Parodie francois hollande et nicolas sarkozy biography
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6/10
Enjoyable, if forgettable
Presidents is a satirical look at a couple of French Presidents who find themselves, post-presidency, interested in joining forces, despite their considerable differences, in order to make a big comeback. The characters of Nicolas and François being obviously based on Nicolas Sarkozy (Jean Dujardin) and François Hollande (Gérard Gadebois) despite the film jokingly telling us it is definitely not about them.
We are led through the story by Nicolas, an often spot-on performance by Dujardin, who narrates the highs and lows of his political stint from his ascension to the presidency, to his defeat against François and then his failure to return as a lead candidate. The considerable legal troubles, which the actual ex-President has been involved with over the past few years, are roughly hinted at but never explored or even a real part of this story, which feels a little strange. Nicolas, desperate to revive his political career, decid
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Les Guignols
Daily satirical latex puppet show on French Canal+
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| Les Guignols | |
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| Also known as | Les Arènes de l'info (1988-90) Les Guignols de l'info (1990-2015) Les Guignols (2015-18) La Semaine des Guignols (1992-2018) |
| Genre | Adult puppeteering Political satire Animation Comedy |
| Voices of | Yves Lecoq Daniel Herzog Sandrine Alexi Thierry Garcia Marc-Antoine Le Bret Mathieu Schalk |
| Country of origin | France |
| Original language | French |
| Running time | 8 minutes |
| Production company | Canal+ |
| Network | Canal+ Nulle part ailleurs |
| Release | August 29, 1988 (1988-08-29) – June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22) |
Les Guignols (French pronunciation:[leɡiɲɔl], The Puppets), formerly Les Guignols de l'info (French pronunciation:[leɡiɲɔldəlɛ̃fo], The News Puppets), was a popular satirical latex puppet show on the French television channel Canal+.
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn
French economist and politician (born 1949)
Dominique Gaston André Strauss-Kahn (French:[dɔminikstʁoskan]; born 25 April 1949), also known as DSK,[1] is a French economist and politician who served as the tenth managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and was a member of the French Socialist Party. He attained notoriety due to his involvement in several sex scandals.[2]
He was a professor of economics at Paris West University Nanterre La Défense and Sciences Po, and was Minister of Economy and Finance from 1997 to 1999, as part of Lionel Jospin's Plural Left government. He sought the nomination in the Socialist Party presidential primary of 2006, but was defeated by Ségolène Royal.
Strauss-Kahn was appointed managing director of the IMF on 28 September 2007, with the backing of then–President of FranceNicolas Sarkozy. He served in that capacity until his resignation on 18 May 2011, in the wake of an all