The President's Wife

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The President's Wife

In Theaters Fri Apr 18

1h 32m

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Long the woman-behind-the-man, Bernadette Chirac (Catherine Deneuve) arrives at the presidential Elysée Palace in 1995 frustrated and all but cast off by her newly elected husband, Jacques (Michel Vuillermoz). Having always worked in his shadow to help his ascent to the presidency, Madame Chirac now fully expects to finally get the place in the political elite she believes she deserves. In Léa Domenach's whip-smart feature film debut based on true events, Madame Chirac's rise from invisible political spouse to major media figure--as calculated as it was inevitable--is chronicled with equal parts reverence and wit, driven by Deneuve's wryly memorable central performance.

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Léa Domenach

Director

Catherine Deneuve

Bernadette Chirac

Denis Podalydès

Bernard Niquet

Michel Vuillermoz

Jacques Chirac

Sara Giraudeau

Claude Chirac

Laurent Stocker

Nicolas Sarkozy

Rex Reed

Observer

Catherine Deneuve doesn’t just play Bernadette Chirac in 'The President’s Wife'—she rewrites the part history forgot.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 16, 2025

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Catherine Deneuve makes a stately but good-humoured procession through a bland, underpowered true-life political dramedy that somehow manages to be very apolitical.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 3, 2024

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

The President's Wife ... falls well short of communicating the ... real-world politics ... and portraying Bernadette as much more than a vessel for the movie's central lesson.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 17, 2025

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

A witty, whimsical and delightful political satire.

Apr 15, 2025

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Paula Vázquez Prieto

La Nación (Argentina)

The first lady's most human and contradictory nature unravels the most astute thread of the story, balancing the human and the political with a firm hand. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Oct 31, 2024

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Pablo O. Scholz

Clarín

Like the great actor that she is, Deneuve shines in the comedic moments... [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/4

Oct 29, 2024

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Synopsis

Long the woman-behind-the-man, Bernadette Chirac (Catherine Deneuve) arrives at the presidential Elysée Palace in 1995 frustrated and all but cast off by her newly elected husband, Jacques (Michel Vuillermoz). Having always worked in his shadow to help his ascent to the presidency, Madame Chirac now fully expects to finally get the place in the political elite she believes she deserves. In Léa Domenach's whip-smart feature film debut based on true events, Madame Chirac's rise from invisible political spouse to major media figure--as calculated as it was inevitable--is chronicled with equal parts reverence and wit, driven by Deneuve's wryly memorable central performance.

Director: Léa Domenach
Producer: Antoine Rein, Fabrice Goldstein
Screenwriter: Léa Domenach, Clémence Dargent, Clémence Dargent, Léa Domenach
Distributor: Cohen Media Group
Production Co: Karé Productions
Genre: Comedy, Biography, Drama
Original Language: French
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 18, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 32m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)