our selection for Wednesday October 9

This mid-week, enjoy the confinement readings of Fabrice Luchini. Otherwise, spend the evening on Arte watching two remarkable programs around infanticide.

Miracle phrases: “Fabrice Luchini: The Fountain and confinement”

It is always a pleasure to attend Fabrice Luchini’s readings. The actor pays here a beautiful tribute to the texts which accompanied him during confinement: Blaise Pascal, La Fontaine, Baudelaire, among a thousand funny and generous digressions.

At 9:25 p.m. on TMC. Alone-on-stage, in 2024 at the Théâtre Montparnasse, in Paris. Director: Emmanuelle Garassino. Directed by Arnaud Émery. 2h20. Unpublished.

At the heart of the abyss: “Saint Omer”

Marked by the abandonment of a 15-month-old little girl on a beach in Berck one night when the tide was rising by a young Senegalese woman in distress, Alice Diop captures the trial that followed through fiction. A rigorous film, which illuminates the unspeakable.

At 8:55 p.m. on Arte. Film by Alice Diop (France, 2022). 2 hours. With Guslagie Malanda, Kayije Kagame, Valérie Dréville, Aurélia Petit. Rebroadcast.

Beyond the fear: “Mothers for life”

Every ten days, a child would die at the hands of the woman who gave birth to him. A figure undoubtedly underestimated. This doc of great finesse overcomes fear and preconceptions to try to unravel the mystery of such acts.

At 10:55 p.m. on Arte. Documentary directed by Sofia Fischer (France/Belgium, 2024). 1h10. Unpublished.

And if you don’t find what you’re looking for… Check out tonight’s TV schedule. Or draw from our latest recommendations among the platform offers (Netflix, Apple TV +, MyCanal, Arte.tv, Disney +…).