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The format is intended to be “crazy”, just like their road trip!
After trying last fall to convince Lionel Jospin to run for president 20 years after his retirement from political life, Léonard Héliot, Jacques Torregano and Philippe Laumont have just put their documentary dedicated to this epic online for free.
“This project made us laugh.
We want to show it to as many people as possible by the second round of the presidential election, ”summarizes Philippe Laumont after having surveyed with his two acolytes the kilometers from Paris to the Ile de Ré where the octogenarian has a second home.
A few surprises
Soberly baptized "Lionel", this 52-minute film did not convince the broadcasters, regret their creators.
They nevertheless hope to project it in independent cinemas and will present it in several festivals such as the Figrot, the International Grolandais Film Festival in Toulouse.
One certainty: the three accomplices could not meet the former Prime Minister in Ars-en-Ré.
"But the film has some surprises in store, raises questions about people's commitment and expectations", gauges Philippe Laumont, who has since been contacted by… Lionel Jospin.
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“He saw the film, asked us where this idea came from but preferred to stay in the shadows so as not to send a bad signal to the socialist candidate”, he explains.
Meanwhile, "Faced with a divided left", the unfortunate candidate dismissed in the first round of the 200 presidential election has also announced that he will vote for Anne Hidalgo.
After traveling in the footsteps of the socialist in an R19 cabriolet – Lionel Jospin owned one in the 90s – Léonard Héliot, Jacques Torregano and Philippe Laumont are now thinking about other road trips: “We love meeting people!
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