Gueiguion political drama captivates

Robert Gueiguion’s captivating The Last Mitterrand (Fox, €21.99) takes the form of a verbal duel as a young writer Antoine (Jalil Lespert) interviews President Francois Mitterrand (the excellent Michel Bouquet), slowly stripping away the latter’s cool exterior to reveal a remarkably intelligent mind at work, anxious to protect his political legacy.

Absorbing.