Former Minister of Tradition and tv man Frédéric Mitterrand died Thursday after a battle of “a number of months in opposition to an aggressive most cancers”. He was 76 years previous.
Former Minister of Tradition and tv man, Frédéric Mitterrand died Thursday March 21 at his Parisian dwelling on the age of 76, after a battle of “a number of months in opposition to an aggressive most cancers”, his household introduced to AFP .
Nephew of former president François Mitterrand, minister beneath the presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy, this man of letters and cinema introduced in April 2023 that he was “sick”, with out saying extra.
Evoking his “immense unhappiness”, Nicolas Sarkozy paid tribute on
Carla and I realized with immense unhappiness of the loss of life of Frederic Mitterrand. He was a deeply cultured and delicate man, a particular being, delicate and endearing, an unclassifiable character so removed from partisan life. He was an enthusiastic Minister of Tradition…
— Nicolas Sarkozy (@NicolasSarkozy) March 21, 2024
“He was an enthusiastic and passionate Minister of Tradition, who exercised his capabilities with panache and expertise. He’ll depart his movies, his books, his broadcasts as so many testimonies of his love for artwork and tradition,” a- he added.
“Unhealthy life”
Additionally a author, Frédéric Mitterrand didn’t hesitate to admit his “dangerous life”. In 2005, he instructed the story of his sexual and paid wanderings in Thailand and the Maghreb.
First praised, the e-book then sparked controversy, forcing him to defend himself from any relationship with minors or to advocate baby crime.
Born on August 21, 1947 within the stunning neighborhoods of Paris, Frédéric Mitterrand made a reputation for himself due to tv.
“Stars and Canvases” is the identify of the primary present he hosted on the entrance web page from 1981: there he flamboyantly resurrects the celebrities, particularly the actresses, and dissects the nice movies.
The person instills his cinephilia within the viewer, captivated by this haunting voice, with its recognizable phrasing.
He left TF1 in 1988 – which turned a personal channel – for Antenne 2 and the general public service.
Help from Jacques Chirac
He additionally appeared on the display screen as a toddler: at 13, he performed Michèle Morgan’s son in “Fortunat”, with Bourvil (1960). He additionally went behind the digicam and notably directed “Lettres d’amour en Somalie” (1981), written within the first individual, and the opera “Madame Butterfly”, filmed in Tunisia (1995).
Regardless of his identify, he refuses to observe within the footsteps of an uncle he admires. In June 1993, he joined the Motion of Left Radicals (MRG). In Might 1995, he supported Jacques Chirac, presidential candidate.
Appointed head of the Villa Medici in Rome by President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2008, he returned to Paris a couple of months later to take over the Ministry of Tradition, till the 2012 presidential election, misplaced by the suitable.
On this place, this father of three youngsters notably confronted leisure staff, had the Hadopi legislation adopted and led main tasks, some launched earlier than his arrival: the Mucem in Marseille or the Philharmonie in Paris.
With AFP
