Le Bon Plaisir (1984)
- Directed by
- Francis Girod
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 30 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A French president learns he has a secret son from a past affair and uses the secret service to hide any evidence that could damage his reputation. The story follows his former mistress and the people caught up in the cover up.
slow-burntensepoliticalmelancholicformalrestrainedsuspenseful
What happens
Le Bon Plaisir is a 1984 French film directed by Francis Girod. The film relates the story of the efforts of a President of the French Republic (Jean-Louis Trintignant) informed, after a number of years, of the existence of a son born from an extramarital relationship with Claire (Catherine Deneuve), a former mistress, to cover up any kind of proof likely to tarnish his reputation using the secret service. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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