Biography
Frédéric Mitterrand (21 August 1947 – 21 March 2024) was a French actor, screenwriter, producer, and politician who served as Minister of Culture and Communication of France from 2009 to 2012 under President Nicolas Sarkozy. Born in Paris, he was the nephew of François Mitterrand (1916–1996), who was the president of France from 1981 to 1995, and the son of engineer Robert Mitterrand (1915–2002) and Édith Cahier, the niece of Eugène Deloncle, the co-founder of "La Cagoule". Owing to his family heritage, Mitterrand acquired Tunisian citizenship in 1995. He was openly bisexual. Mitterrand attended the Lycée Janson de Sailly in Paris and studied history and geography at the Paris West University Nanterre La Défense, and political science at Sciences Po. He taught economics, history, and geography at EABJM from 1968 to 1971. In 1978, he was a film critic at J'informe. From 1971 to 1986, he ran several art film cinemas in Paris (Olympic Palace, Entrepôt, and Olympic-Entrepôt). He also had roles in a number of films, and in the 1980s was active as a producer and director in TV productions.[citation needed] Mitterrand also penned a monthly column for Têtu. In June 2008, Mitterrand was …
Movies & TV Shows
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Amélie (2001) — Frédéric Mitterrand (voice)
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The Car Keys (2003) — Cannes Ceremony Host (voice)
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Fortunate (1960) — Maurice Valcourt
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Merry-Go-Round (1981) — Le conseil
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The Garden That Tilts (1975)
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Bécassine, le trésor viking (2001) — Le présentateur
- The Musician Killer (1976)
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Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self
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Vivement dimanche (1998) — Self
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Roberte (1979) — L'employé de banque
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Jeux d'artifices (1987) — The TV presenter
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Short Memory (1982) — Un membre de l'O.A.S.
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Let There Be Light! (1998) — Dieu l'automobiliste
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E. M. Cioran. Sa vie. Son oeuvre (1999) — Self
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Salut les Terriens ! (2006) — Self - Guest
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Sacrée soirée (1987) — Self
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On n'est pas couché (2006) — Self - Guest
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Cérémonie des César (1976) — Self - Host
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Apostrophes (1975) — Self
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Say it with Flowers (1974) — Klaus Von Ehrental
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The Scorched Triangle (1975) — Claude, butler
- Love Letters in Somalia (1982) — Narrator (uncredited)
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Dorothée Show (1987) — Director
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Fairouz (1998) — (Voice)
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Coucou c'est nous ! (1992) — Self
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Un soir à la tour Eiffel (2014) — Self
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Stars 90 (1990) — Self
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Christian Dior, la France (2017) — Narrator (voice)
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The Conquistadores (1976) — Advertiser
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Frédéric Mitterrand, une vie en images (2024) — Self (archive footage)
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Arletty, Lady Paname (2007) — Self
- Cinématon XXX (1984) — N°291
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28 minutes (2012) — Self
- Samedi soir (1971) — Self
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) — Self
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La revue de presse (2007) — Self
- Sans rancune et sans retenue (2015) — Self - Host, Interviewer
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Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto (2021) — Self
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Ministre ou rien (2014) — Self
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Bourvil : le rire et la tendresse (2025) — Self
Directed
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Madame Butterfly (1995) — Director
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Paris Seen By... 20 Years After (1984) — Director
- Love Letters in Somalia (1982) — Director
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I am Brezhnev's Queen! (2001) — Director
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Fairouz (1998) — Director
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Trump, le parrain de Manhattan (2018) — Director
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Hollywood, The Dream Life of Lana Turner (2019) — Director
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Christian Dior, la France (2017) — Director
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Apollonie, les dieux avaient raison (2022) — Director
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Norodom Sihanouk, King and Film-maker (1997) — Director
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Arletty - Soehring : Hélas je t'aime (2020) — Director
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The Rose of Tirana (2015) — Director
- Trump: Anatomy of a Man (2018) — Director
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Grace Kelly: The Princess of Monaco (2007) — Director