What if we ended the week with music? While Arte dedicates its evening to rap and hip-hop, Gulli plays “The Blues Brothers” again for our greatest pleasure. On France 5, an informative documentary on the work of the Wachowski sisters.
By Joanna Blain
Published on May 31, 2024 at 3:39 p.m.
Precursors: “From ‘Matrix’ to ‘Sense8’, the Wachowski revolution”
Photomontage made with images from films by the Wachowski sisters, notably “Matrix”. Juliet Casella
If the work of the Wachowski sisters could have been misused by masculinists followers of the “red pill” theory, the original message of the directors is in reality more subtle. Inspired by the work of philosophers – such as Baudrillard – their films and series can, among other things, be read as allegories of transidentity. Instructive.
At 11:00 p.m. on France 5. Documentary directed by Thibaut Sève and narrated by Hippolyte Pérès (France, 2024). 1 hour. Unpublished.
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“From ‘Matrix’ to ‘Sense8’, the Wachowski revolution”: a look back at an intensely subversive filmography
With family: “The Blues Brothers”
James Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in “The Blues Brothers,” by John Landis (1980).
Photo Universal
When the comedy duo formed by John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd on the show Saturday night live is brought to the big screen, the result is bound to be explosive. Add to that iconic artists such as Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and James Brown. It all forms a film that you can’t help but watch again.
At 9:05 p.m. on Gulli. Film directed by John Landis (USA, 1980). 2h10. With John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Aretha Franklin. Rebroadcast.
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“The Blues Brothers”: an irresistible and timeless rhythm and blues comedy
Birth of an empire: “Snoop Dogg: the legend of rap”
After thirty years of career, the 52-year-old rapper has become a true international icon. Photo BTV
From his first collaborations with Dr. Dre to his dazzling success which brought him to the rank of the most influential rappers of all time, this documentary dedicated to Snoop Dogg follows in the footsteps of the rap legend. Thirty years of an extraordinary career are summarized in less than an hour in this documentary narrated by Jean-Patrick Zadi.
At 11:20 p.m. on Arte. Documentary directed by Henrike Sandner (Germany, 2021). 55 mins. Narrated by Jean-Pascal Zadi. Rebroadcast.
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“Snoop Dogg: the legend of rap”: a contrasting portrait of a hip-hop phenomenon
Insomniac Bonus: “Fight the Power”
The “breakers” Peaches and Muhammad of the Magnificent Force, on Bleecker Street (New York) in 1983. Photographed by Sophie Bramly, who worked on the development of hip-hop.
Photo Sophie Bramly/BBC Studios 2023
Hip-hop is, of course, a musical genre that brings together millions of fans around the world, but it is also a story. That of the fight against systemic racism, the living conditions of the working class, the inhabitants of New York’s precarious neighborhoods… This is what this documentary tells, nourished by testimonies from experts and artists.
At 12:15 a.m. on Arte. Documentary series directed by Yemi Bamiro and Yemisi Brookes (1 to 4/4, GB, 2023). 4 × 55 mins. Unpublished.
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“Fight The Power: how hip-hop changed the world”: the epic of a unifying cultural movement
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