L’enfer de Matignon
2008•Released
DocumentaryHistory
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.
Director
Philippe Kohly
Writer
Raphaëlle Bacqué, Philippe Kohly
Studio
Zadig Productions
Cast
François Fillon
Self
Dominique de Villepin
Self
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Self
Lionel Jospin
Self
Alain Juppé
Self
Édouard Balladur
Self
Édith Cresson
Self
Michel Rocard
Self
Laurent Fabius
Self
Pierre Mauroy
Self
Raymond Barre
Self
Pierre Messmer
Self
Daniel Mesguich
Narrator (voice)
Production
Company
Zadig Productions
Company
France 2
Company
France•5
Company
Planète+
Company
INA
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