Friday
AN (EXTRA)ORDINARY DAY: 24 hours AT THE OPERA GARNIER Desired by Napoleon III, inaugurated 150 years ago during the Third Republic, the Opéra Garnier is famous throughout the world for its facade or its spectacular double revolution staircase. But first and foremost it is a lively place which receives nearly 5,000 visitors per day, hosts one of the most prestigious dance companies in the world and provides more than 200 curtain raisers per year. This 24-hour immersion in this prestigious place allows you to discover its history and behind the scenes.
France 5, 10:05 p.m.
CRIME IN THE VILLAGE: THE BRIDE WAS IN RED Drama (2024) by Daniel Prochaska, with Thomas Stipsits, Erika Deutinger, Erika Mottl, Linde Prelog… The Austrian town of Stinatz is in a state of shock. A farmer has just discovered in his field the body of the young Croatian woman who disappeared the day before, during her wedding. A thorny matter for the whimsical Commissioner Sifkovits who returns to investigate in the village of his childhood. He is assisted by “the scarf mafia”, a gang of three old ladies, including his mother, who, fond of gossip, know everything about everyone. For Sifkovits, this investigation is special, since he personally knows the suspects.
Arte, 21h55
SATURDAY
ICELAND, THE QUEST FOR ORIGINS Documentary. A country of ice and fire at the conjunction of two tectonic plates, emerging from the water around 20 million years ago, very recently on the geological scale, Iceland has the greatest concentration of active volcanoes in the world. world. Its wild nature and its landscapes shaped by eruptions, earthquakes and the evolution of glaciers make it a changing territory, similar to what the Earth might have been 4 billion years ago. Iceland’s most hostile regions are home to fascinating primitive life forms.
Art, 9:50 p.m
MURDERS IN FONT-ROMEU Detective series. In this episode of the Murders in… series, the small town of Font-Romeu is in shock. Father Baptist has just been found murdered in the famous Hermitage, not far from the National Altitude Training Center. While Lieutenant Thomas Errelbaz, in charge of the investigation, seems to manage the investigations in a dilettante manner, his colleague Julie Delpech, recently arrived from Paris, barely has time to put down her bags. The investigation leads the two gendarmes to take an interest in the famous sports center and in Christine, its director. But a truth comes to redistribute the cards. In Font-Romeu, a mysterious individual is settling old scores…
France 3, 10:05 p.m.
Sunday
THE BATMAN Action film (2022) by Matt Reeves, with Robert Pattinson, Zoé Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell… In Gotham City, criminals have been keeping a low profile since Bruce Wayne, aka Batman, took on the role of masked vigilante. Mercilessly, he manages to instill a feeling of fear in them by knowing how to flush them out in the smallest corners of the city: no case has escaped Batman for two years already. However, a series of bloody murders once again shakes up this short moment of tranquility. After a quick investigation, Bruce discovers who is pulling the strings.
TF1, 22h10
007 SPECTRE Action film (2015) by Sam Mendes, with Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes… During All Souls Day in Mexico, James Bond tries to get his hands on Sciarra, whom M, before dying, him said to watch. The new M will thus dismiss 007 after he has killed him because he takes a dim view of the arrival of C, who wants to put an end to the 00 program. Agent Bond goes to Sciarra’s funeral despite contrary orders from his hierarchy. He meets Lucia, his widow, who gives him information about a secret meeting of the Specter, a sprawling criminal organization.
France 2, 10:10 p.m.
Monday
THE CURSED WOODS Telefilm. In the forest of the Chartreuse massif, loggers discover the body of a man suspended in the air by a rope system, as if it were a disjointed puppet. In charge of the investigation, Justine Vérard is forced to collaborate with Vincent Fayolle whom she holds responsible for the death of her husband, himself an inspector, which occurred during a mission which went wrong five years earlier. Despite this tragic past, the two agents must join forces to carry out their investigations.
France 3, 10:05 p.m.
THALASSA, EXTREME ADVENTURES Documentary In this episode “Conquering the depths”, Diego Bunuel leaves for the Canary archipelago, in Spain. It is on the island of Tenerife that he will dive aboard a submarine capable of descending to a depth of more than 3,000 meters and discover the abyss, a fascinating universe populated by strange creatures. The seven hours of exploration and descent are also an opportunity for Diego to go back in time and tell the extraordinary story of the submarine Le Trieste and its two occupants, Jacques Piccard and Dan Walsh, who reached in 1960 the deepest point in the oceans at nearly 11,000 meters deep, an authentic feat.
-France 5, 10:05 p.m.
Mardi
THE YELLOW COINS GALA: THE CONCERT EVENT Entertainment. On the occasion of the Yellow Pieces operation, France Télévisions is joining forces with the Hospital Foundation to offer a concert event with an exceptional poster. The concert brings together for the first time artists like Katy Perry, John Legend, Gims, Burna Boy, Rosé from Blackpink, J-Hope from BTS and even G-Dragon.
France 2, 10:10 p.m.
CABBAGE SOUP Comedy (1981) by Jean Girault, with Louis de Funès, Jean Carmet, Jacques Villeret, Claude Gensac… In the hamlet of Gourdifflots, in the heart of Bourbonnais, two retired peasants, “le Glaude” and “le Bombé”, voluntarily stand at the distance from the outside world. They are more busy feasting and honoring the old bottle than worrying about the progress of the century. One evening, after much overeating and a fantastic farting contest, they see with astonishment an alien land in a flying saucer in the Glaude’s garden. The latter welcomes the curious alien like an old friend and offers him a little of his famous cabbage soup, so delectable that “La Denrée”, the alien’s nickname, will faithfully return, won over by the exquisite taste of the soup… Will he be ready to return to his planet?
France 3, 10:05 p.m.
Wednesday
THE FLOWER OF EVIL Drama (2003) by Claude Chabrol, with Nathalie Baye, Benoît Magimel, Suzanne Flon… The Charpin-Vasseur family has been based in the Bordeaux region for three generations. Its members keep several secrets. For example, Aunt Line who, at the end of the war, was accused of murder before being acquitted for lack of evidence. Anne Charpin-Vasseur, her niece, is leading her electoral campaign vigorously to win the local town hall. Meanwhile, Michèle, Anne’s daughter, has a perfect love affair with François. But one day, an anonymous leaflet appears in the town, revealing sordid details about the family. Quickly, everyone begins to suspect the other members of the clan, particularly Gérard, François’ father…
Arte, 22h00
HISTORY SECRETS Documentary. By portraying those who were the major or emblematic actors of the past, the show continues to lift the veil on legendary men and women, whether they were king, queen, emperor, artist, man church or woman of influence. In this episode “Louis XI, a reign of terror!” », Stéphane Bern invites spectators to discover another facet of this sovereign represented in history books as an icy, complex and Machiavellian sovereign.
France 3, 10:05 p.m.
THURSDAY
WHITE PERIL TV movie. The peaceful Savoyard resort of Méribel is about to begin its winter season when we find the corpse of a man covered in a wolf’s skin at the top of a chairlift. Investigators Clara and George Kessler, father and daughter, are certain that the crime is linked to the fight between breeders and environmentalists that has raged since the reintroduction of the wolf into the valley. In the village, the craziest theories circulate. What if a werewolf terrorized the area? However, this murder could well reveal buried secrets which directly affect the Kesslers, secrets which have nothing supernatural…
France 3, 10:05 p.m.
THE LOST CIVILIZATION OF AMAZONIA Documentary. The Amazon has long been perceived as an inhospitable area, populated by indigenous tribes devoid of history and culture. But the discovery of archaeological sites in Colombia and Brazil revealing the existence of cave paintings dating back 12,000 years has overturned these prejudices. A handful of scientists travel to the heart of the Amazon rainforest to study the traces of this lost Amazonian civilization. Based on archaeological finds exhumed in Chile, they reconstruct scenes from the life of the first Amerindians. Finally, these archaeologists and botanists reveal what was a real civilization.
France 5, 10:07 p.m.
FridayAN (EXTRA)ORDINARY DAY: 24 hours AT THE OPERA GARNIER Desired by Napoleon III, inaugurated 150 years ago under the Third Republic, the Opéra Garnier is famous throughout the world for its facade or its spectacular double revolution staircase. But first and foremost it is a lively place which receives nearly 5,000 visitors per day and is home to one of the most prestigious companies…
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