Who Is Bernard Tapie?
Who Is Bernard Tapie?

Who Is Bernard Tapie?

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2001
0h 56m
4.0(3 votes)
Documentary

Overview

This documentary tells two stories simultaneously: it's a profile of Bernard Tapie, a wealthy man who rises and falls spectacularly in French society and may be on the rise again; and, it's a look at Marina Zenovich's fascination with Tapie, behaving oddly in spite of her awareness that she's being irrational. Politicians, athletes, friends, companions, and journalists comment on Bernard's charm, his rise to prominence in sports and politics, and his subsequent trouble with the law. Zenovich becomes fixated on her need to interview Tapie, becoming virtually a stalker in her quest.

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28 members
Directing

Marina Zenovich

Self

Marina Zenovich
Acting

Bernard Tapie

Self

Bernard Tapie
Directing

Claude Lelouch

Self

Claude Lelouch
Acting

Anne-Laure Plante

Self

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Acting

Franz-Olivier Giesbert

Self - Editor-in-Chief, Le Figaro

Franz-Olivier Giesbert
Acting

Jean-Xavier Brager

Self - Marseille Resident

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Acting

Laurent Joffrin

Self - Le Nouvel Observateur

Laurent Joffrin
Acting

Alan Riding

Self - The New York Times

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Acting

Valerie Lecasble

Self - Co-Author, Le Flambeur: The True Life of Bernard Tapie

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Acting

Rona Waddington

Self

Rona Waddington
Acting

Henri Pradel

Self - Present Owner of Bernard Tapie's childhood home

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Acting

Jean Leclerc

Self - Childhood Friend

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Acting

Françoise Moreau

Self - Author, Bernard Tapie: A Hero Against His Will

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Acting

Christophe Bouchet

Self - Author of three books on Tapie

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Directing

Bob Swaim

Self

Bob Swaim
Acting

Claude Colombani

Self - Tapie's former lawyer

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Acting

Denis Boutelier

Self - TV Journalist

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Acting

Jacques Séguéla

Self - Tapie Friend / Advertising Guru

Jacques Séguéla
Acting

Pascal Forni

Self - Producer, 'Ambitions'

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Acting

Armand Mikaelian

Self - Crew member, Atlantic crossing

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Acting

Jacques Bailly

Self - Olympique de Marseille (OM) Coach

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Acting

François Mitterrand

Self

François Mitterrand
Acting

Jean-Luc Mano

Self - Author, Mitterrand: There and Now

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Acting

Jean-Marie Le Pen

Self

Jean-Marie Le Pen
Acting

Laurent Tapie

Self - Tapie's Son

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Acting

Dominique Tapie

Self - Tapie's Wife

Dominique Tapie
Acting

Jean-Eric Perrin

Self - Editor-in-chief RER Magazine

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Writing

Dana Thomas

Self - Newsweek

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