Cynthia Erivo in the series “Genius: Aretha”. – National Geographic / Richard DuCree
There is not only the direct in life, there is also the replay. From YouTube to Netflix to TV channel replays and radio station podcasts, 20 minutes every Sunday concocts a list of things to see, or review, listen to or listen to again.
Week of May 30 to June 6
“Genius: Aretha” brings the queen of soul to life
After Albert Einstein in season 1 and Pablo Picasso in season 2, the National Geographic anthology Genius leans in season 3 on the brilliant Aretha Franklin. Available since Friday on Disney +, the series sweeps five decades of the artist’s life from his early days to age 12 singing gospel to the experienced artist nicknamed “the queen of soul”. This eight-part series highlights the artist’s creative talent, his emancipation and his political commitments through his relationship with Martin Luther King. The performance of Cynthia Erivo, singer and actress crowned with a Tony, a Grammy and an Emmy awards, in the skin of the immense artist who died in 2018 is breathtaking as that of the young Shaian Jordan who plays Little Re. A classic biopic that allows you to learn more about the one who was ranked the greatest singer of all time in 2010 by the magazine Rolling Stone. Respect!
A portrait of “Big John” guided by John Carpenter himself
A portrait of the horror master guided by John Carpenter himself! In Big John, documentary directed by Julien Dunand and
available on Arte.tv, John Carpenter tells us about his life and his journey by driving us in his car (no, not Christine’s red Plymouth Fury) to the iconic filming locations of his films and his life: the small main street of Halloween, the theater of Los Angeles 2013, the set of Ghost of mars, his recording studio, the Hollywood Hills. The opportunity to revisit its impressive filmography collection of cult films such as Ajump, Halloween, Fog, New York 1997, The Thing, Christine, Prince of darkness or Invasion Los Angeles. An exciting documentary for fans directed by an unconditional!
“Dance with the queens”, a feel-good film about tolerance
You will not have escaped your notice that the title of this film refers to Abba’s hit… The Swedish feature film Dance with the queens, a film directed by director Helena Bergström and co-written with Denize Karabuda, follows Dylan (Molly Nutley), a 23-year-old dancer, who will rebuild herself by becoming a housekeeper in a drag club for one year and half after the death of his mother. Her dancing skills will quickly be spotted and she will join the Queens troupe under a false identity. If the story is often not very believable and the world of drag queens is described in a too superficial way, this feel good film speaks in a beautiful way of the mourning, the acceptance of oneself and of the other. A good start to Pride month on Netflix!
“His book”, the podcast to discover great books
Out of good readings? His book, a podcast launched by the National Book Center (CNL), gives the floor to authors to present their novel to you. Directed by Pauline Carayon of the CNL and the musician, author, composer and performer Nicolas Lockhart, illustrated by the author of comics and visual artist Pierre La Police, the new CNL podcast explores the roots of literary creation, the organic framework and intimate of singular stories, the themes which caused a shock to the author, so much so that he made a book, His book. During this season, Joy Sorman aptly reveals, in her latest novel To insanity (Flammarion), the daily life of a psychiatric hospital, Nathalie Quintane reveals the paradoxes of her teaching profession in the manner ofA hamster at school (The fabric). Juliette Mancini (Eveils, Atrabile) and Antoine Maillard (L’Entaille, Cornélius) will take you on board in their albums drawn on edge … Finally, Nicolas Michel resuscitates the sinking of the liner Africa and its story, told by a Senegalese sniper with a pure heart , Tierno in The Black Song of the Whales (High Talents). A podcast that makes you want to go to the bookstore!