March chronicles

Filmed by a small team with a light video 8mm. Camera, this diary of the French electoral campaing for the March 86 legislature is real political suspense and effective drama. The working principle was to follow 2 politicians (Primer Minister Laurent Fabius and opposition deputy Philippe Seguin -now Minister of Social Affairs) day by day until the results were in, marking the Socialists defeat. In the style of Leacock´s 'Primary' , a film without a commentary, a warm and severe vision, an exceptional document which has us discover, in the wings as well as in official quarters, certain hidden aspects of political life.