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Death of Frédéric Mitterrand: one of the faces of culture in France, on television and in government
Frédéric Mitterrand died Thursday March 21. Since then, tributes have multiplied for the man who was one of the faces of culture in France, from television to government, including cinema.
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Frédéric Mitterrand died Thursday March 21. Since then, tributes have multiplied for the man who was one of the faces of culture in France, from television to government, including cinema.
Frédéric Mitterrand was one of the faces of culture in France. He died at the age of76 years old, Thursday March 21. His brother Jean-Gabriel Mitterrand paid him a vibrant tribute the same day. “He was very quickly a master of communication, where he let his imagination run wild in multiple areas”, he greeted. In turn cinema operator, documentary director, television host and producer, Frédéric Mitterrand and his inimitable phrasing have left their mark on the world of the small screen but also that of cinema.
Funeral date not yet known
In 2008, he directed the prestigious Villa Medici in Rome (Italy), before being appointed Minister of Culture from 2009 to 2012, under the presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy. The former president praised Thursday “a deeply cultured and delicate man”. The tributes are multiplying. “His legendary ‘Good evening!’ We will miss you”, greeted Emmanuel Macron. The date of Frédéric Mitterrand’s funeral has not yet been communicated.
