Bertrand Tavernier’s 2013 satirical comedy, The Waterfront of Orsay, will appeal to those who like political films and especially politicians, such as the British, Yes, Mr. Minister and Yes, Mr. Prime Minister, Absolute Power, etc. The rest may not be interesting, but I always watch these movies.
Young Arthur Vlaminck is taken to
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Bertrand Tavernier’s 2013 satirical comedy, The Waterfront of Orsay, will appeal to those who like political films and especially politicians, such as the British, Yes, Mr. Minister and Yes, Mr. Prime Minister, Absolute Power, etc. The rest may not be interesting, but I always watch these movies. Young Arthur Vlaminck is taken to work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where the minister entrusts him with the job of a speechwriter, he enthusiastically takes up the work, unaware of how many difficulties await him on this thorny path. The whole film continues to write speeches with their endless reworking, it seems that this will never end, sometimes they go to events where the Minister has to speak. The director did not spare satirical colors and details when depicting all the characters, however, satire can not be called evil, and some characters, such as Arthur himself (Raphael Personas), his girlfriend Marina (Anasi Demoustier) or Claude Mopa (Niles Arestrup), who spends the night at work with a cat and is the most sane, in fact, he runs the ministry, even cause sympathy. The most striking character is the minister himself, played by Thierry Lermitte, whose main working tool is a bright yellow marker, and the source of wisdom is a handbook with quotes from Heraclitus, whom, as well as other figures, he occasionally quotes in his nevertheless empty and temperamental speeches. The final, however, is positive - the minister's speeches are applauded at a meeting of the UN Security Council, although we hear the usual duty words "for peace", but it is also good that not for war.
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