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Sous les pavés
BIOPIC  |  24 MINUTES  |  2019

Mai 1968. Bernard, petit vendeur de téléviseurs, rêve déjà d’affaires et d’ascension. Dans le chaos, un entrepreneur est né.

May ’68. Bernard, a small-time TV salesman, dreams big. Amid chaos and revolution, a future entrepreneur is born.
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Sous les pavésSous les pavés
BIOPIC  | 24 MINUTES | 2019

Mai 1968. Bernard, petit vendeur de téléviseurs, rêve déjà d’affaires et d’ascension. Dans le chaos, un entrepreneur est né.

May ’68. Bernard, a small-time TV salesman, dreams big. Amid chaos and revolution, a future entrepreneur is born.

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Expressions you'll learn:

 Part 1

  • Sous les pavés, la plage
  • Bernard Tapie
  • Expressions autour de l'argent
  • Coûter bonbon
  • Être à sec
  • La monnaie française
  • Une magouille
  • Mollo !

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  • (Ne pas) savoir y faire
  • Toucher à qqn
  • Ne pas en revenir
  • Dégotter
  • S'en fourguer une dernière
  • Qui ne tente rien, n'a rien
  • La der des der
  • Se lever du bon pied
  • FNAC
  • Un frimeur
  • Un flambeur
  • Neuilly
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Synopsis (fr)
Paris, mai 1968. Alors que les émeutes secouent la ville, Bernard Tapie ne manifeste pas — il vend des télés. Vif, ambitieux, il transforme chaque crise en opportunité. Du commerce de quartier aux rêves de conglomérat, il se réinvente à chaque deal. Ce biopic acéré explore l’ambition, l’image, et la naissance d’un homme qui deviendra l’une des figures publiques les plus controversées et fascinantes de France.
Synopsis (en)
Paris, May 1968. As riots sweep the city, Bernard Tapie isn’t out in the streets protesting—he’s out selling TVs. Quick on his feet and hungry for success, he spins every crisis into a chance to climb. From small-time deals to corporate dreams, Tapie reinvents himself with every transaction. A sharply observed biopic about ambition, image, and the birth of a man who would become one of France’s most controversial and captivating public figures.
Director: Thibault Le Texier; Screenplay: Thibault Le Texier
Cast: Jacques Bouanich, Cédric Camus, Cosme Castro, Samuel Dupuy, Edouard Giard, Benjamin Junger, Frédéric Kneip, Claire Morin