The cinematographic offer of the day offers two masterpieces of different kinds, a memorable drama by Stanley Donen, Two on the road, and a cryptic but fascinating film by David Lynch, Mulholland Drive. Antena 3 broadcasts the last of the three specials of Pass word baptized as Night of champions. On Channel 2, The theme night includes two documentaries on the secrets of intelligence. In addition, DMAX broadcasts a new edition of the documentary series 091: Police alert.
Another date with police work
21.00, DMAX
The Serie 091: Police alert continues on DMAX with the aim of showing the daily work of law enforcement on the streets of Spain. This episode portrays, among other cases, how the interception of more than five thousand kilos of cocaine in a container in the port of Barcelona sets off the alarm among the agents, who begin an operation to stop another possible drug shipment.
‘Two on the road’
22.00, TCM
Two for the Road. United States, 1967 (106 minutes). Director: Stanley Donen. Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Albert Finney.
One of the greatest films of the sixties, in which the great Stanley Donen tackles the story of a marriage in crisis. Two for the Road constructs a story without chronology, which shows various passages in the couple’s life without temporal continuity, supported by an invaluable leading duo.
Final of the ‘Night of Champions’
22.10, Antena 3
The third installment of Night of Champions of Pass word pits two of the best contestants in the history of the programme against each other. Roberto Leal, as presenter, will mediate between Orestes Barbero, who participated in 360 episodes, and Luis de Lama, who participated in 84 episodes, facing each other in a duel that puts at stake a prize of 100,000 euros.
‘Mulholland Drive’
22.30, Sundance
USA, 2002 (150 minutes). Director: David Lynch. Starring: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Ann Miller, Dan Hedaya.
Two years after the masterclass A true story, David Lynch returned to his dreamlike and disturbing environments. The symbolic journey undertaken by a young aspiring actress and another who has lost her memory will trace several intersecting stories; although perhaps they are the same, seen from different angles. The disturbing images of Mulholland Drive They raise many questions but provide few answers. Perhaps that is why Lynch himself confessed that he did not know the meaning of the disconcerting ending of this unclassifiable work.
Secrets of intelligence, in ‘Thematic Night’
23.45, La 2
Space The theme night delve into the secrets of intelligence thanks to two documentaries. The man who stole Einstein’s brain follows in the footsteps of Dr. Thomas Harvey, the pathologist who performed the autopsy on Albert Einstein and stole the scientist’s brain in the hope that it would reveal the source of genius. Later, Intelligence uncovered It investigates the fact that IQs are declining as societies advance, but also whether this scale is an adequate measure of human intelligence.
You can follow EL PAÍS Television on X or sign up here to receive our weekly newsletter.
