Quai d'Orsay (2013)
- Original title
- Quai d’Orsay
- Directed by
- Bertrand Tavernier
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Rated
- AL
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 303 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A French foreign minister and his staff navigate the absurdities of diplomacy during a major international crisis. The film starts as a comedy but becomes more serious as it deals with France's opposition to the 2003 Iraq war.
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What happens
The French Minister (French: Quai d'Orsay, or by metonymy the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (France)) is a 2013 French comedy film directed by Bertrand Tavernier, his final narrative film. Based on Quai d'Orsay, a comic strip by Christophe Blain and Abel Lanzac, the film takes an initially comedic look at the French Foreign Ministry under Dominique de Villepin but moves into more serious territory as France, in co-operation with Germany, opposes the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. In January 2014, the film received three nominations at the 39th César Awards, with Niels Arestrup winning the award for Best Supporting Actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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