The school of power. Docu-fiction on the ENA by Arte

[Christophe]

A film in 2 parts to see ... to understand the cogs of the training of the administrative elites of France via the ENA:

The school power

The 23.9.2010 to 20h40

This two-part film traces, from 1977 to 1986, the years of training and then coming to power of a group of young enarchs. Raoul Peck was inspired by the Voltaire promotion, a generation of students who saw the arrival of the left in power as soon as they left school.

http://www.arte.tv/fr/mouvement-de-cine ... 00826.html

The first part passed last night, the second this evening but you can review on this page (available for an unknown period?): http://www.arte.tv/fr/mouvement-de-cine ... 01242.html

excerpts: http://www.arte.tv/fr/mouvement-de-cine ... 08868.html

The School of Power Judged by an Enarch


The telefilm L'École duouvoir, the second part of which Arte is broadcasting this evening, is inspired by the famous Voltaire promotion (1980) of the ENA. We asked an enarch of this generation to judge fiction.

The School of Power, a TV movie by Raoul Peck, is an evocation of the famous National School of Administration (ENA). The scenario is inspired by a famous promotion since it revealed some figures of politics today. Some people have fun recognizing Dominique de Villepin (Louis), Ségolène Royal (Caroline), François Hollande (Matthieu) ...

A former member of this class, who wishes to remain anonymous, notes that the involvement of young enarchs in the politics of the 80s (coming to power of François Mitterrand) is rather well seen. On the other hand, he considers that it is more a film on the “test” of power than on the “school” of power and on the reality of the ENA: the fiction looks at certain representatives of 'an elite who could come from any great school.

By pointing out an incredible error of the scenario (one speaks about electoral list about legislative elections!), The former student finds improbable the resignation of enarques for ideological reasons. "I've never seen this," he says. Those who went to the private sector always did so for financial reasons. The essence of ambition is flexibility, a certain plasticity under power and not ideological flashes. ”

In addition, according to him, a real film on the ENA could not have passed over in silence various aspects of a very specific formation: the reports distorted by the system of notation, the permanent humiliations of the system, the lack of interest of the subjects studied, the distance between these brilliant young people and the realities of society, the competition ...

Finally, perhaps we should also be wary of certain remarks, such as that of this enarque referring to his network ... "Never, underlines our witness, never the member of an elite would express himself in this way, because the essence of a network is precisely to be hidden. ”

http://www.tvmag.com/programme-tv/artic ... arque.html

[Christophe]

I found the 2nd part slightly less interesting than the 1st but it is a good film to see (2 times 2 hours approximately anyway).

[Christophe]

The first part passed last night, the second this evening but you can review on this page (available for an unknown period?): http://www.arte.tv/fr/mouvement-de-cine ... 01242.html

I confirm that it is the entirety of the 2 parts which can be viewed on the cited page: http://www.arte.tv/fr/mouvement-de-cine ... 01242.html

So see if you have 2 x 2 hours free ...

[Christophe]

So nobody has 4 hours to "lose" ??

Some comments from Arte plus 7 where the video is apparently still available despite the more than 7 days? http://videos.arte.tv/fr/videos/l_ecole ... 31980.html

Thank you very much to Arte for making us discover this real modern fresco. The fact of including the film in the news of the time still makes it more meaningful and alive. The actuators are all remarkable knowing perfectly decline his particular sensitivities. The young ogres of the beginning, although so brilliant minds, are far from understanding the traps and the compromises of the capacity (of right as of left). This is a public utility film which should be screened on all (non-cultural) channels during prime time. And above all the integration of new students from Ena, but also from X and other Sciences Po. Bravo, bravo continue

I completely agree with the previous comment (Asnièrois), this film is of public utility! He demonstrates that the brilliant mind is lost by the overconfidence it places in its thought system if it does not have the essential tool: the true critical mind! Not the one that so many people appropriate in their arguments in order to reinforce its veracity, but the one requiring considerable effort and leading to permanent questioning, sometimes unpleasant. My questions are: does the instantaneity demanded by politics by its nature prevent any serious critical reasoning? If everyone had it, would it be anarchy? I tend to believe that it takes manipulated and manipulative ... in any case, I will recommend this film to all my friends, in particular, to those who will try the ENA soon!

The first part of this telefim was excellent. The correctness of the education climate, the high quality of the interpretation, the well-targeted personalities of the young enarques particularly appealed to me (I am a former wife and the mother of an enarque and I have found "everything"! ) Well done, with a little regret: why have dramatized the scenario with the suicide of Abel's wife, a divorce would have been enough .... Domi

And even in English:

Excellent film.True.Ihope we will be able to see more art films in the future.Before we had each week at least one good French art film.Nowadays I am afraid we have less and less.Why? French film art is the best in our century, and in our decade. Why can't we get them in Europe, where stupid programs, terrible cheap - mostly I am sorry american - films are in the movies and on TV.Why? Gyorgy Lengyel, Hungary. Sorry foe writing in English, but it is easire now for me.

I think that everyone who likes to criticize the way a country is run (I am part of it ... but less than some) should be obliged, at least morally, to watch these 2 TV films ...

[Self Hypnosis]

The video is no longer available. Any idea how to find it?

[dedeleco]

I may be partially saved, I need to look at my 2TB !!

[Christophe]

In the same genre but in feature films (with Michel Blanc and Olivier Gourmet): http://videos.arte.tv/fr/videos/_l_exer ... 21816.html

"The exercise of the state" by Pierre Schoeller

The violent relations of a minister and his chief of staff, as if you were in the front row, but in a film that insists on the distancing of men of power and the people (Un Certain Regard). A subject by Julien Welter.

Allocation sheet: http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_g ... 74671.html

[Exceed]

... the training of the administrative elites of France via the ENA ...

Already that, for me, it is absurd to call these puppets ... "elites" ... when we see that it continues despite the results they have ... frankly ... close me this school !!!

[Christophe]

In half elites, there is also Pipolitical Science

Me what kills me is especially that this kind of school have such inertia that I wonder if the economic depression and the development of stupidity in France (see level at the end of primary) is not their fault ...

I bet (I hope I am wrong) that in 2011 the political and economic importance that intenet took is not mentioned in class either at Ena or at Science Po ...

Yet Obama won the White House thanks to Facebook ... already in 2008!

Without speaking "of course" of the systematic crushing (very French French) of the ideas of the people who do not come out of these large "bodies of liters" !!

[Tagor]

a reflection on the premeditated casing of our
pseudo-democratic institutions in 6 episodes
by Etienne Chouard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQcyR0arC_8