"Les enfants terribles de la Gauche" : 20 ans de mensonges et trahison

Delve into two decades of infighting, fragile alliances, and significant betrayals that shaped, and sometimes fractured, the French left. From the death of François Mitterrand to François Hollande's historic decision not to run for re-election, this documentary retraces the paths of those dubbed the "enfants terribles": Ségolène Royal, Lionel Jospin, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Manuel Valls, Arnaud Montebourg, and the rise of Emmanuel Macron. 00:00 - The Orphaned Legacy: The Death of François Mitterrand 02:22 - Tribute at the Bastille and the End of an Era 04:22 - The New Generation: The "Enfants Terribles" 06:32 - 1997: The Return of the Left and the Rise of François Hollande 07:54 - Brest Congress: The First Hollande-Mélenchon Duel 09:45 - Behind the Scenes of the Socialist Party: Deals and Negotiated Scores 11:00 - Betrayals and Humiliations: The Beginning of Resentment 12:44 - Jean-Luc Mélenchon as Minister: Temporary Appeasement 13:58 - The 2002 Presidential Election: Overconfidence 16:09 - The Earthquake of April 21: The Elimination of Lionel Jospin 18:18 - The Succession Battle Begins 20:07 - Jospin's Withdrawal and the Trauma Socialist 23:13 - 2004-2007: The Rise of the Ségolène Royal Phenomenon 25:35 - François Hollande's "Decoy" Strategy 28:07 - Landslide Victory in the 2006 Primaries 29:19 - "Ségolène's only flaw is her partner" 30:19 - A Couple in the Midst of Separation: The Hell of the Campaign 31:59 - Abandoned by the Party's "Elders" 33:12 - Defeat to Sarkozy and Battle for the Socialist Party 38:54 - Reims Congress: The Aubry-Royal War and the Fraud 41:11 - Jean-Luc Mélenchon Leaves the Socialist Party 43:24 - Final Duel for the Party Leadership: 42 Votes Separated 53:36 - The Rise of Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the Washington Pact 55:24 - Hollande's Intimidation by Stros-Kahn 57:46 - The DSK affair's earthquake in New York 01:01:14 - Martine Aubry launches her primary campaign 01:02:10 - 2011 Primary: The rallying of the "enfant terribles" 01:08:24 - Le Bourget: "My adversary is finance" 01:13:22 - May 6, 2012: Victory and the exercise of power 01:16:37 - The Cahuzac affair: The cataclysm of lies 01:20:07 - The municipal election defeat and the arrival of Manuel Valls 01:24:36 - The rebellion of Arnaud Montebourg and Benoît Hamon 01:28:47 - Emmanuel Macron's entry onto the scene 01:32:31 - State of emergency and the stripping of Nationality 01:34:52 - Emmanuel Macron's Final Betrayal 01:38:28 - "I have decided not to be a candidate": The End of the Five-Year Term Documentary by Alexis Guillot and Dominique Fargues - 2017 (France)