Tonight on TV: All the answers (or almost) to one of the greatest action sagas ever

If there was one saga that revolutionized American action cinema in the 2000s, it was undoubtedly the saga based on Robert Ludlum’s bestsellers, in which an amnesiac ex-special agent tries to piece together the fragments of his past and escape from a runaway army. in pursuit

Initiated by Doug Liman in 2002’s The Memory in the Skin, before the torch was picked up by Paul Greengrass for the next two installments (Death in the Skin in 2004, then Revenge in the Skin in 2007), the Jason Bourne saga. It really stood out for its extreme realistic style.

Most of the action sequences are shot with a hand-held camera, thus approaching a documentary. The close-quarters are also the subject of significant work: to portray the main character, Matt Damon undergoes intensive training with several martial arts specialists to perform most of his stunts himself – someone who has never played a physical role before.

This must-have spy trilogy ends brilliantly Bourne’s ultimatumthe story of which is inserted, in fact, between the last scene and the last scene death in the skin. Impressive narrative construction, unprecedented in cinema, courtesy of Tony Gilroy.

When it was released, this suspense thriller grossed $444 million worldwide (for a $110 million budget). In France, it has a total of 1.5 million admissions. on AlloCine, Bourne’s ultimatum Holds a solid viewer rating of 4/5 on average.

Bourne’s ultimatum By Paul Greengrass with Matt Damon, Joan Allen, David Strathairn…

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Tonight on TMC at 9:15 PM.