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Today, August 8, Dustin Hoffman turns 85 and what better way to celebrate him than by watching one of his cult films? Tonight on TV The Graduate is being revived, an unforgettable story in which he starred together with Anne Bancroft and Katharine Ross.
Still speaking of myths we recommend (in TV premiere) Cry Macho, directed and played by Clint Eastwood, released at the cinema last year.
From a handful of years ago is Lawless, a detective story with a cast full of stars such as Tom Hardy and Jessica Chastain.
The titles not to be missed
The graduate – Iris, 9.00 pm
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman, Katharine Ross, William Daniels
Year: 1967
Plot: Benjamin Braddock is the scion of a wealthy family, who has finished his studies and seems to have a promising future ahead of him. A party is given in his honor, but he retires to her room, where he is joined by Mrs. Robinson, a friend of the family, who asks him to accompany her home and tries to seduce him. The arrival of her husband interrupts her, but she and Benjamin later become lovers. The relationship ends when the young man meets Elaine, the daughter of the Robinsons: the two fall in love with her, but her mother doesn’t agree and reveals how things are. Elaine leaves him and agrees to marry the boy her parents want for her, but Benjamin has no intention of giving up.
Lawless – Sky, 21.15
Director: John Hillcoat
Cast: Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, Gary Oldman, Shia LaBeouf, Mia Wasikowska, Guy Pearce, Noah Taylor, Jason Clarke, Dane DeHaan, Lew Temple
Year 2012
Sinopsys: We are in 1929, in Virginia in the middle of the Prohibition era. The three Bondurant brothers become known throughout Franklin County for inheriting control of the bootlegging business from their father. The cynical and ferocious Forrest is personally involved in business and relations with the underworld, while Howard seems to be disinterested in every activity because of the ghosts that continue to haunt him after taking part in the First World War. Then there is Jack, a lover of unbridled luxury and beautiful women, who dreams of starting his own business and becoming independent from Forrest. Engaged in repelling the attacks of Special Agent Charlie Rakes, the Bondurants end up being involved in a succession of love affairs, family tragedies and murders that ruin the empire built by their father.
Cry Macho–Homecoming – Sky Cinema Uno, 9.15pm
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Eduardo Minett, Natalia Traven, Dwight Yoakam, Howard Polk, Fernanda Urrejola, Horacio Garcia-Rojas
Year: 2021
Synopsis: Mike Milo is a former rodeo star, now a declining horse breeder. In 1979, the man accepts the assignment of a former boss to bring his son home from Mexico. Forced to take back roads on their journey to Texas, the unlikely pair face an unexpectedly arduous journey, during which the tired horse breeder finds unexpected connections as well as his sense of redemption.
The other proposals
Belle & Sebastien-The adventure continues – Rai 1, 9.25 pm
Director: Christian Duguay
Cast: Felix Bossuet, Tcheky Karyo, Margaux Chatelier, Urbain Cancelier, Thierry Neuvic, Thylane Blondeau
Year: 2015
We Die Young – Rai 4, 9.20 pm
Director: Lior Geller
Cast: David Castaneda, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jacob Scipi, Elijah Rodriguez, Joana Metrass
Year: 2019
The red river – Rai Movie, 9.10 pm
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru, Walter Brennan
Year: 1948
The family home – Cine34, 9.00 pm
Director: Augusto Fornari
Cast: Lino Guanciale, Stefano Fresi, Matilde Gioli, Libero De Rienzo, Luigi Diberti
Year: 2017
Casa Casino – 27, 9.10 pm
Director: Andrew Jay Cohen
Cast: Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Jason Mantzoukas, Ryan Simpkins, Nick Kroll
Year: 2017
They’re all fine – La5, 9.10 pm
Director: Kirk Jones
Cast: Robert De Niro, Kate Beckinsale, Drew Barrymore, Sam Rockwell, Katherine Moennig, Melissa Leo
Year: 2009
The heartbreaker – Sky Cinema Romance, 21.00
Director: Pascal Chaumeil
Cast: Romain Duris, Vanessa Paradis, Julie Ferrier, Jacques Frantz, François Damiens
Year: 2010
