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| Revenge memoir by Hollande’s former partner Valérie Trierweiler to be turned into film | |
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| Every time the French president, François Hollande, tries to present himself in a statesmanlike role, his former partner, Valérie Trierweiler, steals the limelight. | Every time the French president, François Hollande, tries to present himself in a statesmanlike role, his former partner, Valérie Trierweiler, steals the limelight. |
| YMonday was no exception. After Hollande spent two hours on French radio in a patent relaunch of his presidency, a film producer announced that a biopic of Trierweiler’s revenge memoir, Merci Pour Ce Moment (Thank You For This Moment), is now in the works. | YMonday was no exception. After Hollande spent two hours on French radio in a patent relaunch of his presidency, a film producer announced that a biopic of Trierweiler’s revenge memoir, Merci Pour Ce Moment (Thank You For This Moment), is now in the works. |
| Saida Jawad said her film production company had bought the rights to Trierweiler’s bestseller and wanted to tell the story of “the struggle of a woman in love”. | Saida Jawad said her film production company had bought the rights to Trierweiler’s bestseller and wanted to tell the story of “the struggle of a woman in love”. |
| “I’d like the main character to tell her story to a confidant, to better understand the political world, and the woman,” Jawad told Gala magazine. She added that even though Trierweiler’s relationship with a head of state was exceptional, “the theme is universal”. | “I’d like the main character to tell her story to a confidant, to better understand the political world, and the woman,” Jawad told Gala magazine. She added that even though Trierweiler’s relationship with a head of state was exceptional, “the theme is universal”. |
| The announcement reflected Trierweiler’s potential to damage Hollande politically at a time when he is attempting to project himself as a strong candidate to try for a second term in the 2017 presidential elections. Monday was the second time in six days that the Socialist president had sought to engage with voters, following his formal New Year’s Eve message. | The announcement reflected Trierweiler’s potential to damage Hollande politically at a time when he is attempting to project himself as a strong candidate to try for a second term in the 2017 presidential elections. Monday was the second time in six days that the Socialist president had sought to engage with voters, following his formal New Year’s Eve message. |
| Trierweiler used her book to settle scores with Hollande, whom she accused of despising the poor and of being a heartless, but indecisive, person. She wrote it after he ended their relationship a year ago, following the revelation by the gossip magazine Closer that he had a mistress, the actor Julie Gayet. | Trierweiler used her book to settle scores with Hollande, whom she accused of despising the poor and of being a heartless, but indecisive, person. She wrote it after he ended their relationship a year ago, following the revelation by the gossip magazine Closer that he had a mistress, the actor Julie Gayet. |
| Jawad, who runs the Romarin production company, said she was developing the script with Trierweiler, and promised that “we will discover new things”. Such remarks are likely to fill Hollande with dread. The president routinely refuses to discuss his private life, and in November moved five secret agents who were believed to have leaked photographs of him with Gayet at the Elysée Palace. | Jawad, who runs the Romarin production company, said she was developing the script with Trierweiler, and promised that “we will discover new things”. Such remarks are likely to fill Hollande with dread. The president routinely refuses to discuss his private life, and in November moved five secret agents who were believed to have leaked photographs of him with Gayet at the Elysée Palace. |
| Trierweiler won much public sympathy after Hollande rejected her in a public statement, following which she had a stay in hospital, but that has largely evaporated since the publication of her book. Jawad said her friend’s treatment since her book came out was unfair. | Trierweiler won much public sympathy after Hollande rejected her in a public statement, following which she had a stay in hospital, but that has largely evaporated since the publication of her book. Jawad said her friend’s treatment since her book came out was unfair. |
| Its publication last September embarrassed Hollande as he was greeted by a media storm while attending a Nato summit in Cardiff. | Its publication last September embarrassed Hollande as he was greeted by a media storm while attending a Nato summit in Cardiff. |