Catherine Deneuve, 81, may have gained a mature, horrible feminine manner, but I think she is more beautiful than ever. Her latest movie, The President’s Wife, Prove this. What a life. Working with most great directors from Roman Polanski to Luis Bunuel and Francois Truffaut, she has children of Marcello Mastroianni and Roger Vadim and has easily earned the reputation of France’s greatest living star. As the most coveted Gaul export since Dom Perignon, she will get better as she ages without showing signs of slowing down.
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The President’s Wife ★★★ (3/4 stars) |
exist The President’s Wife, Another movie adventure about the woman behind men and the power behind the throne – this time it’s Bernadette Chirac, the clever, charming and newsworthy wife of French President Jacques Chirac, who is so awesome. Writer director Léa Moenach is not a twist, but she manages to embroider a witty political satire, more interested in whimsical moments than any patent checks on ambitious supporters’ camps of toxic marriages. Everything Deneuve plays is worth it – and more. Bernadette firmly stuck to Jacques, a mayor of Paris who needed strong aid and dedication throughout his tenure as mayor of Paris, who had suffered years of scandal and abuse when he was elected as president of France in 1995. Instead, he almost demoted her to forgetfulness.
Bernadette, who increasingly asked Chirac about what she called affairs and stupid political status, called on Chirac to do so and frivolous religious trials, hired PR people to improve her image and investigated at her husband’s own expense, making them both Crabby has-beens and reveal an investigation. She acted to reshape her attitude, using the late Princess Diana as a model of charisma and grace under pressure, and captured Hillary Clinton’s trial and ordeal as an attitude that a smart woman must endure in order to survive the negative emotions of fame. The results are shocking. Couturier Karl Lagerfeld became a fashion muse and directed to say all the right things on every occasion, and she became a media sensation, a charming cover girl, and a political power among voters – the cross between Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Eva Peron. Chirac was forced to admit that his neglected wife was his most powerful ally to be re-election and had a significant impact in the polls. This is the story of an extraordinary woman played by an extraordinary actress.
Bernadette stood by him from 1995 to 2007, who raised her husband to return to health after a stroke, and even after becoming president, she never gave up on her mastery of the power she created. Finally, to his horror, he watched her on TV, with her latest conquest – Nicolas Sarkozy, stretched out his arm, the man he has been his greatest enemy and political rival for decades! Even if you didn’t understand French politics in the Chiracs era, it wouldn’t matter. As a director, Domenach wisely avoids the mistake of excessive interference. She gives you the facts in the outline, then sit down and put it on her star to do the rest. It’s Deneuve’s film from beginning to end, and she rules every scene with confusing gorgeousness and contagious charm. As for her performance, she plays all the contradictory roles that are revelations without hair that are not appropriate. From right to left, she stared directly at her blonde coif, who could show a disapproval or frustrated look without a single spoken word. She inserts opinions, fights two adult daughters, provides effective political advice, often interferes with official government strategies, or simply stands in a central screen, with a hypnotic romance The President’s Wife, One of the most eye-catching wins of the year.
