Directed by:
Bertrand TavernierCinematography:
Jérôme AlmérasComposer:
Philippe SardeCast:
Thierry Lhermitte, Niels Arestrup, Didier Bezace, Jane Birkin, Joséphine de La Baume, Anaïs Demoustier, Thierry Frémont, Julie Gayet, Raphaël Personnaz (more)VOD (1)
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Doors slam and papers fly in this off-the-wall comedy about French politics directed by master filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier (The Princess of Montpensier). Tavernier's blistering assault - based on the award-winning graphic novel by Abel Lanzac, a former government speech writer - zeroes in on fictional Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexandre Taillard de Vorms (a tour-de-force comic performance by Thierry Lhermitte). A human whirlwind and a man confident in France's importance on the world stage, de Vorms takes on American neo-cons, corrupt Russians and the opportunistic Chinese while his hapless speech writer (Raphael Personnaz) endures the eccentricities of his megalomaniacal boss and his sycophantic entourage. In the vein of recent political comedies such as In the Loop, The French Minister is a hilarious send-up of diplomacy and international politics with rapid-fire dialogue and a brilliant ensemble cast. (IFC Films)
(more)Cast
Thierry Lhermitte
France
Best movies:
My New Partner (1984)
The Dinner Game (1998)
Nos femmes (2015)
Niels Arestrup
France
Best movies:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
La Rumba (1987)
Sarah's Key (2010)
Didier Bezace
France
Best movies:
Love Is in the Air (2005)
The Little Thief (1988)
It All Starts Today (1999)
Jane Birkin
UK
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
If You Die, I'll Kill You (2011)
La Belle Noiseuse (1991)
Joséphine de La Baume
France
Best movies:
Rush (2013)
The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
One Day (2011)
Anaïs Demoustier
France
Best movies:
The Count of Monte-Cristo (2024)
The Girl Without Hands (2016)
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Thierry Frémont
France
Best movies:
L'Affaire Dreyfus (1994) (series)
Allied (2016)
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Julie Gayet
France
Best movies:
Three Colors: Blue (1993)
L'Affaire Annette Zelman (2022) (TV movie)
Cafard (2015) - narrator
Raphaël Personnaz
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White Fang (2018)
The First Time I Turned Twenty (2004)
Loïc Risser
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Sarah's Key (2010)
Au Nom De Ma Fille (2016)
Summertime (2015)
Sonia Rolland
Rwanda
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Midnight in Paris (2011)
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Madame (2017)
Jean-Marc Roulot
France
Best movies:
The Taste of Things (2023)
Story of Women (1988)
Le Tartuffe (1984)
Jean-Paul Farré
France
Best movies:
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Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar (1999)
Bruno Raffaelli
France
Best movies:
The Count of Monte-Cristo (2024)
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
I've Loved You So Long (2008)
Christina Crevillén
Best movies:
My Father Saved My Life (2001)
It All Starts Today (1999)
Maigret (1991) (series)
Alix Poisson
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Mr. Morgan's Last Love (2013)
Micmacs (2009)
Michel B. Dupérial
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Le Cousin (1997)
Attila Marcel (2013)
Marie Bunel
France
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Le Silence de la mer (2004) (TV movie)
The Chorus (2004)
Renaud Calvet
Best movies:
The Statement (2003)
The French Minister (2013)
Emile Feltesse
Best movies:
The French Minister (2013)