Being Jacques Chirac (2006)

4.9/10 90 min Comedy

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.

Cast

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)

Saddam Hussein

Self (archive footage)

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