The French Minister
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| Directed by | Bertrand Tavernier |
| Produced by | Isabelle Kostic Crosley |
| Written by | Christophe Blain Abel Lanzac Bertrand Tavernier |
| Starring |
Thierry Lhermitte Raphaël Personnaz Niels Arestrup Julie Gayet |
| Music by | Philippe Sarde |
| Cinematography | Jérôme Alméras |
| Edited by | Guy Lecome |
| Distributed by | Pathé |
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113 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $9.4 million |
| Box office | $6.7 million |
The French Minister (French: Quai d'Orsay) is a 2013 French comedy film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. In January 2014, the film received three nominations at the 39th César Awards, with Niels Arestrup winning the award for Best Supporting Actor.
The film is based on "Quai d'Orsay", a comic strip by Christophe Blain and Abel Lanzac.
After Frenchman Arthur Vlaminck has graduated at the National School of Administration he joins the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. Vlaminck's ambitious new colleagues try to bully him around while his superior Claude Maupas acts on the other hand rather phlegmatic. Somewhat surprisingly Vlaminck's career gains momentum.
The film includes scenes shot in Berlin, near the Reichstag, Dakar, as a fictional African country, and the United Nations Building in New York.
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