François Mitterrand, à bout portant : 1993-1996

Overview

"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…

Details

Cast

François Mitterrand

Self (archive footage)

Robert Badinter

Self

Anne Lauvergeon

Self

Jack Lang

Self

Michel Charasse

Self

Jean Daniel

Self

Claude Gubler

Self

Paulette Decraene

Self

Laure Adler

Self

Hubert Védrine

Self

Franz-Olivier Giesbert

Self

Erik Orsenna

Self

Bernard Latarjet

Self

Pierre Bergé

Self

Marie-Josée Comte-Béalu

Self

Mazarine Pingeot

Self

Pierre Péan

Self

Roland Dumas

Self

Jean d'Ormesson

Self

Georges Kiejman

Self