A mid-week on the theme of the public hospital which is collapsing, in fiction and documentary. For those who prefer the police, go to TF1!
By Pauline Demange-Dilasser
Published on January 8, 2025 at 6:30 a.m.
This is the struggle: “The Fracture”
Pio Marmaï as Yann, a man injured during a Yellow Vest demonstration. Photo Carole Bethuel – Chaz Productions
A night at the public hospital in the middle of a Yellow Vest demonstration, a service at war, characters in crisis. This human and political camera by Catherine Corsini confronts worlds with rage and humor.
At 9 p.m. on Arte. Film directed by Catherine Corsini (France, 2021). With Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Marina Foïs, Pio Marmaï, Aïssatou Diallo Sagna, Caroline Estremo. 1h35. Redistribution.
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“La Fracture”: a tense and highly charged film, as hilarious as it is moving
After “The Good Wife” : “Elsbeth”
Carra Patterson plays police officer Kaya Blanke alongside actress Carrie Preston, aka Elsbeth Tascioni. Photo Elizabeth Fisher/CBS Broadcasting, Inc.
Elsbeth Tascioni was a lawyer in Chicago. She goes over to the side of the cops and proves to be a formidable investigator. The duo of directors, masters of the legal series, focuses on the wacky heroine, played by the irresistible Carrie Preston. Promising.
At 9:10 p.m. on TF1. Series directed by Michelle and Robert King (Season 1, 1 and 2/10, USA, 2024). 2 × 50 mins. Unpublished.
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“Elsbeth”, on TF1: a promising detective series in the vein of “The Good Wife”
Commitment that wavers: “Borderline state”
“Borderline” recounts the work of a psychiatrist with patients suffering from mental disorders or those in great medical and social fragility. Photo GoGoGoFilms
“Am I complicit in something that can’t stand?” » Psychiatrist Jamal Abdel-Kader walks the corridors and floors to help patients in distress. The camera follows him, capturing his energy and his humanity in the midst of the dilapidation of the public hospital, but also the discouragement that sets in.
At 10:35 p.m. on Arte. Documentary directed by Nicolas Peduzzi (France, 2023). 1h35. Rebroadcast.
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“Borderline state”: a documentary steeped in humanity, in psychiatry in Clichy
And if you don’t find what you’re looking for… Check out tonight’s TV schedule. Or dig into our platform guide to find a series, film or documentary in less than five minutes on Arte.tv, Netflix, Apple TV +, MyCanal, France.tv, Disney +…
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