Réalisation:
Michael RitchieScénario:
Jeremy LarnerPhotographie:
Victor J. KemperMusique:
John RubinsteinActeurs·trices:
Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas, Don Porter, Allen Garfield, Karen Carlson, Michael Lerner, Kenneth Tobey, Broderick Crawford (plus)Résumés(1)
Jeune avocat écologiste et fils du gouverneur de l'État de Californie, Bill McKay est recruté pour représenter les démocrates aux élections sénatoriales. Intègre et séduisant, il s'attire rapidement les faveurs de ses concitoyens, au détriment de l'indéboulonnable Crocker Jarmon. Mais au fil de la campagne, bâillonné par ses conseillers en communication et pressurisé par son père, il abandonne peu à peu le terrain des idées pour celui de l'image et de la langue de bois. (Arte)
(plus)Critiques (1)
The Candidate is a kind of gentle satire on the confrontation of ideological idealism and down-to-earth political reality, where political engagement usually means an endless amount of compromises on the way to obtaining a position from which you can make decisions about public affairs. At the end of this path, only pitiful remnants of the original ideals remain. I would appreciate it if the film, rather than being a socio-critical drama, were a sarcastic comedy on the given theme because the subject prompts it directly. Robert Redford fits perfectly into the role of a likable guy who impresses voters with his youth, energy, and charisma, and the film effectively shows the technology of influencing public opinion through professional image-makers and media advisors, who pull the strings and let themselves be hired by anyone who pays them, regardless of their own political beliefs (if they have any at all). The film is attractive primarily to those who are more interested in politics. Those who are indifferent to it will probably not appreciate the look into the political backstage, and the screenplay is not among those that can appeal to the widest masses of viewers. Overall impression: 70%.
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