Tonight on TV: You’ve never seen this legal thriller, but it’s a minor genre masterpiece from the writer of Basic Instinct.

Ann Talbot, a brilliant lawyer from Chicago, is committed to defending her father, who is being prosecuted for war crimes. After forty-five years of a peaceful and honest life, Michael Laszlo, who escaped from Hungary at the end of the Second World War and took refuge in the United States, is summoned by the Special Investigations Office. Overwhelming evidence was gathered against him, and many witnesses recognized him as a Nazi martyr. For Annie, it’s a political trap to dismantle, but the investigation she undertakes will be more difficult than expected.

Golden Bear and Big Jessica Lange

This interesting pitch is it Thriller Forensic Music Box, directed by Costa-Gavras, reuniting for the occasion with screenwriter Joe Eszterhas (Basic Instinct) Thriller Devil’s right hand. Released in cinemas in 1990, this complex and ambiguous political-family melodrama, winner of the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, gave Jessica Lange, who was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for the occasion, one of the best roles. of his career.

It was very well received by critics, but went relatively unnoticed in cinemas, despite a fairly decent box office (760,000 releases in France). music box Packed with psychological suspense that will surely keep you hooked. And prove it Costa Gavras It is definitely not inferior to telling strong political stories.

A true master of credits

It will be noted that Costa Gavras used the talents of Philippe Sardi to compose music for the film, a man he found on La Petite Apocalypse (1993) and Mad City (1997). And finally, let’s note that the character of Judge Silver, which J. In addition to appearing on screen, he was the technical advisor for the story music box More relevant and closer to reality.

Tonight on Arte at 9 o’clock.