Movies on TV on May 24: From Mississippi Burning to Shazam!, an evening of thrills, satire, and pure entertainment

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Hier, aujourd’hui et demain

Aired on May 24 at 6:05 pm on Ciné+ Classic

Three for the price of one: Mastroianni and Loren embodying three different couples, what more could you ask for? In the purest tradition of Italian comedy, this sketch film allows the legendary duo to deliver a triple grand number, including a striptease scene that has entered the annals, throughout an enjoyable story that takes care not to spare any social class or layer of society.

Hier, aujourd’hui et demain

By Vittorio De Sica (1963). With Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni.

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Mississippi Burning

Airing on May 24 at 8:55 pm on Arte

“We are not born with hate, we learn it.” This observation alone sums up what the American South was not so long ago, when the principle of racial segregation was passed down from generation to generation. Alan Parker places this terrifying historical reality at the heart of a thriller of rare intensity that multiplies strong sequences. The antagonistic duo Willem Dafoe-Gene Hackman, while quite classic, nonetheless works perfectly.

Mississippi Burning

By Alan Parker (1988). With Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe.

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Les rebelles de la forêt

Airing on May 24 at 10:00 am on La Trois

Without revolutionizing the field of animation, the adventures of Boog, a clumsy bear, and Elliott, a chatty deer, nevertheless exude a certain likeability. Thanks to a good-natured story and their truculent duo that provide some effective gags, while also relying on the very commendable graphic work of Sony Pictures Animation.

Les rebelles de la forêt

By Roger Allers, Jill Culton, Anthony Stacchi (2006).

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Shazam!

Airing on May 24 at 11:45 pm on Tf1

One does not necessarily become a superhero overnight. That is why Shazam! takes its time to get to the heart of the matter, as a young teenager placed in a foster family gradually becomes aware of his extraordinary gifts. With its Deadpool side aimed at a more family-friendly audience, this funny and spectacular teen movie really does not lack energy.

Shazam!

By David F. Sandberg (2019). With Zachary Levi, Asher Angel.

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