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Plot

Long the woman-behind-the-man, Bernadette Chirac (Catherine Deneuve) arrives at the presidential Elysée Palace in 1995 frustrated and all but cast off by her newly elected husband, Jacques (Michel Vuillermoz). Having always worked in his shadow to help his ascent to the presidency, Madame Chirac now fully expects to finally get the place in the political elite she believes she deserves.

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Drama

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  Catherine Denueve

  ... Bernadette Chirac

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  Michel Vuillermoz

  ... Jacques Chirac

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Léa Domenach

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Mar 2025

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