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François Mitterrand, à bout portant : 1993-1996

May 10 2011 (over 13 years ago)
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  • Director: Jean-Michel Djian
  • Genres: Documentary, History, TV Movie
  • Country: France
  • Companies: Les Films d'Ici, Public Sénat, France Télévisions, INA

"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…