Mitterrand et la télé (2021)

8.7/10 52 min Documentary TV Movie History

Overview

May 10th, 1981. François Mitterrand is elected President of the Republic. The “soviet tanks” supposedly coming upon the Champs-Élysées dressed in red, feared by some, did not march. Serge Moati takes a personal look at this episode, focusing on the relationship the president had with television, that he witnessed and played a role in.

Cast

Serge Moati

Self

François Mitterrand

Self (archive footage)

Charles de Gaulle

Self (archive footage)

Alain Peyrefitte

Self (archive footage)

Georges de Caunes

Self (archive footage)

Danielle Mitterrand

Self (archive footage)

Georges Pompidou

Self (archive footage)

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

Self (archive footage)

Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing

Self (archive footage)

Jacques Chirac

Self (archive footage)

Alain Duhamel

Self (archive footage)

Yves Mourousi

Self (achive footage)

Bruno Masure

Self (archive footage)

Patrick Poivre d'Arvor

Self (archive footage)

Bernard Pivot

Self (archive footage)

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