The Last Mitterrand

The Last Mitterrand

2005 · 116 min · FR · 6.5 (30 votes)
Dir. Robert Guédiguian · Starring Michel Bouquet, Jalil Lespert, Philippe Fretun, Anne Cantineau, Sarah Grappin, Catherine Salviat
DramaHistory

A young journalist (Lespert) helps the French President compile his memoirs.

VIBE

A contemplative, intimate look at a president's final days. It feels like a hushed conversation in a dimly lit study, filled with the weight of history and the quiet introspection of a life nearing its end.

introspectivemelancholicsomberweightyslow-burnpolitical dramacharacter studyarthousepowerlegacymortalityhistory
journalistbased on novel or bookpresidentdeath1990smemoriesgrowing painsfrench politicsformer politician