François Mitterrand, à bout portant : 1993-1996

• 9.0 Documentary
• 2011-05-10
• 0 minutes mins

"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…

Starring:

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)

Director:

Jean-Michel Djian

Writer:

Jean-Michel Djian