The President (1961)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The president |
| Original title | Le président |
| Country of production | France , Italy |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1961 |
| length | 110 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Henri Verneuil |
| script | Henri Verneuil Michel Audiard |
| production | Jacques Bar |
| music | Maurice Jarre |
| camera | Louis Page |
| cut | Jacques Desagneaux |
| occupation | |
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The French feature film The President ( Le président ) is a political drama that Henri Verneuil adapted together with Michel Audiard in 1961 from a novel by Georges Simenon and directed. Jean Gabin and Bernard Blier appear in the leading roles . The fictional, dialogue-intensive drama picks up on topics such as currency devaluation and the dispute between the proponents of a European customs union and skeptics who doubt the project's benefits for the welfare and size of the country.
action
Former Council President Beaufort lives on his country estate, where he dictates his memoirs to his secretary Millerand and receives a friendly visit from the British Prime Minister. As newspapers and television spread rumors that aspiring politician Chalamont would be appointed as the next prime minister, he recalls his active days.
In an economic crisis, he decided to devalue money in a narrow circle to which Chalamont belonged. But someone used his knowledge advantage to make 3 billion francs profit to the detriment of the republic with speculative transactions. Chalamont confessed to telling his wife, who belongs to a banking family, about the government's measures. Beaufort forced him to sign a confession of guilt, which he took without ever publishing it. In a fiery speech to the council, he named all the members of the parliament who pretended to represent the interests of the people, but were in fact associated with companies, and resigned from office. Now he burns the document so that it does not fall into the wrong hands if Chalamont should come to power. Then he lets Chalamont come to him at night, berates him for his character and threatens to publish it if he should accept the proposed office. Chalamont gives up.
backgrounds
The President premiered on March 1, 1961. The German-language premiere was on July 28, 1961. An earlier German-language version only lasts approx. 95 minutes, the version shown on ARTE on August 31, 2020 lasts 110 minutes, like the original. The differences are clearly audible because the dubbing was done by other actors.
Reviews
“A democratic teaching and dialogue piece with convincing actors. The main character bears the features of the former French Foreign Minister Aristide Briand . "
Web links
- The President in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c The President. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed November 20, 2018 .
- ↑ Le President. In: AlloCiné. Retrieved November 20, 2018 (French).