L’enfer de Matignon
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In a series of long interviews, 12 prime ministers talk about their experience in the upper echelons of power. The function of prime minister, torn between the president and the parliament, appointed without necessarily being elected but responsible for everything, is at the center of debate. With the exception of Jacques Chirac (1974-1976 and 1986-1988), deliberately left out because of his image as French President, those who governed France for the past 35 years agreed to discuss the exercise of power, as seen through archive footage, but also how they experienced it personally. Filmed in the same studio and sitting in the same chair, 12 French prime ministers talk freely about their time in office, from their appointment until their resignation.
Cast:
Laurent
Fabius
Pierre
Mauroy
Raymond
Barre
Pierre
Messmer
Daniel
Mesguich
François
Fillon
Dominique
de
Jean-Pierre
Raffarin
Lionel
Jospin
Alain
Juppé
Édouard
Balladur
Édith
Cresson
Michel
Rocard
Laurent
Fabius
Pierre
Mauroy
Raymond
Barre
Pierre
Messmer
Daniel
Mesguich
François
Fillon
Dominique
de
Jean-Pierre
Raffarin
Lionel
Jospin
Alain
Juppé