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

Poster for François Mitterrand, à bout portant : 1993-1996

"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…

Cast & Crew

Director
Jean-Michel Djian
  • Profile picture of François Mitterrand
    Self (archive footage) François Mitterrand
  • Profile picture of Robert Badinter
    Self Robert Badinter
  • Profile picture of Anne Lauvergeon
    Self Anne Lauvergeon
  • Profile picture of Jack Lang
    Self Jack Lang
  • Profile picture of Michel Charasse
    Self Michel Charasse
  • Profile picture of Jean Daniel
    Self Jean Daniel
  • Profile picture of Paulette Decraene
    Self Paulette Decraene
  • Profile picture of Laure Adler
    Self Laure Adler

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Keywords

  • dying and death
  • france
  • politics
  • dying man
  • death
  • portrait
  • archive footage
  • troubled past
  • 1990s
  • metaphysical