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A young journalist meets ‘the President’ (a stunning
Michel Bouquet) - France’s last socialist President,
as his potential biographer. Whilst learning about his years
in power and his thoughts on the state of the nation, he
also tries to find out about The Presidents’ somewhat
shady past, only to realise he is being watched.
Mixing biography, fiction and the filmmakers own research
this is a biopic like no other. Defiantly intellectual in
its study of ideas and ideals, the relationship between
the individual and the state and as French as they come,
this is a treat for any politically and socially minded
person.
"it looks and feels
so effortless and yet is so cunningly constructed"
EuropeanFilms.net
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