Every day we highlight the best film on TV to make choosing a film to watch on television even easier. A number of good films are being broadcast again this week, including our favorite of the week, classic The Godfather (1972).
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Paramount Network kicks off the week today with The Godfather (1972). Michael, the young and idealistic son of Vito Corleone, the head of the most powerful mafia clan in New York, returns home a war hero and determined to live his own life. But tragic circumstances force him to face his family’s legacy.
It’s Tuesday The Godfather: Part II (1974). This second part in the series tells the story of Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro) and how he goes from a boy born in Sicily to one of New York’s most respected mafia bosses.
It’s Wednesday Wonder (2017) broadcast. August “Auggie” Pullman (Jacob Tremblay) is a 10-year-old boy who lives with his mother Isabel (Julia Roberts), father Nate (Owen Wilson), older sister Olivia (Izabela Vidovic), and dog Daisy. He has a rare medical facial disfigurement and has undergone 27 different surgeries as a result. Auggie has been homeschooled, but as he approaches fifth grade, his parents decide to enroll him at Beecher Prep, a private school.
Thursday you look at Boogie Nights (1997). The film follows shy young Eddie Adams, who is discovered by porn film director Jack Horner. Under the stage name Dirk Diggler, Eddie quickly became a major star in the adult entertainment world.
7.9 Watch on Pathé Home • The porn industry in the 1970s. The idealistic producer Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds) has always dreamed of elevating his films to a form of art.
It’s Friday Man on Fire (2004). Denzel Washington plays a former CIA agent who slowly regains humanity through his bond with a young girl he must protect. The film is notable for the intense style of director Tony Scott, with fast editing, bright colors and a raw atmosphere that fits perfectly with the hard story in Mexico City.
It’s Saturday’s turn Gifted (2017). A drama film about a very smart girl and the difficult choices surrounding her future. The film is not only about intelligence, but especially about upbringing, family and the question of what a “normal” happy life actually means. Chris Evans shows a much more emotional side here than in his well-known action films, while the bond between him and the young girl forms the heart of the film.
Paramount Network ends the week with Doubt (2008), an intense psychological drama film in which doubt becomes more important than the truth itself. The story takes place at a Catholic school in the 1960s, where a strict nun suspects that a priest is behaving inappropriately towards a student. In the film, the viewer is never given complete certainty, making every scene full of tension and moral questions.
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Beeld: Still ‘Gifted’ via TMDb
