François Mitterrand, à bout portant : 1993-1996

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François Mitterrand, à bout portant : 1993-1996 (2011)

Directed by Jean-Michel Djian

Documentary, History, TV Movie

"What could be more unsettling than a man close to death whose profound arrogance drives him relentlessly to hang onto both his power and his writing, to the bitter end?" In the twilight of his second seven-year term, François Mitterrand was alone. Ravaged by illness and abandoned by a large majority of the Socialist Party, who would not forgive him for the disastrous outcome of the March 1993 elections, the Head of State was preparing to tackle a second round of cohabitation with the right wing. However a series of unexpected tragedies and revelations would arise, casting a shadow over the end of his reign…

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Cast

François Mitterrand Self (archive footage) Robert Badinter Self Anne Lauvergeon Self Jack Lang Self Michel Charasse Self Jean Daniel Self
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Claude Gubler Self Paulette Decraene Self Laure Adler Self Hubert Védrine Self Franz-Olivier Giesbert Self Erik Orsenna Self

Crew

Director
Jean-Michel Djian
Writer
Jean-Michel Djian
Original Music Composer
Patrick Morgenthaler
Editor
Morgan Le Pivert

Details

Release date
2011-05-10
Genres
Documentary, History, TV Movie
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
France
Production
Les Films d'Ici, Public Sénat, France Télévisions, INA