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The Minister (L’Exercise de l’Etat): Cannes 2011 Review

3:19 PM PDT 5/19/2011 by Jordan Mintzer

Belgian actor Olivier Gourmet gives a solid performance in director-screenwriter Pierre Schoeller's film.

CANNES -- At once intriguing and dense, disjointed and overwrought, The Minister (L’Exercise de l’Etat) reps a challenging second feature from writer-director Pierre Schoeller (Versailles), and one that doesn’t quite get all its ducks in a row. Anchored by Olivier Gourmet’s sharp performance as a French transports minister dealing with a multitude of sticky issues and stress-inducing scenarios, this episodic political yarn will tally up votes in Francophone territories, with a solid TV showing.

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