François Mitterrand Movies

Commissioned by the journal Présence Africaine, this short documentary examines how African art is devalued and alienated through colonial and...

From the first minutes after his inauguration, the newly elected president wants to translate his promises and his campaign project into action....

On October 4, 2018, France celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Fifth Republic. It is a republic born in the throes of the Algerian War and one...

Charles de Gaulle, the first president (1958-1969) of the Vth Republic, France’s current system of government, left his mark on the country ....

Fourty years ago, in May 1981, with François Mitterrand's election, some people were letting themselves dream about a better life while others...

In the summer of 1963, François Mitterrand was going through a deep existential crisis. His political career was at a standstill and, after 19...

In the 1960s, the suburbs were meant to be modern havens for newcomers from rural France, Portugal, Spain, North Africa, and Africa, helping rebuild...

“I am the last of the great Presidents. After me, there will be no more ..." said François Mitterrand at the end of his life. What...

This documentary tells two stories simultaneously: it's a profile of Bernard Tapie, a wealthy man who rises and falls spectacularly in French society...

On the occasion of the fourty years anniversary of François Mitterand's election, a look back to the relationship between the President and...

Since its opening in 1882, the Paris Bourse du Travail (Labor Exchange) has remained a nerve center of the labor movement. Once a hotbed of...

Since the contemporary turn of the century short subjects of Georges Melies, the first French-made film to discuss the long taboo topic of the...