Valery Giscard d’Estaing, the Spectacle of Power

In May 1974, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing was elected President of the French Republic. In the same breath, he appointed his Prime Minister, Jacques Chirac. The first few months were filled with reformist euphoria. But if the tandem failed after two years, was this break-up and the ensuing struggle the cause of the right's defeat in 1981? Giscard will keep the painful memory of a relentless battle, fought throughout his seven-year tenure, on both his right and his left. The film shows us an ex-president who agrees to talk about his mistakes...