our selection for Friday November 29

To open the weekend, a vengeful road movie or a good spy film. Those who want to cut back on their sleep capital can travel to the land of Annie Ernaux.

Esprit Canal on Arte: “I won’t let myself be done anymore”

In this Thelma et Louise version of peripheral France, Emilie, in her seventies, accompanied by Lynda, a caregiver, decide to take their revenge on those who humiliated them. Gustave Kervern brings together the gangs of Groland and Deschiens in this TV film with a three-star cast.

At 8:55 p.m. on Arte. TV film written and directed by Gustave Kervern (France, 2024). 1h40. With Yolande Moreau and Laure Calamy. Unpublished.

When the student surpasses the master: “Spy Game, spy game”

Robert Redford, a near-retired CIA agent, trained Brad Pitt. When the latter’s mission goes wrong, his master covers for him. It swings, it explodes and it’s suspicious… This good paranoid spy film by Tony Scott skillfully plays on different levels of suspense. Rejoicing!

At 9:05 p.m. on Chérie 25. Film directed by Tony Scott (Spy Game, USA/Germany/Japan, 2001). 2h25. With Robert Redford and Brad Pitt. Rebroadcast.

“I will write to avenge my race”: “Annie Ernaux, I was born somewhere”

Mixing a long interview and diving into the archives, this beautiful documentary by Coralie Miller returns to family sources and the writing of Annie Ernaux, Nobel Prize winner for literature. A journey into the world of the class-defector writer who shook up the literary world.

At 10:55 p.m. on France 5. Documentary by Coralie Miller (France, 2024). 55 mins. Unpublished.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+, etc.).