François Mitterrand, à bout portant : 1993-1996 (2011)

overview : "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…

Release Date : May 10, 2011

Runtime : 0m

Genre : Documentary  History  TV Movie  

Companies : Les Films d'Ici, Ina, Public Sénat, France Télévisions

Countries : France

Keywords : dying and death, france, politics, dying man, death, portrait, archive footage, troubled past, 1990s, metaphysical