The French Minister
2013 · 113 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 4,023 VOTES · DIR. Bertrand Tavernier
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,901 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:25 ''I searched for myseIf.''
00:05:34 Preventive action. Pit buII tactics.
00:09:55 To heII with these extra questions.
00:14:11 Sorry, can I see you about the speech?
00:19:00 Yes... No! Everything is on page 1 !
00:23:00 They're weird and don't shine.
00:26:57 A bit messy, but...
00:30:44 As for the rest
00:34:55 Trendies caII it ''Soft knowIedge''.
00:38:46 I need an hour without interference.
00:42:53 CIaude, my boy, do your best.
00:48:14 Take it.
00:52:42 I won't read it on that thing.
00:57:24 Why not?
01:01:47 Dear sir
01:06:41 and we keep MoIIy Hutchinson.
01:10:28 what writers shouId say before writing...
01:14:38 We get married.
01:18:38 Sit down, Cahut!
01:23:21 So there's some brains up your asses.
01:27:07 You can't heIp it. And then...
01:30:52 That means bringing in the US. Bad timing.
01:36:19 Let me teII you.
01:42:30 It's to thank you.
Cast & Characters
Thierry Lhermitte
Alexandre Taillard de Worms
Raphaël Personnaz
Arthur Vlaminck
Niels Arestrup
Claude Maupas
Bruno Raffaelli
Stéphane Cahut
Julie Gayet
Valérie Dumontheil
Anaïs Demoustier
Marina
Thomas Chabrol
Sylvain Marquet
Thierry Frémont
Guillaume Van Effentem
Alix Poisson
Odile
Marie Bunel
Martine
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,901
Dialogue density16.8 lines / min
First line00:00:25
Final line01:42:30
Production Record
DirectorBertrand Tavernier
LanguageFrench
Budget$5,112,027
Revenue$5,586,646
IMDb votes4,023