La Conquete - Sarko
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La Conquête | © 2011 PHOTOS : EMILIE DE LA HOSSERAYE / MANDARIN CINÉMA - GAUMONT
L'info, qui se murmurait déjà depuis le printemps dernier, a été confirmée ce mardi matin par le journal Le Monde . Après avoir campé André Malraux dans Un Crime Très Populaire et Claude Mauriac dans Le Grand Charles , Denis Podalydès s'attaquera bientôt à un autre monument de la vie politique française en la personne de l'actuel président de la République. En se glissant prochainement dans la peau de Nicolas Sarkozy au cinéma , le célèbre comédien - notamment pensionnaire de la Comédie-Française - voit à 47 ans se présenter devant lui un challenge passionnant. A travers son film, Xavier Durringer veut retracer le parcours d'un homme politique que rien, n'y personne, n'a su arrêter entre sa nomination au Ministère de l'intérieur en 2002 et son éclatante élection à l'Élysée en 2007.
Denis Podalydès sera Nicolas Sarkozy dans La Conquête
It is rare for a president to see his life adapted to the big screen while he is still in office. George W Bush had the honors with Oliver Stone’s W in 2008, and equally controversial French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s political life is now the subject of La Conquête ( The Conquest) . Described as a thriller, it follows his ambitious rise to power. La Conqu ê te recounts the events between April 27, 2002 and May 6, 2007 and follows Nicolas Sarkozy’s political career, thirst for power and concludes with his ultimate conquest: the presidency of France. (His other conquest, Carla Bruni, came months later.) Hit the jump for more details, photos and the trailer.
LA CONQUETE Trailer and Images; The President Nicolas Sarkozy Biopic
LA CONQUETE Poster Mocks President Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy is probably not pleased about a movie recounting his quest for power. He might be even less now that the official poster of La Conquête has been released. And it may offer some hints on the tone of the film. The image is full of symbolism and mockery, the most obvious one being his small size – Sarkozy’s detractors and almost everyone I know in France often make fun of his height. Perched on a very high stool, a metaphor for both his great ambitions and high functions, his head is cut off as if to say we don’t need to see his face to know who it is.
Believe it or not, for the first time in History a French commercial movie about a top French politician has been produced while he's still alive. It will be shown in the selective Cannes' movie festival this spring (northern hemisphere) and later on in cinema theatres nationwide. And the winner is... Sarkozy. The title is La conquête (lost in translation anyone?) and the movie pictures the 2007 victorious election campaign of Sarkozy (his conquest of power).
First Time in History: French Movie on French President Alive - le Laissez-Faire { is Over }
Difficultés de financement, inquiétudes à l'Élysée, rumeurs... Pas facile de monter le film 'La Conquête', récit de l'ascension de Nicolas Sarkozy à la présidence. Éric et Nicolas Altmayer, les producteurs du film le plus attendu de l'année, reviennent sur un projet "risqué".