The Revenge of Bernadette Chirac

Oct 8, 2023

★ 7.5

Overview

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Production Companies

Bangumi

France Télévisions

The Revenge of Bernadette Chirac Trailers

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Valérie Lemercier

Self (archive footage)

Bernadette Chirac

Self (archive footage)

Jacques Chirac

Self - Writer

Clémence Dargent

Self - Director

Léa Domenach

Self - Journalist

Pierrick Geais

Self - Journalist and biographer

Erwan L'Éléouet

Self - Journalist

Béatrice Gurrey

Self - Former President of the Republic

Nicolas Sarkozy

Self - Former President of the Republic

François Hollande

Self (archive footage)

François Mitterrand

Self (archive footage)

Danielle Mitterrand

In 1900, the eyes of the whole world are on Paris. The World's Fair welcomed 50 million amazed visitors, and the city celebrated itself in a glamorous era. This period went down in history as the "Belle Époque." Elaborately restored and colorized historical photographs bring to life the exciting life in Paris between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of World War I in 1914. Bicycles, cars, airplanes, moving pictures, newly founded film studios, revolutionary composers and painters, avant-garde ballet performances, fashion houses, summer resorts on the Atlantic coast – life was intoxicating. People celebrate in the variety shows, cabarets, and revue theaters of Paris. Moulin Rouge, Folies Bergères, Bal Tabarin—in Paris, the nights are long and life is too short to sleep through. It is a dance on the volcano, given the political developments in the world.

7.1

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

Jun 30, 1896

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.

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Rire (enfin) au féminin

Jan 19, 2024

For a long time, in France, comedy was the preserve of men. Female roles were mostly secondary and corresponded to stereotypes such as the pretty doll, the funny but unattractive woman, or the troublesome, even cantankerous wife

7.5

Modern Life

Oct 29, 2008

For ten years, Raymond Depardon has followed the lives of farmer living in the mountain ranges. He allows us to enter their farms with astounding naturalness. This moving film speaks, with great serenity, of our roots and of the future of the people who work on the land. This the last part of Depardon's triptych "Profils paysans" about what it is like to be a farmer today in an isolated highland area in France. "La vie moderne" examines what has become of the persons he has followed for ten years, while featuring younger people who try to farm or raise cattle or poultry, come hell or high water.

6.5

Christian Dior, la France

Jun 29, 2017

Christian Dior, the creator of the New Look, died 60 years ago, on October 23, 1957. Frédéric Mitterrand traces the entire life of the French couturier who revolutionized fashion. He also explores France, which Christian Dior loved, and ventures into landscapes that inspired him.

7.0

Tu nourriras le monde

Mar 17, 2022

No overview available.

0.0

Pornography: A Respectable Lie

Jan 1, 1980

A video essay using images and interviews to critically explore the history and current role of pornography.

6.4

Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary

Mar 22, 2002

Documentarians Andre Heller and Othmar Schmiderer turn their camera on 81-year-old Traudl Junge, who served as Adolf Hitler's secretary from 1942 to 1945, and allow her to speak about her experiences. Junge sheds light on life in the Third Reich and the days leading up to Hitler's death in the famed bunker, where Junge recorded Hitler's last will and testament. Her gripping account is nothing short of mesmerizing.

0.0

Stuart Little: Making It Big

Jan 1, 1999

A documentary about the making of director Rob Minkoff's feature film, "Stuart Little" that first aired on HBO.

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Un jour en France

Aug 17, 2008

No overview available.

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7.2

Tin Tan

Nov 12, 2010

Germán Cipriano Gómez Valdés Castillo, a young radio announcer from Cuidad Juárez, succeeds in drawing attention to the pachuco movement through his character Tin Tan, laying the groundwork for a new form of binational and mass linguistic expression: Spanglish. He soon became a leading figure in theater and film on the American Continent. Singled out by critics as a destroyer of the language, he quickly won the approval of the public. His ability to improvise revolutionized the film industry. His talent as an actor, singer, dancer and comedian contributed to the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. From El Hijo Desobediente to Capitán Mantarraya, from Cuidad Juárez to Havana, from mambo to rock, the legacy of Tin Tan makes him one of the great icons of Mexico today. This film tells his story as it has never been told before.

7.8

The Hugo's Brain

Nov 27, 2012

The Hugo's Brain is a French documentary-drama about autism. The documentary crosses authentic autistic stories with a fiction story about the life of an autistic (Hugo), from childhood to adulthood, portraying his difficulties and his handicap.

7.5

Lynx

Oct 27, 2021

In the heart of the Jura mountains, a call resounds through the forest. The silhouette of a Eurasian lynx creeps through the trees. A male is looking for its mate. Suddenly a call answers back. It is the beginning of the story of a lynx’s family we will follow over the seasons. While it is rare to come across this private feline, it is exceptional to discover its daily life in the wild.

7.0

Auschwitz: Countdown To Liberation

Jan 26, 2025

No overview available.

8.0

Piaf intime

Oct 5, 2013

No overview available.

7.9

To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story

Aug 26, 2017

To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story is the harrowing story of a stuntman overcoming a dehumanizing childhood filled with torment and bullying in Sparks, Nevada. After surviving a near-death burn accident, he worked his way up through Hollywood, leading to his ultimate rise as Jason Voorhees in the Friday the 13th series and making countless moviegoers forever terrified of hockey masks and summer camp. Featuring interviews with cinema legends, including Bruce Campbell (Ash vs. Evil Dead), Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger), and Cassandra Peterson (Elvira: Mistress of the Dark), To Hell and Back peels off the mask of Kane Hodder, cinema's most prolific killer, in a gut-wrenching, but inspiring, documentary. After decades of watching Kane Hodder on screen, get ready to meet the man behind the mask in To Hell and Back - an uniquely human story about one of cinema's most vicious monsters.

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Picasso and Sima, Antibes 1946

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In June 1946, the sculptor and photographer Michel Sima met with Pablo Picasso in Antibes. At Picasso's request, day after day Sima photographed Picasso's works-in-progress in the workshop he found for him at Grimaldi Palace.

7.2

A Year in Burgundy

Jan 26, 2013

This documentary follows seven wine-making families in the Burgundy region of France, delving into the cultural and creative process of making wine. You'll never look at wine the same way again.

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Sacré Charlemagne

Sep 8, 2015

No overview available.

6.5

The Masked Scammer

Dec 1, 2022

Featuring interviews with his accomplices and victims alike, this deep dive explores how a master con man scammed French elites out of millions of euros.

Cast

Narrator (voice)

Valérie Lemercier

Self (archive footage)

Bernadette Chirac

Self (archive footage)

Jacques Chirac

Self - Writer

Clémence Dargent

Self - Director

Léa Domenach

Self - Journalist

Pierrick Geais

Self - Journalist and biographer

Erwan L'Éléouet

Self - Journalist

Béatrice Gurrey

Self - Former President of the Republic

Nicolas Sarkozy

Self - Former President of the Republic

François Hollande

Self (archive footage)

François Mitterrand

Self (archive footage)

The Revenge of Bernadette Chirac

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

The Revenge of Bernadette Chirac Trailers

Cast

Valérie Lemercier

Bernadette Chirac

Jacques Chirac

Clémence Dargent

Léa Domenach

Pierrick Geais

Erwan L'Éléouet

Béatrice Gurrey

Nicolas Sarkozy

François Hollande

François Mitterrand

Danielle Mitterrand

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To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story

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The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

Rire (enfin) au féminin

Modern Life

Christian Dior, la France

Tu nourriras le monde

Pornography: A Respectable Lie

Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary

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Picasso and Sima, Antibes 1946

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Sacré Charlemagne

The Masked Scammer

The Revenge of Bernadette Chirac Trailers

Cast

Valérie Lemercier

Bernadette Chirac

Jacques Chirac

Clémence Dargent

Léa Domenach

Pierrick Geais

Erwan L'Éléouet

Béatrice Gurrey

Nicolas Sarkozy

François Hollande

François Mitterrand

Danielle Mitterrand