François Mitterrand
François Mitterrand dominated French political history of the past 30 years. The political destiny of François Mitterrand was exceptional — because of the longevity of his political career, which straddled two republics, the supreme power which he exercised for 14 years, the magisterium as the leader of the Left. Successively leader of Resistance organization a year after leaving Vichy, minister at the age of 29, head of the anti-Gaullist opposition, reinventor of the Socialist Party, French president and creator of the European Union at Maastricht, he comes across as a character out of a novel who compartmentalized his life and career. This four-part documentary attempts to patch together an intimate portrait from the innumerable pieces of the Mitterrandian puzzle, so as to bring out the individual as a man of power, "the serene patriarch and the condottiere". Positing multiple sources, the director sought to render motivations: a search for a personality in search of History. Far from inculcating whole truths, this inquiry points up contradictions and metamorphoses, attempting in this way to fill the gap between the appearances of a life and its reality. 1- The Apprentice Years (1916 - 1958) 2 - The Conqueror (1958-1981) 3 - Lost Illusions (1981-1988) 4 - Splendor and Misery of Power (1988-1995)
France - 2000 - 4 x 1 h - Betacam SP - Colour and B&W
Réalisation
Patrick Rotman
avec le concours de
Jean Lacouture
Scénario
Patrick Rotman
Commentaires
Patrick Rotman
Image
Nicolas Dattilesi, Jacques Jeangérard
Son
Serge Kochyne
Montage
David Korn-Brzoza
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Production
Kuiv Productions,
55 bis, rue de Lyon,
75012 Paris, France
Tél : +33 (0)1 4475 7915
Fax : +33 (0)1 4475 7919
E-mail : contact@kuiv.com
Co-Production
France 3, Field Compagnie
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Ventes
Société Française de Production,
2, avenue de l'Europe,
94366 Bry-sur-Marne Cedex, France
Tél : +33 (0)1 49 83 39 91
Fax : +33 (0)1 49 83 36 90
E-mail : distribution@sfp.fr |
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