Antena 3 broadcasts in prime time Night of Champions, The first of a series of three special programmes that brings together the four contestants who have starred in the longest duels. Channel 1 is offering the Cup match between Arandina and Real Madrid in a single-match tie. On DMAX, law enforcement officers star in a new episode of 091: Police alert. For movie buffs, an unmissable date is coming to TCM with Avarice, by Eric Von Stroheim, one of the greatest films in history. More modestly, but with excellent results, Loss It is a powerful thriller by David Fincher that is broadcast in Hollywood.
The daily work of police officers
21.00, DMAX
The documentary series 091: Police alert follows the daily life of different units of the National Police who, in their work against crime, face numerous dangers on the streets of Spain. This episode focuses on the police intervention in response to threats made with a knife to a woman, the search for several people accused of robbery with violence and the pursuit of a man who pays in an establishment with someone else’s card, among other cases.
King’s Cup: Arandina-Real Madrid
21.25, La 1
Arandina and Real Madrid will face off in their Copa del Rey round of 32 tie. The match will be decided in a single match and will be played at the Estadio El Montecillo in Aranda de Duero. Ancelotti’s players will go into the match with Camavinga already fit and with the idea of giving several of their starters a rest. For their part, the home team will fight to pull off a surprise.
Night of champions on ‘Pasapalabra’
22.00, Antena 3
The four contestants who have starred in the longest duels in the history of Pass word They will face each other in a series of three special episodes of the program that will be broadcast during prime time. Night of Champions brings together Orestes Barbero, Pablo Díaz, Luis de Lama and Javier Dávila to fight for a prize of 100,000 euros. In these events, Pass word will incorporate more tests in which to accumulate seconds.
‘Loss’
22.00, Hollywood
Gone Girl. USA, 2014 (145 minutes). Director: David Fincher. Starring: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris.
A superb intrigue by David Fincher with a clichéd plot: a woman disappears and suspicion falls on her husband. Loss It is enhanced by its suffocating staging, abundant in tenebrism, which extracts visual density from each shot and plays with the framing to increase the oppressive nature of its images.
‘Avarice’
1.10, TCM
Greed. USA, 1924 (240 minutes). Director: Erich von Stroheim. Cast: Gibson Gowland, Zasu Pitts, Jean Hersholt.
It is always a good idea to vindicate silent films, and this is the first of a series of three special programmes that brings together the four contestants who have starred in the longest duels. Channel 1 offers the Cup match between Arandina and Real Madrid in a single-match elimination. On DMAX, law enforcement officers star in a new instalment of the humanised series. Avarice, One of the director’s monumental peaks, Eic Von Stroheim’s breakthrough, one of the greatest films in history. More modestly, but with excellent results, it takes place in natural settings, on the streets of San Francisco. A descent into the abyss of jealousy and greed that culminates in a memorable final sequence, in Death Valley. Such a hurtful look at human nature greatly upset the Metro magnates, who considerably mutilated the footage of a film whose original duration was eight hours. An essential marvel.is to follow EL PAÍS Television on X or sign up here to receive our weekly newsletter.
