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Being Jacques Chirac

Original title: Dans la peau de Jacques Chirac
  • 20062006
  • 1h 30m
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Dans la peau de Jacques Chirac (2006)
  • Documentary
  • Comedy
Parody autobiography of Jacques Chirac, the former French president.Parody autobiography of Jacques Chirac, the former French president.Parody autobiography of Jacques Chirac, the former French president.
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  • Directors
    • Michel Royer
    • Karl Zéro
  • Writers
    • Karl Zéro
    • Eric Zemmour(collaborating writer)
    • Michel Royer(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Didier Gustin(voice)
    • Edouard Balladur(archive footage)
    • François Baroin(archive footage)
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  • Directors
    • Michel Royer
    • Karl Zéro
  • Writers
    • Karl Zéro
    • Eric Zemmour(collaborating writer)
    • Michel Royer(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Didier Gustin(voice)
    • Edouard Balladur(archive footage)
    • François Baroin(archive footage)
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    • 3User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Didier Gustin
    • Jacques Chiracas Jacques Chirac
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    Edouard Balladur
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    François Baroin
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    Raymond Barre
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    Fabien Barthez
    Fabien Barthez
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    François Bayrou
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    Daniel Bilalian
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    Cherie Blair
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    Tony Blair
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    George W. Bush
    George W. Bush
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    Jean-Marie Cavada
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    Jacques Chaban-Delmas
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    Bernadette Chirac
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    Claude Chirac
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    Jacques Chirac
    Jacques Chirac
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    Geneviève de Fontenay
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    Charles de Gaulle
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    Dominique de Villepin
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    • Directors
      • Michel Royer
      • Karl Zéro
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      • Karl Zéro
      • Eric Zemmour(collaborating writer)
      • Michel Royer(uncredited)
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    • Connections
      Edited from 30 millions d'amis: Episode dated 8 October 1977 (1977)
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      Depuis que je suis à Paris
      Music by Mireille

      Lyrics by Jean Nohain

      Performed by Jean Sablon

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    Dans la peau de Jacques Chirac
    Peau actually means skin, but is used the way we use shoes in English proverbs. "Se mettre dans la peau de quelqu'un" means to put yourself in someone else's shoes. "Dans la peau de Jacques Chirac" should best be translated as "In the shoes of Jacques Chirac".

    I saw this film recently, a wonderful combination of a documentary and satyr. 40 years of archive footage was used with real talks and discussions from people, including Chirac himself. One thing I like about Chirac is that he speaks French in a very cultured way. Good way to improve your French, especially if you live like me in the Provence and are constantly exposed to the local dialect.

    The film is of course unauthorized but at first glance very factual. The anti-Chirac bias comes from the selective use of footage, many times out of context. But it is less poisonous and therefore more credible than Michael Moore's Ground Zero, which I, as a native New Yorker, really detested. What a crap - Michael Moore was the Republican Party's best campaign manager! French like and understand the nuances. For many of my American compatriots you have to put things very blunt to make the point. Just look at TV ads here in France and in the US and you know what I mean. The main effect of "Dans la peau de Jacques Chirac" comes from the chameleon like transformation of Chirac over the years in his quest for power. This is shown very effectively through his contradictory speeches given on the same subject over time. But you probably have to live in France and be interested in political and socio-economic issues to really understand it.
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    • Release date
      • May 31, 2006 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official site
      • Rezo Films (France)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Dans la peau de Jacques Chirac
    • Production companies
      • Bonne Pioche
      • Méfiez-Vous Des Contrefaçons
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      • €30,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $628,817
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      1 hour 30 minutes
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      • Color

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