Being Jacques Chirac
When reality is worst than fiction.
5.1
9 votes
May 31, 2006
1h 30m
Documentary
Overview
Since 1967, Jacques Chirac has appeared everyday on television : millions of hours of automatic gestures, jerky speeches and feverish cavalcades. This mockumentary is based on archival footage and told at the first person (the voice of the French president is provided by imitator Didier Gustin). The main comic effect comes from the contradictions between the various speeches of the French President. The title comes from the title of the French-language version of Being John Malkovich.
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Jacques Chirac
Self (archive footage)
Tony Blair
Self (archive footage)
George W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
Jean-Marie Le Pen
Self (archive footage)
François Hollande
Self (archive footage)
Pope John Paul II
Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
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