French icon Catherine Deneuve (8 Women, The Midwife) stars as a fictionalised version of former French first lady Bernadette Chirac, as she navigates stepping out of the shadows of her husband, one of France’s most popular presidents, to become an iconic figure in her own right. 1995, Jacques Chirac becomes president of France. His wife Bernadette now expects to be treated with the respect due to her lifelong work in the shadows of her husband. But mocked as too corny, she’s cast aside. Bernadette decides to react. It is HER time.
Thursday 1st August
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93 min
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Catherine Deneuve, Sara Giraudeau, Denis Podalydès, Lionel Abelanski, Laurent Stocker, Michel Vuillermoz, François Vincentelli
Léa Domenach
Drama
