François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story (2021)

  • NR
  • 05/16/2021 (FR)
  • Documentary, TV Movie
  • 1h 27m

Overview

In the summer of 1963, François Mitterrand was going through a deep existential crisis. His political career was at a standstill and, after 19 years of marriage, the couple had grown apart. It was at this point that François Mitterrand met the woman who was to give new meaning to his life. Anne Pingeot, aged 19, was to become the companion of a lifetime, a woman who would be with him throughout his rise to power and who would remain by his side until his last breath. For the first time, Anne Pingeot has agreed to allow the fragments of this passionate love story — hundreds of letters and a diary — to be shown on television, before being donated to the National Library.

Yvan Gaillard

Director

Hugues Nancy

Writer, Director

Pierre Favier

Writer

Cast

Chloé Réjon's headshot

Chloé Réjon

Narrator (voice)
Didier Sandre's headshot

Didier Sandre

Narrator (voice)
François Mitterrand's headshot

François Mitterrand

Self (archive footage)
Danielle Mitterrand's headshot

Danielle Mitterrand

Self (archive footage)
Pierre Pingeot's headshot

Pierre Pingeot

Self (archive footage)
André Rousselet's headshot

André Rousselet

Self (archive footage)
Dionne Warwick's headshot

Dionne Warwick

Self (archive footage)
Charles de Gaulle's headshot

Charles de Gaulle

Self (archive footage)

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