Long the woman-behind-the-man, Bernadette Chirac (Catherine Deneuve, Belle de Jour) arrives at France’s presidential Elysée Palace in 1995 frustrated, and all but cast off by her newly elected husband, Jacques (Michel Vuillermoz). Having worked in his shadow during his ascent to the presidency, Madame Chirac now 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.

by Jasmine Edwards, Staff Writer Bernadette’s journey isn’t merely a surface-level glow-up. There is an examination of what happens when image triumphs over integrity— which even the once-maligned Be...

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Catherine Deneuve delivers a sly, simmering turn in this glossy political comedy that turns the sidelined first lady into an unlikely power player.

Critics review the latest film releases: “Sinners, “The Wedding Banquet,” “The Shrouds,” and “The President's Wife.”

Welcome to my stop on The President's Wife Book Tour! December 1941: ‘Pearl Harbor has been bombed.’ My husband, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s, voice shakes as he tells me the devastating news. We both know what this means: America is at war. Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below. (Bookshop.org) (Biblio.com) (Better World Books-US) (Better World Books-UK) (Amazon US) (Kindle Unlimited) (Amazon CA) (Amazon UK) (AbeBooks…

Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy have eight movie reviews this week including revisiting one of their favorites from Sundance, a twisted alternate version of Cinderella (The Ugly Stepsister). Steve lo...

The biopic THE PRESIDENT'S WIFE / BERNADETTE (2023) starring Catherine Deneuve has been released on DVD & Blu-ray

The legendary Catherine Deneuve stars…