The clown who almost became president — France's most dangerous funny man.
Documentary on the French comedian, actor, humanitarian and legend Coluche.
Direction
Jaubert lets archive footage breathe — no over-narration.
Writing
Interview subjects still raw decades later.
Director
Matthieu Jaubert
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Coluche's presidential polling at 16% forced Mitterrand to co-opt his anti-poverty platform. The establishment was terrified of a clown with working-class credibility.
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