The Minister

Palmat

Marvellous film that balances both an interesting portrait of the eponymous main character and political satire/commentary blended with odd sequences that border on the surreal. The soundtrack was also excellent and really created and riveting atmosphere. Olivier Gourmet really nails a difficult character and makes him a man of opposite extremes. A must see!

FISCHER

D'une rare efficacité démonstrative sur la frénésie existentielle d'un homme politique en exercice, avec en filigrane les stridulantes prérogatives liées à la fonction et les quotidiennes chausse-trappes de ses pairs, une oeuvre fascinée et fascinante par son pernicieux propos et les insidieux commentaires qu'elle génère, en affirmation et violence. www.cinefiches@orange.fr

Ciprian David

"So you have no vision?" As the film sees it, vision is the sum of politicians' reactions to media-reactions to events or their accions. A vision is an image of a person, a biography, which, of course, is also built by media. The main character doesn't have a vision, yet, doesn't eblong in the fancy aristocratic decors and his only legitimation there is his team of specialists.

suede

Intermittently satirical character study of a French minister which, after two thirds, goes from good to excellent. Requires some general familiarity with France's system of government. In the first half or so, a few elements are too overtly caricaturistic. That said, this is a rewarding and rare sort of movie. 8/10, allowing for subtitle flaws.

riraru

Sehenswerte Charakterstudie innerhalb eines bösartigen, intriganten, machthungrigen Politbetriebs. Einige sehr starke Szenen; großartiger Hauptdarsteller.

hubertguillaud

L'exercice de l'Etat est un film proche du documentaire sur les entrailles du pouvoir, ce grand vide de l'importance, la veulerie des commis, les odeurs nauséeuses des cabinets, le caporalisme... Une plongée dans la politique, ce petit oeuvre de comptables néolibéraux. Glaçant.

etilen

just make's you think

William Low

Deserved the regard,a stylish and interesting European political thriller.