Dans la peau de Jacques Chirac (2006)
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An archival portrait follows Jacques Chirac’s political career through television appearances and recurring contradictions.
The story
The film traces Jacques Chirac’s political career from his entry into the Pompidou government in 1967, drawing on audiovisual archives of his television appearances. One year before the 2007 presidential and legislative elections, the President of the Republic, whose voice is imitated by Didier Gustin, takes stock of his years in power. Michel Royer and Karl Zéro select key moments from thousands of hours of archival footage, highlighting recurring contradictions in Chirac’s political life.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Dans la peau de Jacques Chirac traces the career of the politician from his entry into the Pompidou government in 1967, using audiovisual archives of his television appearances. The film has the President of the Republic, whose voice is imitated by Didier Gustin, take stock of his years in power, one year before the 2007 presidential and legislative elections. From thousands of hours of archival footage, Michel Royer and Karl Zéro have selected key moments in Jacques Chirac’s political life: his repeated contradictions, his ability to get rid of his political enemies, and, ultimately, to seize power.
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