"This film is a work of fiction." "THE CONQUEST" "Nicolas Sarkozy has the floor!" "His conquest to become someone." "Nicolas Sarkozy is now freer than ever." "Who will succeed Jacques Chirac?" "He shook up his camp." "How will he differ from the President and PM?" "Booing from Chirac's camp crushed him." "Nicolas Sarkozy was invested as the UMP's candidate for the Presidency." "The right-wing is staring a new chapter." "Everyone is talking about Nicolas Sarkozy." "Omnipresent." "Media darling." "Government spokesman." "Budget Minister." "He never thought twice about declaring his ambition." "He wants his boss' job." "Plenty of ink will flow these days." "Revenge time." "He's playing his hand." "Cecilia his wife is not happy." "She regrets the Ministry." "By becoming President, Sarkozy has overcome personal odds." "Now he has to unite the nation." "Today is the day." "44 million French citizens vote for their country's future." "At 8 p.m. we'll know who the next President is." "Segolene Royal or Nicolas Sarkozy." "The election has unleashed civic fervor." "In overseas territories the second round seems to confirm the massive turn-out of the first." "We'll go to Guyana..." "Nicolas..." "I need a Prime Minister who unites." "Let me say straight of, you won't be PM this time." "You're not well positioned." "You don't unite." "Too right-wing." "I want you as Minister of the Interior." "Number two in the government." "Mr. President," "How can you trust me to be number 2 and not number 1?" "Sir, I'll think it over." "No need to think." "It's yes or no." "I ask 'Who's the great uniter, the rare pearl'?" "Know what he answers?" "Rafarin." "I said "How nice to hear you prefer a perfect stranger to me."" "That's what I said!" "You're right." "Love you..." "See you later." "He'll make you pay for backing Balladur." "He never forgets." "You're either his enemy or his slave." "Rafa-Rintintin won." "He outplayed me, that's all." "It won't happen again." "Okay, I'm not Prime Minister." "So I have to be the primary minister." "Chirac put me here to kill me off." "He thinks I'll get smoked." "I won't be an easy target." "I'll keep on the move." "Or I'll be a sitting duck." "I want you on the ball day and night with one purpose in mind, to stay one step ahead." "I'll be everywhere at once." "Keep them guessing." "Launch 8 projects." "They'll be punch-drunk." "Every move I make will make its way into the press." "I'll be 'Headline Minister', no holds barred." "None!" "We have five years." "In other words, nothing." "What do you think honey?" "I agree with you." "Create the news and comment on it." "Be actor and director." "Get to work." "For Claude." "Sir..." "I see." "Friday's speech?" "Sir, it's an honor..." "It is I who am honored by the job you do." "I'll tell you what I think." "What I see shocks me." "Your work conditions are unacceptable." "As of this morning I'm Minister of the Interior." "What does that imply?" "The police need the means to work." "I ask you to apply my policies and my policies are simple." "Results." "Figures." "Delinquency must decrease, and it will." "I've had enough of people heading home after a long day at work, sick with fear." "Staring at the floor in their own lobbies." "So understand one thing." "I'll always be on your side to combat delinquency." "Always." "You're not here to be social workers." "Or play soccer with kids." "You here to punish." "I'll take responsibility." "This is France-inter." "Now the news with Laetitia Gayet." "Good morning." "Royal-Sarkozy, Sarkozy-Royal, it's the day of reckoning." "Today, May 6th." "Round 2 of the presidential election." "Cecilia are you awake?" "Where are you?" "Answer me." "Call me back." "I just got the results of overseas French citizens." "I won in New York and Israel with 90% of the votes." "New York must make you happy." "Or couldn't you care less?" " Will you be much longer?" " Yeah, I will." "Enough, enough of this!" "Change your image, Nicolas." "You're not from the harem." "People see you differently." "They have to see you like I do." "Come off as natural young, athletic, dynamic." "You really have to dust off politics." "Expose them as old farts." "Show people you're everywhere, that you work like crazy, have a family, exercise..." "Love my wife." "And love your wife." "You'll win for sure." "We have nothing to hide." "We're like everyone else." "Yes, honey." "Nothing beats transparency." "Being transparent by your side..." "I'm one lucky man." "How are you?" " Good thanks!" "." "Get any good shots?" "Ready for the race sir?" "I'm like Virenque." "I fall, get up and win the race!" "Come on, honey." "The last stretch." "Mr. Le Pen, you've been around since Maginot." "40 years of failure and still here!" "The kid's got talent." "I always told you so." "Laurent Fabius, whom you just mentioned, admitted that while shaving in the morning he'd think about the Presidency." "Do you also think about the Presidency then?" "Not only when I shave." "That's inappropriate!" "Little bastard's after my job." "You should call him." "Give him a piece of my mind!" "You've lost your political savvy." "Congratulate him, obviously." "And give him my compliments too." "And my balls as well." "On a platter!" "That was perfect." "Your declaration was a big surprise." "Explosive!" "Did I go too far?" "Why spoil 170 minutes of sincerity with one of hypocrisy?" "The Elysee will be up in arms if Chirac had his hearing aid." "What was that he said?" "You were right to throw your hat in." "Things are clear." "They'll fall into position around you." "Politically savvy!" "Why not join my staff?" "Got any other hidden qualities?" "Quiet!" "It's Chirac." "Good evening, Mr. President." "The whole show?" "Coming from you..." "I'm very touched." "Bernadette too?" "I'm twice as flattered." "Thank you, Mr. President." "Have a good evening." "Still choking on it!" "You've read the papers." "The Premature Gesticulator pulled it off." "The press adores him." "Dominique, trust my years of experience." "Papers come and go." "Just to end up housebreaking puppies." "I know..." "First the press lick you then trick you, and finally dick you." "You're a poet, Dominique!" "His polls shot up 30 points." "He's nibbling everywhere." "Yes but who is he nibbling at?" "Believe me, Mr. President he has no chance." "France is more than rich suburbs." "That's quite telling coming from you." "Don't underestimate Nicolas." "Be careful." "Bernadette says he's talented and betrayed me once." "He wouldn't hesitate to do it again." "He needs to prove to himself he was right the first time." "You heard him!" "His one goal is to become President." "Giving him Interior was maybe a mistake." "I should have squashed him." "Left foot, for good luck." "You and I should get along." "You're Interior." "I'm Foreign Affairs." "The two of us..." "we run the show here." "I know you don't trust me." "But I wanted to say you can count on my esteem." "And friendship." "Know where you can stick it?" "You're wrong to talk like that." "I have a lot of respect for you." "The stuff you say about me is not what I call respect." "Don't listen to reporters." "Those ass-wipes talk crap." "I suggest we make peace." "And that we work in harmony." "No more bullshit." "We're at war." "You want Chirac's place." "Me too." "So one kills the other." "Rules of the game." "I'm not even angry when you badmouth me." "I say worse about you." "Nicolas, at least you fight in the open." "That doesn't go for everyone, Dominique." "I've wanted this for 30 years." "Time to sharpen your blade." "I don't know where she is!" "I've called her 10 times already." "I won't vote alone." "Not with those vultures watching." "Okay, come pick me up." "Why is she doing this to me today?" "To humiliate me once more?" "What did I do to her." "I like China." "I feel closer to their civilization than Japan's." "Japan, honestly..." "Sumo wrestlers..." "Look..." "That slicked-back hair." "How wonderful is that." "That's Chirac for you." "Not really a sport for intellectuals." "Neither is biking." "I don't pretend." "I get my jersey wet." "Does Chirac powder his hands, slap his thighs." "Seriously, those fatsos are incredible!" "In a few days, Juppe will be indicted for abuse of public funds." "What do you say." "Life is unbelievable." "It opens the way." "With Juppe out, I take over the Party." "The only way to become President." "Don't you think Chirac may try to stop you." "What are you saying." "Of course he'll try to kill me off." "He and Villepin are jealous and scared." "But I'm advancing." "Still, voters don't understand what makes you all that different from Chirac." "Listen up." "Voters are less dumb than you." "I meant it affectionately." "The difference is clear." "They know it." "Chirac thinks France is everlasting, undying, hates change and mustn't be prodded." "I say the opposite." "Our country needs to be set straight." "And people want reforms to be undertaken." "They're not afraid." "They long for change." "Why the fuck is the Minister of Interior in China." "That's my territory!" "He must be in search of illegal financing." "Raking in campaign money." "He's already thick as thieves with Dassault, Lagardere, Bouygues..." "I'm sure he'll run in 2007, even against Chirac!" "Not with this network of bribery and money-laundering." "One of my informers hacked into the Clearstream Bank." "He gave me an initial list of 70 people." "Secret accounts receiving bribes." "What we have here is a massive corruption scheme." "Involving both left and right." "We must settle this, carefully and in utter secrecy." "General," "I've been green-lighted to investigate Clearstream." "Determine whether the 70 people have accounts in Luxembourg." "The instructions are clear." "Act cautiously, perspicaciously and discreetly." "This is serious." "Your guys printed what I said about Sumo." "Now I have the Elysee on my back." "Chirac takes it as a personal attack." "Plus, he'll lose big-time in local elections." "I'll just deny it, but keep tabs on your reporters." "All the crap I say is not fit to print." "Not to mention Juppe taking the fall for him." "Just figure it out." "It's just a matter of 15 seconds until the results come out." "This may be a repeat of 1992, two regions for one camp." "And now election results." "The left wins by a landslide with 50 percent of the vote." "This time you have no choice." "You need to change PMs." "And put who in Rafarin's place." "Alliot-Marie." "She busts my balls." "Jacques!" "You haven't always said that." "And Villepin." "Nero." "In Matignon." "He'll set it on fire." "He's still wet behind the ears." " And the kid." " Madman!" "Nicolas isn't mad, just manic-depressive." "He's below par." "Unaware how this country operates." "He'll explode in mid-fight." "One problem and he'll nosedive." "Maybe, but what talent!" "Few like him on the right." "Bernadette, what do you want." "Right-wing politics." "You're not exactly Lenin!" "He's free-market, pro-American and Communitarian." "Jean-Louis, you know me." "You know I'm nothing like that!" "You're wrong to think Nicolas has convictions." "Everything he says is pretence." "Pretence, pretence..." "Pretentious!" "No matter." "I have to keep Rafarin." "No choice." "I'll put Villepin at Interior." "Political virgin." "Let's see what's in his pants." "And Nicolas." "He gets Finance." "He'll never leave Interior." "I'll bet you a crate of Corona." "I'll make him Minister of State." "It's his dream." "Like giving a rattle to a baby." "You realize what you're doing." "You realize what you're doing." "The press will see you skipped the vote." "When will you go." "You don't know when you'll vote for me." "Do you intend to go at some point." "I just don't get it anymore..." "Today of all days." "Cecilia won't be voting with me." "Let's go or you won't make the news at 1." "She's relentless." "Mr. President..." "I don't need your permission." "3 months at Finance and you're already fidgety." "The Ministry isn't enough." "You want to chair the Party." "I'll be very clear with you, Nicolas." "I do not want you to chair the UMP and to be Minister." "Out of the question." "Mr. President, allow me to say one thing." "I don't need your permission." "Others hold several posts." "Why not me." "If Alain Juppe had got off, he'd have done it with your blessing." "Why am I not allowed?" "Because you're different." "If you chair the UMP party, it skews the balance of power." "You'd oust Rafarin in 3 months." "Why so long." "Your choice." "If you stay at Finance, it's fine." "If you choose the UMP, it's fine too." "How kind of you to grant me permission I don't ask for." "In the past, when you wanted something, you didn't ask anyone's permission." "I've screwed up a lot." "So let me too." "I'm very fond of you." "I realize that every day." "I want to tell you, as a friend, you're your worst enemy." "After having screwed up as you say, it's a miracle you've succeeded so well." "Don't be insolent." "What do I do, Cecilia." "Leave Finance for the UMP." "Leaving Finance would be a mistake." "It's a fortress." "It gives you power." "At the UMP you're just another politico." "Without UMP infrastructure, without UMP resources and UMP money, I can't run." "You reach the Elysee via the UMP." "It's simple!" "Maybe, but people see you as a man of action." "Here you can act." "It's palpable, concrete." "The UMP is peanut politics." "You'll become boring." "You sound like those asshole reporters!" "My stealing the UMP pisses them of." "Chirac is green with envy." "I'm not persuaded." "Come across as a man of State." "Travel, network..." "Finance is the perfect place to groom you for the Presidency." "You have all the advantages of power." "And for me, it's better here." "For us and for the kids, it's easier." "You're right." "It has all the advantages." "And I have you under my thumb." "I'd prefer Finance and the UMP." "Won't be easy." "What." "It's 3 a.m." "I was just at Parliament." "Know what the rumor is." "Rafarin saw Villepin yesterday." "Villepin told him "Nicolas will never chair the UMP." ""His name is on a list." ""A hidden account in Italy..."" "Are you serious." "He said that." "I didn't make it up." "Villepin said verbatim" ""Nicolas is finished." "Major skeleton in his closet."" "All we know is that names were added." "But when, who." "Was it Gergorin." "Are others pulling Gergorin's strings." "It's all possible." "Yes, exactly." "Gergorin went to Villepin to show him the lists." "Now it's become a political hot potato for you." "I'll know more tonight." "They all met in Villepin's office on January 9th." "Besides the minister..." "there was Jean-Louis Gergorin." "And General Philippe Rondot." " Why was he there." " They all go back 35 years." "While they met, your name was brought up repeatedly." "Was my name already on the list then." "How can we know." "But two months later, there are two variations of it on the list." "Stephane Bocsa... and Paul de Nagy." "Your real names." "Someone's out to incriminate you." "Did Villepin have my name added." "Impossible to prove." "But he grasps the interest of its being there." "Villepin can't believe that crap." "Or else he's totally crazy." "Gergorin is furious that Rondot is taking too long." "He wants a scandal." "A judge may buy it and bring charges against you." "My contact says it'll be in the press soon." "No one will be spared." "No one." "Nice tablecloth, isn't it." "Pretty fancy here..." "Not like at Finance." "I should never have left." "I'll be frank with you, Nicolas." "Let's speak our minds." "Or these lunches are useless." "All of Paris is abuzz about our supposed animosity." "And my having sent Intelligence onto your trail." "I want to be perfectly clear." "You're ill-informed, Nicolas." "No one could ever believe" "I'd have asked the DST to look into you." "It's absurd." "Let me be perfectly clear, Dominique." "When the Prime Minister, Jean-Pierre Rafarin, confirms to me that the information came from Interior, who am I to believe." "I'm asking you, Dominique." "Isn't there reason to worry." "I always speak the truth." "So do I, Nicolas." "So why would Gergorin, who I don't know, have put me on the list on his own initiative." "Me, a friend of his boss." "On his own initiative." "I'm asking you again." "I have no idea, Nicolas." "It's a mystery." "A mystery indeed, Dominique." "I've spoken to you, as would say President Chirac," ""from the heart"." "I hope so, but not in Chirac's terms." "Because Chirac's heart..." "we know what that's worth." ""From the heart."" "What am I, a boob." "When are they breaking it." "In the papers tomorrow." "Nice headline "Political Earthquake."" "Is my name mentioned." "My contact says no names were released." "Thanks to you." "It's to keep me from the UMP." "That prick wants me dead." "We can't let them advance." "We counter-attack." "I want an interview in "Le Monde." To appear on July 14th." "What else." "Turn another cheek." "I suggest the 13th." "Two days before the President's speech." "You're right." "Hear that." "The twelfth." "Nice little time bomb." "I'll rain on Chirac's parade." "Why didn't you print the names." "There's no doubt, I said." "You reporters don't have balls!" "Or Sarko would be dead!" "This wouldn't happen in any other country." "The press would mention every single detail." "Every citizen has the right to know." "It's their right!" "Then you're protecting him." "Yes, you are!" "You're good for one thing shitting bricks!" "Unbelievable!" "He has a stranglehold on the press!" "Cowards." "Tell your entourage to stop badmouthing me." "What are you talking about." "You know, Clearstream." "They want to involve me." "Forget it." "It's pure hogwash." "I was targeted to stop me from chairing the UMP." "One day, the person behind this will hang from a meat hook." "Let's rehearse the July 14th interview." "Dominique... you're Poivre d'Aror." "Jean-Louis... you're Arlette Chabot." "Mr. President... people say Nicolas Sarkozy is you 30 years younger." "Do you agree with this." "You're entirely right." "I see the young man I was in Nicolas Sarkozy." "His personality, his career, his instinct, his intuition." "It's true." "It me, younger." "But with more convictions." "You'll say "That's easy."" "Mr. President..." "I was just kidding Mr. Poivre d'Aror." "Listen: "I'll do everything" ""to unite people, for I am persuaded that our Party" ""needs everyone."" "Except him." "Even "Le Monde" eats out of his hand." "What arrogance!" "What a nerve!" "Two days before you address the nation!" "If we don't want to destabilize the Republic, a Minister should not be allowed to defy the President." "No need to panic, Jean-Louis." "I really don't give a flying fuck." "Nicolas stopped growing a few inches short to ever succeed." "But I will keep an eye on him." "Sarkozy will be my last scalp." "Go on..." "Mr. President... what do you think of Mr. Sarkozy's statements in "Le Monde"." "I am obviously not inclined to comment on my ministers' statements." "Allow me simply to reiterate, Mr. Poivre d'Aror, that as for me," "I make my decisions in the interest of all French people." "I don't do politics with a small "p"." "I decide." "He obeys." "Excellent, sir." "That'll shut him up." "Wouldn't it be better to say" ""I decide, he applies"" "rather than "obeys"." "Applies." "You apply a Band-Aid." "It's too weak." "I suggest..." ""I decide." "He executes."" "That's for firing squads." "Like, "I'll execute him."" "Exactly." "That's the point." "Stop splitting pubic hair." "See that chirping magpie down there, walking on my lawn." "So where is Thierry Henry." "With Virenque..." "Fuck..." "I haven't shot a sparrow since '46 when I was kid in Correze." "Our life has become a reality show." "We're acting transparent, honey." "We can't live in an ivory tower, but there are limits." "Next we'll have cameras in the bedroom." "You haven't called all summer!" "It wasn't up to me to call." "Upset about what I said on July 14th." "You scolded me before 10 million people." "I didn't feel like talking." "You're oversensitive, my little Nicolas." "I need to see you." "But not to talk about nothing." " I'll fuck that asshole." " Shut off your cell." "My little Nicolas it's true I got a bit carried away." "Rest assured." "I have nothing against you." "I'll be going now." "I already told you." "Still want the UMP." "I'll leave you the UMP." " I'll pit no one against you." " Kamikaze shortage." "I think the chairman of the Party must be a strong presidential contender." "I agree with you for once." "Perfect." "So you want to run for chairman of the UMP." "Perfect." "I'll back you." "I'll announce your candidacy." "I'll write it up." "You'll read it." "To show we're on good terms." "Dominique!" "Perfect timing!" "It went very well." "Nicolas pledged his loyalty." "I didn't believe him." "I wished him good luck for the UMP." "He didn't believe me." "My staging is inspired by the Democratic Convention where my pal Bill was nominated." "American-style show." "Music... huge video screens..." "Close-ups of stars speaking to you." "Show everyone who's on board." "Show biz, sports, foreign leaders..." "It has to be gigantic." "In 30 years I want Party members to recall" ""I was there November 28, 2004."" "We'll print a booklet" ""November 28th Speech." Without the year." "To show there's only one." "Excellent idea, honey..." "How do I get onto the stage." "UMP deputies and senators in the center." "And since reporters don't applaud... there, on the sides." "We'll see them less." "It'll be magical." "Like a Johnny Hallyday concert..." "Him alone in front of 100,000 people." "Let's go." "I need you." "My dear friends..." "My dear friends, each of you can imagine the emotion I'm feeling upon being named chairman of our Party." "I've learned..." "I've learned over my many years of political commitment that there are many hurdles... on the paths of those destined to greatness." "But I am ready because I know, in my hear of hearts," "France is not afraid of change." "France wants change." "And this change will be embodied by every single one of us!" "My dear friends," "I did not choose politics." "Politics chose me." "And I would like to thank..." "Madame Bernadette Chirac." "Madame, I would like to thank you." "You have always been so obliging." "So benevolent." "Madame Chirac, I need you." "Bravo, Bernadette!" "And she's applauding him!" "He's pulled of his hold-up." "With his pockets full, he'll be hard to stop." "Shall we go." "Very, very successful convention." "Thank you, sir." "I hear it cost a fortune." "Not wise with all these scandals..." "What scandals." "If you want to start a public debate on campaign financing, I'm all for it." "Just drop it." "An excellent convention it was!" "Cecilia organized it all." "She's great." "My top adviser." "Advises me in everything." "You did it all with that adman." "What's his name." "Great guy, this Richard." "Always texting..." " Beware of ad execs." " Beware of what." "They sell rice to the Chinese, ice to Eskimos and wool to pull over your eyes." "And then they steal your wife!" "You could have tried." "You said nothing, not even about where you'd be for election results." "Is that fair." "Please, Nicolas." "Don't get angry." "I have to get used to what's happening to us." "My life is changing tonight." "Yes, Laurent." " I have the first exit polls." " And?" "It's looking very good." "I think I'm speaking to the President." "Congratulations." "Thanks, Laurent." "That's kind of you." " Honey." " Stop it." "I'll see you at to UMP headquarters at 8 for election results." "I'd like to share this with you." "We've wanted it for 30 years." "I'm sick of this all." "Everything I've done was for you." "To offer you this." "Leave me alone." "See you at..." "Why am I seeing Rotary Club idiots." " It's what we said." " What did we say." "We said fewer big-scale events, more meetings with everyday people." "Clueless!" "What are everyday people." "An invention of your adman." "Why should I be bored shitless with local businessmen." "Because those businessmen finance your campaign!" "Of course I know that." "Their generosity will be compensated." "Anyway, I have the business vote." "Target the workers." "You don't get politics!" "Dumb bitch!" "So where were we." "The opinions polls are very clear." "If you remain seen as free-market, pro-American, Communitarian, you won't win." "Time to change." "Defend poor people hit by the recession." "People are afraid of globalization and Europe." "They want authority, but protection too." "They're the answer." "Blue and white collar." "Working-class voters." "The election is their call." "Steal them from Le Pen." "That's how to win." "You're 100 percent right." "The National Front is raking them in." "I never badmouth their voters." "I say they're victims." "Victims of what, I have no idea..." "You're right." "We have to co-opt Le Pen's voters." "If we don't, we lose." "If we do, we win." "It's what the electoral map says." "It gives us bi-monthly projections for round one." "Darker colors mean higher numbers." "We have a lot of potential in Le Pen's strongholds." "We'll campaign accordingly." "And aim for those voters." "Set it up." "I'll go to the north, the east and the south-east." "It'll be played out in round 1, with voters who are fed up." "Steal from Le Pen and you win." "So I win." "I salute those who wake up early and don't ask for hand-outs." " What do you do." " Assistant manager." "Assistant." "And you want to be manager." "I'm also looking to get promoted." "It's normal to be ambitious." "It's good." "How much do you make." "Minimum wage." "Work more to make more." "The 35-hour work-week did us in." "That's all well and good." "What will you do so we work more." "They're cutting jobs here." "Enough crap!" "We know you." "A free-market liberal!" "We're paying for the damage you've done!" "Tell me, sir..." "What's your name." "Barrot." "When you throw an uppercut you can expect one in return." "Just kidding." "Who came to see you." "What am I doing here." "Where are the left-wing politicians." "I'm looking hard and I can't see them." "Who came to see you, Barrot." "You did." "It's true, but..." "Cool it..." "It's just a beginning." "Make up your mind." "When we don't come, we hear" ""Politicians don't care."" "And when we do come, we hear "You just want our votes."" "So what." "What's the problem." "Don't you all want more orders and clients." "I want more voters and I'm not afraid to say so." "You'll be surprised, man." "I'm the cost-of-living candidate." "You can always take my place." "And mine... would you take it." "I won't forget you." "I believe in work." "France needs its factories." "France needs its workers." "You were great." "See that asshole." "I knew it from the start." "No guys like him up close." "Make a selection first." "I like it when they talk back, but not so close." "So I have time to prepare my response." "Be on the look-out." "Seen the dwarf at the factory." "What a demagogue!" "What populism!" "Like Poujade in the 60s!" "His strategy is clear." "To make me name him PM." "And that, trust me, will never happen." "After the referendum the majority will want Sarko as PM." "Who cares what the majority wants." "I won't offer him the job." "People in pain don't need the riot squad!" "As for the rest, you're exaggerating as usual." "But you could be right." "I'll probably have to change PMs in June." "It will depend on the referendum results." "As for the referendum, Mr. President," "Nicolas is persuaded people will vote "No"." "He thinks it's a crock of shit and that he's done enough for it." "What a pain in the ass." "A real pain!" "We have to go all out." "They say I didn't fight hard enough for "Yes"." "We need nonstop entertainment." "So Richard and I were thinking we'd let people in at..." "We need to discuss it first." "I'm trying to explain the agenda." "We'll go over that later." "We'll let the young militants in at 6..." "No good." "It's too early." "A question of logistics." "It'll be packed." "We have a seating problem." "Too many people is never a problem." "It's a good problem." "Richard, can you..." "go over the agenda." "We'll open the doors at 6:30..." "Why are they here." "Can we have a meeting without cameras." "You invited them." "I'm sick of being a clown, sick of play-acting." "It's happening way too often." "I can't keep hamming it up for TV crews." "Is that understood." "I don't want them anymore." "I'm surrounded by assholes!" "Don't forget it." "I'm a Ferrari." "You open the hood with white gloves!" " What are you doing." " I'm going." "Leaving." "Where." "You can't just go!" "No more Ferraris at 150 mph!" "I'm invisible." "You're like your Sarko Boys; cold, aloof." "Even with me." "I can't stand it." "You can't leave like this!" "We haven't spoken." "You spring it on me." "You can't pull away from me." "Or me from you." "We're meant to be together." "I won't discuss it now." "I'm leaving." " Sit down." " I'm leaving!" " Not right away." " I'm leaving now." "Why not." "Your staff didn't approve." "It's not on your media agenda." "You can't leave on a whim!" "Sit down!" "Stop it!" "I'm not leaving on a whim." "I fell in love." "Beat it!" "Get lost!" "Beat it!" "Good riddance!" "Stop, Isabelle." "You're friends and you don't know why she left." "She's not staying with you." "A trip." "She went on a trip." "She called from the airport." "Now you tell me." "Any news, Franck." "She's on the flight to Amman." "I just got the passenger list." "What's she doing in Jordan." "She went to Petra to see Richard Attias." "He's organizing the Nobel forum." "Son of a bitch!" "Cancel my interview on Sunday's news." "Can't you decide tomorrow." "I'm drained." "Cancel everything." "I can't..." "Tired?" "The excuse is so unusual coming from Sarkozy that his friends don't buy it." "His inner circle has even mentioned depression." "Depression due to family problems." "Friends of the couple confirm that since he has been at the UMP, Cecilia is not happy." "A tired Nicolas Sarkozy is in fact a Nicolas Sarkozy wounded and worried." "Cecilia humanizes him and proves to the world he is a loving husband, not just a politician." "Losing her means losing his balance..." "Did you hear France Inter." "You heard it too." "We have him by the balls!" "He can't hold onto his wife." "How can he hold onto France." "They're finally starting to attack him!" "I have another call." "The President." "Talk later." "Mr. President." "Hear France Inter." "This isn't a good time." "We're in a meeting." "I'll call you back." "Tons of reporters." "They don't know how to broach it." " What do they know." " Everything." "Everyone knows." "Thanks to Villepin." "Champagne's popping in Chirac Land." "His goons are at work, busy feeding the rumor mills." ""Sarko is a wimp" "Without Cecilia, he's done."" "And sorry, "Who wants a cuckold for President."" ""He's depressed, unable to hold the highest office."" "I'll spare you the doozies." "Believe me, at Interior they're having a field day." "Stop the bleeding." "Talk to friends in the press." "It's out of control." "They say you hit Cecilia." "I'm spared nothing." "We have to scare them." "All the paparazzi want is a scoop." "We want no photos with the playboy." "It would mean disaster." "French reporters are cowards." "They're under control." "But if they go via Switzerland or Belgium, then we're screwed." "Nothing we can do." "We'll tell friends in the press" "Chirac and Villepin peddle info about your private life." "Do whatever it takes to stop the leaks." "But I have to say something." "This transparency shit ties us to reality!" "We have to face the horde." "And I will." "Mr. Sarkozy, a question that concerns you personally." "Go on..." "Do your nice job as a reporter." "You want to talk about the rumour." "It's normal that as a public figure," "I answer your questions." "But don't you think that at times it goes a bit too far." "And that my family deserves some respect." "The truth is very simple." "Like with millions of families, mine has had its share of difficulties." "We're in the midst of working them out." "Need I say more." "I don't think so." "You were perfect." "What you said was touching." "It was simple, sincere and moving." "Really wonderful." "The disaster is confirmed." "The polls put "No" at 55%." "The referendum is over." "Good news in a world of brutes." "I need chocolate." "That's good news." "In three days, Chirac s dead." "Politically." "Yes, Mr. President." "I have the same figures as you." "Yes, it's clear." "A real clobbering, as you say." "Sir, you must understand." "You lost everything." "You have no choice." "You name Sarkozy or you name Villepin." "France says "No" to the European Constitution..." "Exactly." "Did you go to school." "How was it." "Are you happy." "Are you making drawings." "I love you." "We lost the referendum but we won in soccer." "So no need to be sad." "Have a nice day." "We took a real clobbering." " It was a stupid referendum." " Hindsight's 20/20." "Anyway, we'll have to deal with it." "You're the best choice for Matignon." "You're exactly the PM I need." "You've proved you can unite." "Far more than I'd imagined." "But I cannot name you PM." "Only you can win the upcoming presidential election." "Making you PM would put you in danger." "We need to groom you." "It seems likely that I won't be running." "It'll be your move." "I'll make Villepin PM." "He's dying for it." "I want you back in the government." "Then I'll take Interior." "I was happy there." "Excellent idea!" "But first I want to hear you say on TV" ""I asked Nicolas Sarkozy to become Minister of State."" "It's a deal." "What about the UMP." "I remain chairman." "Why two posts." "For a simple reason." "I chair the UMP in spite of you." "Had you given it to me, I'd have given it back." "Now I keep it." "To humiliate me." "I've yet to say "I decide." "Chirac executes."" "Think it over." "I'm going back to Interior." "For you." "Not for political reasons." "Just for you." "You liked it there." "You were happy." "And the kid." "Thought about him." "Where will he go to school." "In the middle of the year." "No way." "He stays with me." "You want to ruin everything." "What's that noise." "What the hell." "What's going on." "What the hell." "Are you celebrating the referendum." "I was at the Elysee." "Villepin is PM." "You must know already." "Chirac wants me at Interior." "I don't think it's a good idea." "Keep out of the government." "Avoid the debacle." "I'm asking you to respect my choices!" "They're both private..." "and professional." "If I go back to Interior, it's... to get back to business." "To control Intelligence." "It'll make some people lose sleep." "Everyone investigating me will answer to me." "No, you didn't try." "You left after 4 days." "What could we do in 4 days." "Yeah, I'm having a blast." "Surrounded by bimbos, yeah." "So what do you want." "The press release is ready." "Think it over." "Last chance." "How's the water." "Great." "You've stared of very well." "Much better than I feared." "Feared or thought." "Thought, sorry..." "Obviously, thought." "Keep it up and little Nick will have reason to worry." "Did you hear that bastard yesterday." "This takes the cake." "He compared me to Louis XVI." "He wants 'off with my head'." "I mean it..." "Don't worry, Mr. President." "It's pathetic." " We have a big problem." " What is it." ""Paris-Match" is printing pictures of Cecilia and Attias." "I was able to get a copy from the printer." "There's an embargo until it hits news stands." "Your speech for La Baule." "I just spoke to Cecilia." "She's very sorry for the photos." "She sent me a text message." "I think you should read it." "Like you asked, I gave you a light day." "In the afternoon, you'll meet young UMP campaigners." "And elected officials." " Before or after the kids." " Right after." "Dinner with reporters, and that's your day." "Good." "And the next day." "The day after, you have lunch with Villepin." "Thanks, Laurent." "It's Villepin!" "How was the water." "Got to know to take the plunge." "You can count on me." "I was counting on you for a run this morning." "I didn't feel well." "Sore throat." "Hotel air-conditioning." "It sucks." "I see." "You looked great coming out." "Like Ursula Andress in James Bond." "You know your classics." "Or that god, the good-looking one..." "Apollo." "Maybe we should start working." " Are you done." " Everyone's waiting." "Time for a speech." " Thank you, Dominique." " I thank you!" "Brilliant guy." "And a good swimmer." "Claude Chirac is calling on a secure line." "What happened." "I was called out of a meeting." "The President suffered a mild cerebral attack." "He's at the hospital." "You didn't mention it before." "I just found out." "He won't serve another term." "If I were President of France..." "Patrick Devedjian would be at Justice" "Jacques Chirac..." "Not today." "François Fillon would be Prime Minister" "And Rafarin... nothing at all" "I'm the casting king." "No notes, Darmon." "Drop your pen." "He writes it all." "Constantly taking notes." "You never stop." "What now." "You want me to sing Johnny." "I can do Hallyday." "Johnny, Sardou..." "Who's she." "Idiot!" "I get the impression you two are feeling lonely." "I've come to keep you company." "But be careful." "I'm a real Don Juan." "Politicians are sexual powerhouses." "So beware." "Here's a secret to make your trip worthwhile." "I'll do everything necessary." "One term." "Then I'll go." "I'll quit politics." " And then." " Then what." "You'll really stop." " You think we buy that." " Of course." "I'll be 57 after I'm done serving." "I'll become a lawyer again, make dough." "Lots of it." "See you afterwards." " You're not leaving." " We're here." "We'll have coffee, then dance." "We'll sing and dance." "Let me tell you, Pierre..." "I never thought Cecilia could hurt me so much." "It's been really tough." "Can I speak to you frankly." "It's time to move on." "You can't run for president all alone." "Either negotiate her return or marry someone else." "You have to get back in the saddle now." "Or else... you're screwed." "Let me tell you the truth." "The break-up with Cecilia has hardened me." "I'm becoming hard." "With myself, with others." "I'd learned never to despair when times are tough." "Or to get elated when things are good." "Fuck." "I'm going to sleep." "Goodnight." "My dear friends, a clean break is necessary, and I'll make one." "What break is he talking about His with Cecilia." "The polls put you at 48%." "48 percent, really." "What about him." "46." "I'm in front of the dwarf!" "Thanks, Bruno." "Excellent!" "You're right to worry." "I'm going to fuck you." "High and dry." "Cecilia, I can't be alone." "I can't run for President as a single man." "Yes, you know her." "She's a reporter." "Only my brothers and mother have met her." "Let me remind you that you left me for another man." "No pictures in the press." "I'm not at Interior for nothing!" "It's up to you, my love." "If you come back, she'll leave." "She's taking it badly." "She saw "France Soir"." "Take a look." "Sarko's New Love" "This is wet." "Got any cushions." "And something sweet to munch on." "Of course she got all jealous." "It was to be expected." "It was even planned." "You'll see." "She'll be back." "So." "What I said last night has tongues wagging!" "Last night, 29 people were arrested." "177 vehicles were burnt. 4 policemen and 2 firemen wounded." "Í Four shots fired and it's getting worse." "The dwarf got us in trouble with his dumb remarks!" ""Street scum", "thugs"..." "Now look where it led." "The suburbs are a problem." "A sensitive issue." "And he throws oil on the fire!" "The families of the victims prefer to meet you instead." "I understand." "A pyromaniac can't act as fireman." "I'll take control of this." "I'll marginalize him!" "I'll show everyone he's even lousy on security." "He'll eat the shit he threw at the fan." "Foreign press is abuzz with our "Suburban Intifada"." "Latest poll in "Le Parisien"" "57% of French people either like you or love you." "That's good." "68% of the public approve of what you've done." "This is how to restore your image." "No choice." "We move forward." "Villepin is still trying to catch me with my pants down." "Wrong again." "The people are on my side." " For sure." " You bet." "That's great for your diet." "Get a load of him." "Can the Minister of the Interior brief us on the unrest in the suburbs." "It's awful, Mr. President." "For 40 years, the impunity we let grow has become rampant." "We talk about "incivility" instead of "riots"," ""gangbangs" instead of "rape", "youth" instead of "thugs"." "We underestimated the problem." "The Minister's comments must not be repeated on the outside." "Too many unfortunate words already have been uttered." "No need to add to them." "The Minister of State may now continue." "After the 30th of October, when two boys were accidentally killed, the violence spread to 374 communes in the suburbs and provinces." "The damage is enormous 10,000 cars and 300 public buildings set on fire." "Violent acts perpetrated against citizens police officers, doctors, firemen." "130 in all, Mr. President." "Some were shot with real bullets." "The reality of the suburbs is very simple." "We've allowed gang law to take the place of the laws of the State." "I don't know about unfortunate words but I know it's better to say things as they are." "This is all the citizens of France want." "After 3 weeks of riots, they still trust me." "Have you seen the polls." "They're very instructive." "Either you come home or I marry her." "Gorgeous!" "You have nothing to do but pose like hipsters for glossies." "Laurent, start." "First, the method." "These are the results of a scientific study." "Boston Consulting conducted work groups on what the French want." "The idea was to get at their deep-seated desires..." "Come in, honey." "Meet those who love you." "From now on" "Cecilia will once again be my adviser." "Go on..." "Yes, sir." "I'd call it supply-and-demand methodology." "A panel of voters is consulted on a variety of subjects." "Data is collated and analyzed." "Day after day we map out people's tendencies... preoccupations, desires." "It serves to adjust the themes you should develop." "And the bottom line." "The presidential election will be won on the four following fronts; security immigration, justice and education." "These will make the President." "These polls are a joke." "They're paid a fortune to say that security and immigration matter most to the French." "And they stuff their pockets!" "What do you think of this." "Candidates must respond to consumer expectations." "Like a box of cereal." "And you, honey." "You're mistaken." "It's smart to respond to their needs pro-actively." "And you're in the box." "Big difference." "Thanks for being astute." "I have the results of a top-secret study of left-wing voters." "It corroborates the criteria of your candidacy energetic, hands-on result-oriented." "Sarko is up front shoots from the hip." "It confirms what I think." "I want to move beyond the left-right divide." "My electoral aura is a muscle." "It needs to grow." "At first it hurts, hard to stretch." "But after the effort when it relaxes, it grows." "I'll do the same." "Stretch my aura in both directions." "I'll demobilize the left." "Wear them out, like the Duracell bunny." "I have a secret weapon Henri, my leftist fountain pen." "Great stylist, like Jaures and Blum." "His speeches will excite the Socialists." "I'll end up with 30% of their votes." "Sir, it's the judge for Clearstream." "We got inquest results from Switzerland and Italy." "Negative, as expected." "Time to attack." "I'm going to sue." "Where's Franck." "Pump up the press." "What worries me about this thing of yours..." "The CPE." "It's like plumbing." "Believe me, no one will understand." "If it creates jobs in the next three months, that's great." "If not, you lose on both fronts." "Unions get worked up and unemployment stagnates." "From the vantage point of my incompetence which is undeniable in this domain, you're screwing up." "We need results against unemployment." "And on the double." "As usual, you're getting carried away." "Yes, we need to act." "But not like a bull in a china shop." "The French hate to be pushed around." "We have no time." "History is catching up with us." "Elections in 15 months." "The Socialist Party is incapable of winning an election." "Mrs. Royal..." "Get serious!" "Polls like her because she says absolutely nothing, and she says her nothings with a smile." "We'll win the next elections." "Not by merit." "By default." "So Sarkozy will be elected." "Nicolas Sarkozy won't be elected because he hasn't what it takes." "He'll never get the 51% he needs." "Listen to me." "Stop worrying about Nicolas Sarkozy." "You're obsessed with him." "Don't think about him." "He wants to play." "Let him." "It's not important." "And I know better than anyone." "No one... has suffered as much from Nicolas Sarkozy as I." "He polluted my term." "No more CPE.!" "It will be replaced by measures to help young people who are having a hard time finding jobs." "Jacques Chirac signed a bill drawn up by Jean-Louis Borloo." "Villepin claims he was misunderstood." "See the paper." ""Rondot Accuses Villepin."" "Lunch will be fun." "I'm enjoying myself already." "I want to tell you... eye to eye..." "I never had you investigated." "By anyone." "Can I have some chocolate." "Not to take advantage..." "Chocolate for the Minister..." "Chocolate is terrible." "I eat it all the time." "It makes me fat." "It gives me migraines." "I don't like it dark." "Too bitter." "I prefer praline with hazelnuts." "Is there any here." "That's my favorite." "No one knows it, but I adore sweets." "Nicolas, let me be frank." "You're alone." "You have the UMP but your image is clannish." "I agree with you." "You're a Chirac supporter." "You know clans." "I was always against clans." "Clans make you lose." "Now I'll be clear." "I'll be running no matter what." "It's not intellectual." "It's instinctive." "I carry it with myself." "That's it." "Two possibilities remain." "Either you run or you don't." "Are we clear, Dominique." "Perfectly clear, Nicolas." "With one exception." "I won't be a candidate." "No desire to be President." "Have you got a cigar." "I prefer to stay out of it." "Get yourself nominated." "We'll see what I can do." "I'm speaking as a friend." "This is not what I call friendship." "Shall I tell you the truth." "The truth is, you have no choice." "You have to back me." "It's a pain you-know-where." "I'm alone." "I forged myself and I'll fight to the end." "I know Chirac better than he knows me." "He won't catch me." "He's history." "I'm free." "I'm alone and I'm free." "And you, Dominique... you're a dead man." "I'll kill him." "He'll bomb." "He'll sink his own ship." "Then I'll run for President." "I'll get 13%." "I'll beat him." "That runt." "Rachida." "It's confirmed, 53% for Sarko, 47% for Sego." "It's a madhouse here." "Can I congratulate the President." "All the polls say 53-47." "It's a clear win!" "." "I was a good candidate." "But now the hard par stars." "We need to change France." "But first..." "I'll seek refuge in a monastery." "With monks." "To delve into myself, think things over." "Don't laugh." "I need it." "A bit of asceticism..." "Meditation." "To confront the ordeal." "It'll be tough." "Don't deceive yourselves." "I'd like a few minutes to myself, if you don't mind." "Of course, sir." "Thank you all." "Rachida..." "I wanted to say I spoke to Cecilia." "Nothing doing." "She won't go vote." "Why not." "To show Attias how much she loves him." "I'm sorry." "I came back because I had to." "So I won't be blamed if you lose." "Expect no more of me." "I've heard too much." "I know what you do." "Screwing around." " That's gossip." " No, it's not." "The Clearstream people are after me!" "I have too much proof." "I don't trust you." "I'll play the game until the vote." "And that's it." "What will you do during the campaign." "Like before..." "General adviser." "And get rid of those clowns who popped up after I left." "I don't want to see them." "I want them out!" "You can't ask that." "They're my team." "They work with me." "Then I'll keep a very low profile." "He's coming." "She wants your heads and your balls." "I'll give her your balls." "Keep it low key." "It's all I can do." "I need time and peace." "Not a word to the press." "Try to understand." "Get me through this." "You won't regret it." "Is she here out of love or jealousy." "In any case, boss-lady is back." "She intends to clean the house." "Wild." "She decides, he executes." "Gentlemen, we all may get shot point-blank." "How are you guys doing." "Yes, I am the son of an immigrant." "Yes, I am the son of a Hungarian and the grandson of a Greek Jew born in Saloniki." "Yes, I am a Frenchman of mixed blood who believes one is French based on the amount of love one gives to France and on how attached one is to its universal values..." "We are not French because of our roots or because of our ancestors." "We are French because we want to be." "Because France is a source of pride." "Yes, I am the son of an immigrant." "Yes, I am the son of a Hungarian and the grandson of a Greek Jew born in Saloniki." "Yes, I am a Frenchman of mixed blood who believes one is French based on the amount of love one gives to France." "I'm glad to be part of this excitement." "I think my husband's speech will be wonderful." "What did you think." "You pulled no punches." "The "CEO-thugs with golden parachutes" won't be thrilled." "Fuck them!" "Your big donors must have gone bonkers!" "My donors will have their taxes capped at 50%." "Everyone wins, as Segolene says." "A real left-wing speech." "The socialists must be livid." "Thanks to Henri!" "With others, his words would be laughable." "When I say to them, they work." "Well, he's a former Commie." "We slaved away for this!" "If we keep spending nights together, we'll have kids." "Nights with him kill me." "I'd rather be with someone else." "Yeah right, go." "The reporters have gone wild." "Where shall we star." "Henri, this has to be more than a political speech." "It's the most important speech of my life." "And I need you." "Not because I love you but because we're on the same wavelength." "We've both been skinned alive." "I have to dig deep inside of myself..." "And then give a political message." "Put my guts in it, show I want France." "France offers herself... to whoever desires her most." "France belongs to no one because she belongs to herself." "France is not nostalgia." "France is not nostalgia." "Very good." "France is not nostalgia." "Bowing down to the past mustn't infringe on the future." "France is an idea." " A future!" " Yes, good!" "France is an idea, a future." "I must embody that idea, that future." "Go all out, Henri." "I want to sweep, I want passion..." "That's it." "I have to show them who I am, to show them who they're electing." "Make them want me." "What do I tell them." "I'll say I've changed." "Because I've suffered." "I've learned what it means to suffer." "Something like that." "What would you say about France." "Say it." "My France... is that of all French people." "No exceptions." "The France of Saint-Louis and Carnot, of the Crusades and Valmy." "The France of..." "That's no good." "It's very good." " Very, very good." " Thank you, sir." "I like those sparkling eyes!" "Politics is a stupid job done by smart people." "Not always." "Not always smart." "My France is that of those who no longer believe in politics because they've been lied to so often." "I say to them:." "Help me break with the politics that has disappointed you in order to reconnect with hope." "My France is that of those who vote for the extremes not because they believe in their ideas but because they desperately want to be heard." "I want to, I must reach out to them." "My France is that of workers who believed in the left of Jaures and Blum, who don't see themselves in the static left which doesn't respect work!" "My France is that of all French people who don't know if they're on the left or the right or in the center because they are above all men and women of goodwill." "I want to tell them that regardless of party politics" "I need them." "And I need them so that everything will become possible." "You'll see, Nicolas." "It's a good job." "Give my regards to Cecilia." "I will." "Let's go." "The cars are taking us to Neuilly." "Then I'll go tape those dumb campaign ads." "The car's there." "Don't come with me to Neuilly." "I won't live with you." "There's only one month left." "You can't leave me!" "You won." "It's over." "No one can stop you now." "I honored my contract." "I came back..." "I helped you win." "It was my duty." "It's over now." "You'll be President." " Leaving after all we've done." " I don't know." "I don't know yet." "Stop it!" "Let me think." "I need some air." "I don't want this life." "I don't care about power." "I've tended to you for 30 years." "I need time to myself." "Let me go!" "Just beat it!" "Get lost." "Take her away..." "Please..." "Find me an apartment, anything." "I have no place Cecilia kicked me out of Neuilly." "I'm sorry..." "Thanks a lot." "No idea what to do." "Pain in the ass." "I want to leave." "This is the director." "Who picked a seat so high." "Is this Villepin's chair." "You have a foot rest." "Where is it." "There's nothing!" "Fix this!" "Who are these people." "Why are they here." "Get rid of them!" "If you have no reason to be here, leave!" "I'll sit here." "Where do I look." "No one's told me." "I have five teams and they're all idiots." "I think the make-up is fine." "Where do I look." "No one's told me a thing!" "I have five teams." "They're all idiots." "Tell me so I can get this shit over with!" "I want to be President of a France beyond reproach." "The President of France is not the leader of a party or a clan." "He is the leader of a nation." "I want a cabinet beyond reproach." "So." "He's depressing." "He needs to smile." "Tell him!" "It'll piss him of beyond belief." "If people knew the truth of this campaign." "She better not leave him the day before." "How am I?" "Hear me Franck?" "Here I am!" "I have so many people working for me and not one person answers!" "Don't let her out of your sight." "She can't disappear." "Keep on her." "Do your Segolene." "Go on." "Mr. Sarkozy... as it is you claim that 35 hours is the length of a workweek." "In fact, it's 38 hours..." "Mrs. Royal..." "I'll pitch it lower." "I can't let you speak nonsense." "How can you work 35 hours in a hospital." "We create jobs, Mr. Sarkozy." "How, and with what money." "That's the question." "If you can explain to everyone they'll be treated better by people working less go on, be my guest." "We need money at the hospital but where will we find it." "I know you don't like what I have to say." "You're never happy, bitch!" "Where do we get the money." "I have a really good friend." "He has a problem." "He went deaf." "He's a good pal named Jacques." "He's completely deaf." "It's been years now." "How do I find the money for his hearing aid." "Now she fell asleep!" "I got the latest poll." "It's 53 to 47." "We have breathing room." "At tomorrow's debate I'm not going to fight." "A real softie." "Yes ma'am." "You're right, ma'am."" "I'll let her be mean." "People think I'll attack." "She'll be the attacker." "She can't resist." "I know her." "She's coming to Fouquet's." "She won't be here at 8 for the results." "18, 17, 16, 15... 3, 2, 1..." "I'm watching." "It's overwhelming." "The dwarf will cut France down to his size." "Inside, the President-Elect is celebrating with his friends." "We saw a wide range of celebrities Christian Clavier, Johnny Hallyday" "Arthur, Jean Reno Basile Boli, Marin Bouygues," "Vincent Bollore, Arnaud Lagardere and, of course, his entire team." "Sorry, you're not on the list." " Check again." " It's a mistake." "Mrs. Sarkozy double-checked." "She organized everything." " I'm sorry." " Is this a joke." "What a bitch." "It's done." "Clear the way!" "Calm down." "Do you know who we are." "I'm Pierre Charon!" "I'm the President of France." "I have to keep repeating it to get used to it." "I'd better, though." "I'd like to dedicate this incredible victory to a woman Cecilia's mother, Teresita." "She said to me before she died" ""One day you'll take Cecilia to the Elysee"." "She's not here tonight." "Sit down, eat..." "Have fun." "Thank you." "Sit down." "Life is really incredible." "Cecilia chose the menu." "She even did the invitations." "She just forgot to come." "To the President!" " To victory!" " Cheers." "Have fun." "For two hours now Nicolas Sarkozy has been inside." "We were told it would be a short stop but he's taking his time." "You have to eat, even when you're the President." "According to sources he's waiting for Cecilia, who has yet to be seen." "We can't wait." "We have to go. 50,000 people waiting." "So let's go."