Overview
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.
Production
SKOPIA Films · Belvédère Productions · Public Sénat · France Télévisions
Cast & Characters
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)
Directors & Crew
Serge Moati
Director
Serge Moati
Producer
Serge Moati
Writer
Éric Bitoun
Producer
Adèle Ménard
Producer
Screenshots & Stills
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