French comedian Michel Colucci, better known as Coluche, announces - for laughs - his candidacy for the 1981 French presidential elections.
Acting
Demaison channels Coluche's manic-depressive charisma perfectly.
Costume
Those 1981 sweaters are crimes against fashion, chef's kiss.
Director
Antoine de Caunes
François-Xavier Demaison
Michel Colucci aka Coluche
Léa Drucker
Véronique Colucci
Olivier Gourmet
Jacques Betruger, impresario
Laurent Bateau
Jean-Paul
Jean-Pierre Martins
Romain Goupil
Alexandre Astier
Jean-Marc Reiser
Denis Podalydès
Jacques Attali
Valérie Crouzet
Laurence
Serge Riaboukine
Éric
Eric Defosse
Maurice Tadjman
Gil Galliot
Professor Choron
Frédéric Pellegeay
RG agent
Pierre Alloggia
Journalist at Château-Thierry
Clémence Aubry
Nurse
Claude Barichasse
Claude Blanchard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Coluche's fake 1981 run scared Mitterrand so much it reshaped French election law. The clown was THAT powerful.
Real Romain Goupil—the director friend played by Martins—later became a Socialist MEP. Art became life became politics again.
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