François Mitterrand : le roman du pouvoir(2000)

François Mitterrand: le roman du pouvoir is a documentary series that reconstructs the life of France's longest-serving president through firsthand accounts. Directors Jean Lacouture and Patrick Rotman gather testimonies from those who knew Mitterrand—witnesses whose recollections often clash and contradict, creating a complex portrait of the man behind the legend. The series traces his formative years, his ambiguous role during Vichy and the Resistance in World War II, his political rise through the Fourth and Fifth Republics, and his involvement in the Algerian conflict. It then moves into his presidency, exposing the backroom dealings, power struggles, and carefully guarded secrets that defined his tenure at the Élysée Palace. Through these layered perspectives, the documentary reveals both the public statesman and the private figure.