Being Jacques Chirac
6.6
“When reality is worst than fiction.”
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.
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Cast
29 people
Didier Gustin
Voix - Jacques Chirac
Known for
The Illusionist
L'Opération Corned Beef
Jacques Chirac
Self (archive footage)
Michel Royer
Monte Christo
Tony Blair
Self (archive footage)
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Éric Zemmour
Yves Darondeau
Edouard Balladur
Edouard Balladur
George W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
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François Baroin
François Baroin
Kali Ligertwood
Jean-Marie Le Pen
Self (archive footage)
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Karl Zéro Director · Michel Royer Director
Worldwide gross $629K · Budget $30K · United States release April 1, 2007
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Budget
$30,000
Worldwide gross
$628,817
Gross vs. budget
21.0×
Production
Bonne Pioche
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Dans la peau de Jacques Chirac
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 31, 2006
Theatrical
United States · April 1, 2007
Premiere · VCU French Film Festival
Spain
September 29, 2006 · Premiere · Festival de Cinema Polític
October 20, 2006 · Theatrical
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