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In the comedy “Bernadette”, in theaters at the start of the school year, Catherine Deneuve lends her features to the former First Lady, Bernadette Chirac. For the director of the film, it is a tribute “to all the women of her generation”.
An icon of the seventh art to embody a First Lady, not really popular when she arrived at the Élysée, at least in this fiction. Catherine Deneuve as Bernadette Chirac. There’s no obvious resemblance, but the film isn’t a biopic, just a comedy inspired by the life of the former First Lady. The film traces his makeover by Karl Lagerfeld on his collaboration with his communications advisor, Bernard Niquetcamped by Denis Podalydès.
A feminist film
The story of a woman in the shadows who will take her revenge by becoming a leading media figure. The creation of Operation Yellow Pieces and its strong character marked the French. Director Lea Domenach claims a feminist film. “It’s more of a tribute to all the women of her generation and her background who have somewhat lined up behind their husbands. [Elles] only askedto step out of their ranks. That’s kind of what she did.”explains the director.