This week it is possible to (re)watch one of Clint Eastwood’s masterpieces, praised by critics, the public and the Academy Awards.
Attention, masterpiece. This week on television, it is possible to take advantage of a summer evening to (re)watch one of Clint Eastwood’s greatest films. Crowned with 4 Oscars (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor), it devastated the public and upset the critics. It is, without a doubt, one of the major works of the already very full career of the director and actor.
Released in 2004, this drama directed and starring Eastwood himself follows the story of Frankie, a boxing trainer, rejected by his daughter and withdrawn, who avoids any relationship or emotional attachment. He will be pushed to his limits by Maggie, a thirty-something looking for a coach who wants to make her dream come true: to become a ring champion. At first reluctant, Frankie finally lets himself be convinced by the young woman’s determination and forms an unexpected bond with her. You may have recognized it from its synopsis, this film is Million Dollar Baby.
More than a boxing film, Million Dollar Baby is a very moving and perfectly mastered work, both in terms of writing, its artistic direction or its precise acting (Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman in the lead who give the reply to Inspector Harry). After On the road to MadisonClint Eastwood once again proves his sensitivity right down to his final devastating act. And the public was not mistaken, since the feature film grossed over 100 million dollars at the American box office and 3.1 million admissions in France upon its release.
If you missed the phenomenon Million Dollar BabyClint Eastwood’s drama is broadcast on television this Sunday, July 21, 2024. It is scheduled on Arte from 9 p.m. It will also be possible to catch it on Tuesday, July 23 in the afternoon, still on the Franco-German channel, from 1:35 p.m.