This documentary leads the viewer through a fascinating investigation into the hidden meanings behind the main architectural edifices commissioned and, above all, imposed by François Mitterrand as part of his Grands Projets. Although these extraordinary architectural achievements have a visible side that can be readily understood, like Mitterrand himself, they also have another more obscure and enigmatic side. What hidden meaning does each of these buildings carry? What message can be attributed to the systematic use of symbols in the civic buildings and monuments commissioned by François Mitterrand? New and previously unreleased accounts from the women and men close to François Mitterrand (Jack Lang, Michèle Cotta, Jean-Louis Bianco, Marie de Hennezel), architects, journalists, and Freemasons provide answers, revealing the secrets and intentions of François Mitterrand.

François Mitterrand: Bâtisseur de mystères

In May 1974, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing became the third President of the Fifth Republic. An alternation of power that did not speak its name opened the doors of power to a reforming president. Abortion, divorce by mutual consent, lowering the age of majority to 18 - in less than two years, the youngest President of the Republic - at the time - carried out reforms with a vengeance, without a united majority in Parliament, before failing in the economic sphere and losing the battle against unemployment. At the age of 90, the former President of the Republic has agreed to look back on these years and gives us a valuable account of his time in power.

1974, l'alternance Giscard

On the occasion of the fourty years anniversary of François Mitterand's election, a look back to the relationship between the President and artists, from admiration to manipulation.