Élysée, la solitude du pouvoir
Season 1
52 min
S1 · E1 · Mar 27, 2017
Episode 1 Episode 1
52 min
S1 · E2 · Apr 3, 2017
Episode 2 Episode 2
2 episodes in Season 1
By making the Elysée Palace the most coveted, and also one of the most mysterious residences in France, the founder of the Fifth Republic surely never imagined that his successors would discover the immense solitude of power there. De Gaulle, Pompidou, Giscard d’Estaing, Mitterrand, Chirac, Sarkozy, then Hollande: Each of them had the opportunity to experience the dizzying nature of supreme office in this 18th century palace with the appearance of a bunker. It is this intimate, solitary and silent history that is recounted here, through key events, previously unheard accounts, and rare archive footage. The film reveals above all how heads of state are capable of secretly walling themselves up in serenity, gravity, tragedy, or dignity, as they embrace their destiny along with that of France.
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Cast
21 people
Denis Podalydès
Narrator (voice)
Known for
Neuilly Yo Mama!
The Teacher
Michel Onfray
Self
Cynthia Fleury
Self
Erik Orsenna
Self
Franz-Olivier Giesbert
Self
Also in
Juppé, le ressuscité
Hubert Védrine
Self
Mazarine Pingeot
Self
Also in
Caché
Pierre-Louis Blanc
Self
François Flohic
Self
Éric Roussel
Self
Alain Pompidou
Self
Jean-Pierre Soisson
Self
Jean-Michel Djian Director · Stéphanie Schorter Executive producer Patrick Morgenthaler Composer
Total runtime 1h 44m · Episode length 52 min · Type Miniseries
Show info
Premiered
March 27, 2017
Final episode
April 3, 2017
Status
Ended
Network
France 3
Country
France
Type
Miniseries
Episode length
52 min
Total runtime
1h 44m
Original language
French
Production
Nilaya Productions
Production
France Télévisions
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Spoken on screen
French
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