man. Moreover, she wonders if she will have the courage, suffering from an illness, which will gradually take possession of her body… Canal+, 11:59 p.m.
Wednesday
Sniper Redemption Thriller by Matt Nable (2023), with Sam Worthington, Phoebe Tonkin, Matt Nable, Sam Parsonson, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor. A former sniper now an army instructor, Ryan Logan led a happy life before the death of his pregnant wife in a terrible accident. Eight years later, he is unable to climb the slope. No more than his son Billy who has a string of crimes and absences from school. A former comrade-in-arms, who has become a mercenary, then offers Logan a one-night mission, guaranteed without shooting, he assures him. But things don’t go as planned. In addition, the life of his son is in danger. Ryan must act to rectify the situation. Canal+, 10:11 p.m.
Constance aux enfers Police TV movie by Gaël Morel (2022), with Miou-Miou, Salim Kechiouche, Marilyn Lima, Aurore Clément, Jérôme Deschamps. A young man tries to convince a neighbor to help him hide the body of his girlfriend, who died in a tragic accident in their apartment. France 2, 10:10 p.m.
Thursday
Bridget Jones’s Diary Romantic comedy by Sharon Maguire (2001), starring Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Gemma Jones. As usual, Bridget Jones spends the end-of-year celebrations in the company of her parents who, despairing of seeing her settle down, apply themselves to finding her a husband. That day, her bubbly mother set her sights on their neighbor’s son, Mark Darcy, a lawyer on the verge of a brilliant career, who is also recently divorced. But the young man reserves a rather icy reception for this plump-cheeked blonde who, a glass in one hand, a cigarette in the other, offers, it is true, the image of a creature not quite suitable. Bridget is not overly moved. In fact, she already has another suitor in mind: Daniel Cleaver, boss of the publishing house where she is employed… M6, 10:10 p.m.
Bridget Jones: The Age of Reason Romantic comedy by Beeban Kidron (2004), with Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones. While she was finally spinning the perfect love with a true gentleman, the most blundering of British journalists lets herself be caught up in her old complexes. An attitude that will be fraught with consequences, but not irreparable. M6, 11:55 p.m.
FridayThe Comédie crossing by Varante Soudjian (2022), with Alban Ivanov, Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Audrey Pirault. Two educators embark with a handful of kids from the suburbs on a catamaran for an educational cruise in the Mediterranean to discover the joys and rules of yachting. The only problem: the skipper is a former cop from the psychorigid tank who shares…