Faced with President François Mitterrand, Jacques Chirac embodied the opposition. In 1986, the right won the legislative elections and he became Prime Minister. After two years of tough cohabitation, François Mitterrand was re-elected in 1988. After a moment of despondency, the Chirac machine started up again. During the referendum on Maastricht, he took a position for the "yes", against the vast majority of his party. In March 1993, the opposition led by Chirac won a crushing victory. Edouard Balladur became Prime Minister. In 1995, Jacques Chirac was elected President of the Republic: thirty years of political life found their fulfillment.
Patrick Rotman
Director

Jacques Chirac
Self (archive footage)

Michèle Alliot-Marie
Self (archive footage)
Claude Allègre
Self (archive footage)
Martine Aubry
Self (archive footage)
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound69%
The War Room68%
9/11: Inside the President's War Room68%
Daguerréotypes73%
Shoah82%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
Maternal Instinct71%
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story62%
Ronaldo69%
Justin Bieber's Believe69%
Kubrick by Kubrick74%
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me85%
The Class of ‘9271%
Directed by John Ford70%
Audrey71%
The Cheshire Murders65%
The Celluloid Closet72%
Sidney70%
180° South72%
Maidentrip70%