‘Black Swan’
14.35, TCM
USA, 2010 (108 minutes). Director: Darren Aronofsky. Cast: Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey, Mila Kunis.
The images of Black Swan They represent the total purification of Darren Aronofsky’s cinema. A cinema that is sometimes baroque, sometimes lysergic, but that relies, however, on details, on inserts, to enhance its expressiveness. Black Swan It is a terrifying story inserted in an everyday situation, the one experienced by a dancer faced with the challenge of interpreting Swan Lake. From that starting point, the filmmaker delves into the intimate fears of a character who must embrace her dark side to reach self-destruction and, from there, perfection, while she is surrounded by three threats: the obsessive maternal possessiveness, that of her choreographer and that personified in a possible rival.
‘Once upon a Time in America’
18.00, Hollywood
Once Upon a Time in America. USA, 1984 (220 minutes). Director: Sergio Leone. Cast: Robert de Niro, James Woods.
Leone’s most ambitious film is an emotional reflection on the inescapable passage of time. An epic tale and a tribute to the gangster genre, covered by slow-paced and methodical images, about the lives of two friends who face the law, the streets and, ultimately, life.
‘Documaster’ and the history of the Red Army
22.00, La 2
For 70 years, the Red Army was one of the foundations of the USSR, both an instrument of admiration and a symbol of liberation. Documaster broadcasts the documentary Lthe history of the Red Army, which analyses both its epic and its contradictions and its condition as an instrument of power. Although everyone knows that Trotsky’s name is linked to its creation, most of its past is made up of military defeats and failures, contrary to the common idea.
Interview with Rafael Nadal in ‘The Objective’
22.30, La Sexta
Rafa Nadal concedes to The objective his first interview since announcing his return to the courts. Ana Pastor will talk with the Majorcan tennis player in a special episode of the programme in which the winner of 22 Grand Slams will discuss his imminent objectives for this season in which he still intends to play in several major tournaments and will also talk about the possibility of this being his last year as a professional.
Special ‘We need to talk about it’
22.45, Antena 3
Sonsoles Ónega presents this special space that analyzes the access of minors to porn on-line and its social impact. We have to talk about it will feature representatives of families, educational centres and institutions. Among others, Alejandro Villena, psychologist and sexologist specialising in prevention and help for porn addiction, Marina Marroquí, social educator, Lluís Ballester, social researcher, and Mabel Lozano, actress and film director, will be present.
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