Amadeus, Elementary, My Dear Lock Holmes… What are the best films for Friday December 12?

Amadeus

By Milos Forman (1984). With Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham.

Elementary, my dear Lock Holmes

Broadcast on December 12 at 1:35 p.m. on Arte

Finally the truth about Sherlock Holmes! Because the famous detective was in reality only a bad alcoholic and libidinous actor serving as a front for Doctor Watson, the real brain of the duo. This tasty comic rereading of Arthur Conan Doyle’s heroes allows Caine and Kingsley to give free rein to their sense of burlesque, without neglecting a little detective intrigue sprinkled with delightful British humor.

Elementary, my dear Lock Holmes

By Thom Eberhardt (1988). With Ben Kingsley, Michael Caine.

Pretty Woman

Broadcast on December 12 at 8:05 p.m. on Tipik

A cult romantic comedy film, Pretty Woman benefits from the captivating alchemy between Richard Gere and Julia Roberts. The actress was, however, only one of the last choices of the production after several actresses had refused the role! A sort of contemporary My Fair Lady, this modern and improbable fairy tale with memorable lines has lost none of its charm.

Pretty Woman

By Garry Marshall (1990). With Julia Roberts, Richard Gere.

Master and Commander: On the Other Side of the World

Broadcast on December 12 at 10:30 p.m. on RTL club

Russell Crowe plays a brave captain in the British Royal Navy in this maritime epic that has all the ingredients of the genre, from cannon fire to violent storms that buffet the seas. The great naval battle, filmed with mastery by Peter Weir, however, leads to another adventure with humanist overtones: that of a man in search of himself.

Master and Commander: On the Other Side of the World

By Peter Weir (2003). With Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany.