SERIES AND DOCUMENTARIES – Between new releases and gems to rediscover, we search the catalogs of television channels and platforms for some recommendations.
To see this weekend: “ Black Doves » (Netflix)
What if the model wife and mother of the Minister of Defense was a spy? What if on top of that, she led a double life on the sentimental side. With London and Christmas as a backdrop, “Black Doves”, a spy thriller in six episodes, created by Joe Barton, follows the life of Helen Webb, played Keira Knightley, who for ten years has been transmitting the files of her husband and father of their twins to a mysterious organization. The record mocks when she learns that her lover – a recent and passionate romance – has just been shot dead in the city, the same evening as two other people with whom he was in contact. Helen teams up with her old friend Sam, played by Ben Whishaw. Between action scenes and offbeat humor, the model wife, gun in hand and sometimes blood on her face, investigates the death of her beloved.
See also: “Kerviel, a trader, 50 billion” (Max)
Remember, on January 24, 2008, Société Générale, one of the main French banks, announced a stratospheric loss of 4.9 billion euros. An earthquake linked to the fraud of one of its traders. The world then discovered Jérôme Kerviel. The affair that quickly bears his name is one of the biggest scandals in global finance. In four 45-minute episodes, the series broadcast on Max “Kerviel: a trader, 50 billion”, brilliantly retraces with numerous first-rate testimonies, including previously unpublished ones and that of the main interested party Jérôme Kerviel, this fascinating story which has become a symbol of financial abuses.
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Also see: a series on the universe of “Vice-Versa” (Disney +)
“Rêves productions”, a mini-series drawn from the mental universe of its heroine Riley, broadcast on Disney +
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What a pleasure to return to the world of young Riley, heroine of “Vice-Versa”. In four episodes, the series “Rêves productions” shows us behind the scenes of the studio where the dreams of those who are not yet at the pre-adolescence stage are filmed (central subject of “Vice-Versa 2”, the most lucrative film of 2024 with nearly $1.7 billion in revenue worldwide). In the form of a mockumentary, we follow star director Paula Persimmon, who struggles to stay up to date as young Riley grows up, much to the dismay of her boss Jean, eager for new successes.
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Image of the week: Marion Cotillard’s first steps in “The Morning show”
Marion Cotillard has joined the cast of season 4 of “The Morning show” led by Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. The Frenchwoman, who plays a businesswoman from a large European family in the series, shared some images from the end of filming.
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