DOCUMENTARY.
The day Notre-Dame almost disappeared ...
At 9:15 p.m. on TMC.
Bells ring out in "Le ciel de Paris", hummed by the voice of Yves Montand.
A spring sun shines on the capital on April 15, 2019. The radios send out their news flash, the riverboats slide under the bridges, the tourists congregate on the island of the city, around Notre-Dame.
A day like any other… until 6:20 pm.
It is on these images from before the disaster, as unexpected as it is unthinkable, that "Notre-Dame de Paris" opens, the unpublished documentary broadcast this Tuesday evening on TMC, two days before the sad anniversary of the fire. .
A new film, directed by the Naudet brothers, celebrated for their docuses on the attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York, and of November 13, 2015 in Paris and Saint-Denis.
Accumulating recent testimonies and archive images, the two directors offer a detailed account, almost minute by minute, of the fire.
On the front line, of course, the firefighters.
Like General Gallet, at the head of the firefighters in Paris, and General Gontier, who directs operations, but also Marie-Ange, a young firefighter who went up to the fire for the first time.
Or the story of Lieutenant Alexis, sent in commando to save the north tower and who almost lost his life there.
The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, the rector of the cathedral, Patrick Chauvet, the chief architect Philippe Villeneuve also tell, often moved, their amazement, their anxieties and their relief throughout these incredible hours of the rescue.
Strong images, numerous and often poignant testimonies, meticulous production, this “Notre-Dame” is undoubtedly a formidable documentary.
A downside, however.
For those who have already seen "The Battle of Notre-Dame", broadcast on TF 1 in December 2019, it remains without real surprise or novelty, if not in detail.
EDITOR'S RATING: 4/5
“Notre-Dame de Paris”
, unpublished French documentary by Jules and Gédéon Naudet.
(1h30)
HISTORY.
Back to imperial times
This Tuesday, in the magazine, “Let yourself be guided” Stéphane Bern and Lorànt Deutsch, both history buffs, retrace the life of Napoleon ... Morgane Prod
At 9:05 pm on France 2.
On May 5, it will be precisely 200 years since Napoleon died.
And the Two decided to commemorate the bicentenary of this disappearance a little in advance.
It starts with a new issue of "Let yourself be guided", the magazine of Stéphane Bern and Lorànt Deutsch.
From the Île d'Aix, in Charente-Maritime, to the Elysée Palace and the Passage des Panoramas in Paris, the two history buffs retrace the life of Napoleon, by showing vulgarization.
The whole is embellished with numerous 3D animations, in augmented reality.
We can thus see again the disappeared castle of Saint-Cloud, the Chantereine hotel, residence of Napoleon and Joséphine de Beaumarchais where the future emperor nourished his strategy of accession to power.
Or the palace of the King of Rome, whose construction was abandoned with the fall of the Empire in 1814. Despite some lengths, we take pleasure with these technologies to discover the history of the emperor with these crying reconstructions of truth .
EDITOR'S RATING: 4/5
"Let yourself be guided.
In the footsteps of Napoleon ”
, a new magazine presented by Stéphane Bern and Lorànt Deutsch (2h19).
SCIENCE-FICTION.
How to get out of there?
At 9:05 p.m., on TF 1
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Stuck in a clearing, a group of teenage boys sees food and a newcomer arriving every month.
The only way to escape: cross a mysterious labyrinth with walls 30 m high and haunted by giant insects with destructive powers.
The arrival of a new visitor, then a first girl, will change everything… Adapted from a successful literary trilogy for teenagers by James Dashner, “The Labyrinth” is posed as the anti “Hunger Games”: a very clever scenario, no gratuitous violence, sumptuous special effects but used sparingly, young actors from successful and very well directed TV series… Above all, the film multiplies the intrigues and surprises, constantly raising the suspense to the point of 'to a staggering finale.
By far the best opus, even if the two suites, released in 2015 and 2018 and that TF 1 will broadcast in the weeks that follow, do not deserve.
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EDITOR'S RATING: 4/5
“The Labyrinth”
, American science fiction film by Wes Ball (2014), with Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Will Poulter… (1h55).
COMEDY.
Alone in the saddle
In “Raoul Taburin” by Pierre Godeau, Benoît Poelvoorde plays a gifted bicycle repairer who does not know how to ride ... a bicycle!
Kris Dewitte
At 9:10 p.m. on Canal +
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From a comic strip published by Sempé in 1995, “Raoul Taburin” features, in a small village in the south of France, a gifted bicycle repairer (played by Benoît Poelvoorde).
Who has been hiding a huge secret since his childhood: he doesn't know how to ride a bike!
Even his wife and son ignore the rose garden.
The appearance of a photographer (Edouard Baer) who has come to immortalize the villagers will force him to leave the woods… On a tenuous scenario, the director Pierre Godeau signs an old-fashioned family film, quite slow, but pretty and very tender.
We let ourselves be charmed by this imaginary village of Saint-Céron, where the objects are called like those who sell them (the glasses are “bifailles”, named after Mr. Bifaille, the optician, the ham is “frognard” , and bicycles, of course, are “taburins”…).
We especially enjoy the mischievous interpretation of Benoît Poelvoorde, and the face-to-face meetings between the Belgian actor and Edouard Baer.
The duo's complicity shines through in every shot and offers lovely moments of humor and poetry.
EDITOR'S RATING: 3/5
“Raoul Taburin”
, French comedy by Pierre Godeau (2018), with Benoît Poelvoorde, Edouard Baer, Suzanne Clément… (1h30).
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ANIMATION.
Farewell to Shrek
At 9:05 p.m. on Gulli.
It hung in his face.
After defeating a dragon, seducing a princess, having three children and successfully returning to his beloved swamp, Shrek is bored.
To put some spice back into his life, the ogre signs a pact with a sorcerer, who offers him to become a creature feared by all.
He then finds himself hunted like an animal, far from his family and his friends, the donkey and the Puss in Boots.
Nine years after blasting the 7th art with his saucy re-reading of fairy tales, Shrek takes his bow.
The state of grace of the first and especially of the second part is no longer there, but these ultimate tribulations remain worthy of being among the flagships of animated cinema.
EDITOR'S RATING: 3/5
“Shrek 4: There was an End”
, American animated film by Mike Mitchell (2010)… (1h50).