
May 10th, 1981. François Mitterrand is elected President of the Republic. The “soviet tanks” supposedly coming upon the Champs-Élysées dressed in red, feared by some, did not march. Serge Moati takes a personal look at this episode, focusing on the relationship the president had with television, that he witnessed and played a role in.

Serge Moati
Self

François Mitterrand
Self (archive footage)

Charles de Gaulle
Self (archive footage)

Alain Peyrefitte
Self (archive footage)

Georges de Caunes
Self (archive footage)
André Harris
Self (archive footage)

Danielle Mitterrand
Self (archive footage)

Georges Pompidou
Self (archive footage)
Michel Bassi
Self (archive footage)

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Self (archive footage)

Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing
Self (archive footage)
Julien Besançon
Self (archive footage)

Mineurs en peine, des procureurs en première ligne
Mineurs en peine, des procureurs en première ligne

W.
W.

All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front

Napoleon
Napoleon

Badinter contre la peine de mort, le procès Patrick Henry
Badinter contre la peine de mort, le procès Patrick Henry

Fall of the Republic: The Presidency of Barack H. Obama
Fall of the Republic: The Presidency of Barack H. Obama

French Lessons
French Lessons

Emmanuel Macron: Behind the Rise
Emmanuel Macron: Behind the Rise

Henry V
Henry V

State Funeral
State Funeral
Information Violence
Information Violence

Star Runners
Star Runners