Three films or nothing: Olga makes the powder (magnesia) speak on Arte, Ivan (6ter) and Jason (Chérie 25) Reitman each pay homage to the Hollywood “screwball comedy” of the 1930s-1940s.
By Jérémie Couston
Published on January 23, 2025 at 6:30 a.m.
Uneven bars: “Olga”
Ukrainian actress and real gymnast Nastya Budiashkina.
Cinema Defacto/Point Prod
A first film as beautiful as a burst of youth about a Ukrainian gymnast who has barely settled in Switzerland while the revolution is brewing in kyiv. Full of tension, this superb learning story about the quest for freedom will enthuse teenagers and their (grand)parents.
At 11:55 p.m. on Arte. Film directed by Élie Grappe (Switzerland / France / Ukraine, 2021). 1h25. With Anastasia Budiashkina, Sabrina Rubtsova, Caterina Barloggio. Rebroadcast.
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“Olga”, by Élie Grappe: touching story of a teenager torn between sporting dreams and political convictions
Reitman Sr.: “Six days, seven nights”
Harrison Ford and Anne Heche lost on a desert island.
Touchstone
An adventurer and a snooty journalist fight each other then become friends on the desert island where they ended up. A refreshing comedy combining the romance + adventure formula in the present, which Hollywood has loved since the dawn of time. By the director of Ghostbusters.
At 9:10 p.m. on 6ter. Film directed by Ivan Reitman (USA, 1998). 1h50. With Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, David Schwimmer. Rebroadcast.
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-“Six days, seven nights”: it’s love at the beach… in delicious entertainment
Reitman fils : “In the Air”
Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) has spent his life flying planes in airports. For a long time yet? The montecito picture company/DreamWorks Pictures
Jason Reitman, son of Ivan (read above), in turn delivers a new variation on the Hollywood comedy of yesteryear, with George Clooney, as an unrepentant seducer, in the footsteps and clothes of dear Cary Grant.
At 9:05 p.m. on Chérie 25. Film directed by Jason Reitman (USA, 2009). 2:05. With George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick. Rebroadcast.
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“In the air”, by Jason Reitman: things are high for Clooney
And if you don’t find what you’re looking for… Check out tonight’s TV schedule. Or dig into our platform guide to find a series, film or documentary in less than five minutes on Arte.tv, Netflix, Apple TV +, MyCanal, France.tv, Disney +…
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“In their eyes” on Netflix, the ordeal of five kids from Harlem, crushed by the American judicial machine
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