Lupine, The Walking Dead, The Americans or servant of the people : these successful series have conquered the whole world. These are entertainment produced and broadcast by platforms following industrial issues. We can also find aesthetic qualities in them. But to what extent can these series enlighten citizens in collective or individual life?
We welcome the philosopher Sandra Laugier, already the author of Our serial lives (Flammarion), coordinates the book “ The series: laboratories of political awakening which has just been published by CNRS.
On the bill of our cinema also this week, a report in China by our permanent special correspondent Stephane Lagardeon the occasion of the theatrical release of Black Panther II, Wakanda Forever. Without the success expected by the studios, but still with many fans, especially among the spectators…
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In China, it was this week (Tuesday, February 7, 2023), the return of Marvel films to screens. 4 years that Disney and fans have been waiting for this. “Black Panther II: Wakanda forever” had been blocked by censors last year (2022). Eventually, the film was able to be released on Chinese screens.
Without the success expected by the studios, but still with many fans, especially among the spectators… (“Black Panther II”, a film for girls in China). Report from Beijing, Stéphane Lagarde and Louise May.
The return of Marvel films to China – “Black Panther II – Wakanda forever” (Stéphane Lagarde)
musical break : Sam Smith, Lose you (album Gloria).