Faced with the baseness of men of power, at the head of a Las Vegas casino (Arte) or a petromonarchy (France 5), the dignity of Simone Veil and her sisters (France 2).
By Jérémie Couston
Published on January 19, 2025 at 6:30 a.m.
Dangerous games: “Casino”
Sharon Stone, sublime in the skin of a prostitute who becomes the wife of a casino manager in Las Vegas.
Universal
Las Vegas, 1970s, the Mafia shares the casinos. From the great Scorsese, hyperviolent, thunderous, flamboyant. With Sharon Stone at the peak of her art and beauty. One of the masterpieces of the 1990s.
At 9 p.m. on Arte. Film directed by Martin Scorsese (USA / France, 1995). 2:58. With Sharon Stone, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci. Rebroadcast.
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“Casino”, masterful film noir “à la Scorsese”
Admirable women: “Simone Veil and her sisters”
From left to right: Denise, Simone and Madeleine. Veil Family Archive
Choral and masterful story built around the correspondence of Madeleine, Denise and Simone Jacob. To be preferred (or compared) to the Olivier Dahan biopic (Simone, the trip of the century), appalling and indecent, broadcast just before.
At 11:30 p.m. on France 2. Documentary by David Teboul (France, 2022). 1h30. Rebroadcast.
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-“Simone Veil and her sisters”: immersed in the intimacy of a united sororie
Dark despot: “MBS, the Arabia of the future”
Mohammed ben Salman, young all-powerful prince with a much darker face than the West believes… Maximal Productions
Solid and edifying portrait retracing the rise of Mohammed ben Salman, alias MBS, 39 years old, absolute petromonarch who reigns terror in his country in full view of an international community eager for its precious petrodollars.
At 9:05 p.m. on France 5. Documentary by Walid Berrissoul (France, 2024). 1h10. Unpublished.
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“MBS, the Arabia of the future”: chiselled portrait of an authoritarian prince
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