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The French Minister
Comedy · 2013
Alexandre Taillard de Vorms is a force to be reckoned with. With his silver mane and tanned, athletic body, he stalks the world stage as Minister of Foreign Affairs for France, waging his own war backed up by the holy trinity of diplomatic concepts: legitimacy, lucidity, and efficacy. Enter Arthur Vlaminck. Hired to write the minister's speeches, Arthur must contend with the sensibilities of his boss and the dirty dealings within the Quai d'Orsay, the ministry's home.
Movie details
The French Minister
2013 Comedy 1h 53m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.4 / 10
4.2K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
62 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
65 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
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Alexandre Taillard de Vorms is a force to be reckoned with. With his silver mane and tanned, athletic body, he stalks the world stage as Minister of Foreign Affairs for France, waging his own war backed up by the holy trinity of diplomatic concepts: legitimacy, lucidity, and efficacy. Enter Arthur Vlaminck. Hired to write the minister's speeches, Arthur must contend with the sensibilities of his boss and the dirty dealings within the Quai d'Orsay, the ministry's home.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over The French Minister?
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The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Bertrand Tavernier
Written by
Christophe Blain · Bertrand Tavernier · Antonin Baudry
Thierry Lhermitte
Alexandre Taillard de Vorms
Raphaël Personnaz
Arthur Vlaminck
Niels Arestrup
Claude Maupas
Bruno Raffaelli
Stéphane Cahut
Julie Gayet
Valérie Dumontheil
Anaïs Demoustier
Marina
Thomas Chabrol
Sylvain Marquet
Court is in session
Put The French Minister on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.