The New Watchdogs (2012)
In 1932, the writer Paul Nizan published "The New Watchdogs" to denounce the philosophers and writers of his time who, sheltering behind intellectual neutrality, imposed themselves as true watchdogs of the established order. Today the watchdogs are journalists, editors, and media experts who've openly become market evangelists and guardians of the social order. In a sardonic manner, "The New Watchdogs" denounces this press that, claiming to be independent, objective and pluralist, makes out it is a democratic force of opposition. With forcefulness and precision, the film puts its finger on the increasing danger of information produced by the major industrial groups of the Paris Stock Exchange and perverted into merchandise.
Directors: Gilles Balbastre, Yannick Kergoat.
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Renaud Lambert as Self |
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Nicolas Sarkozy as Self |
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Laurent Joffrin as Self |
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Arnaud Lagardère as Self |
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Alain Duhamel as Self |
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Michel Naudy as Self |
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Frédéric Lordon as Self |
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Jean Gadrey as Self |
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David Pujadas as Self |
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Alain Minc as Self |
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Jacques Chirac as Self |
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Arlette Chabot as Self |
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Raphaëlle Bacqué as Self |
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Michèle Cotta as Self |
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Bernard Accoyer as Self |
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Audrey Pulvar as Self |
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Anne Sinclair as Self |
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Christine Ockrent as Self |
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François Bayrou as Self |
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Claire Chazal as Self |
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Michel Drucker as Self |
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Jean-Pierre Elkabbach as Self |
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François Hollande as Self |
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Franz-Olivier Giesbert as Self |
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Alexandre Adler as Self |
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Denis Olivennes as Self |
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Alain Peyrefitte as Self |
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Michel Godet as Self |
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Élie Cohen as Self |
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Christian de Boissieu as Self |
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Jean-Hervé Lorenzi as Self |
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Christophe Barbier as Self |
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Jacques Attali as Self |
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Tony Blair as Self |
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Laurent Ruquier as Self |
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Michel Field as Self |
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Philippe Val as Self |
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Nicolas Demorand as Self |
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Henri Maler as Self |
| Sound | Fred Pallem | Music |
| Production | Jacques Kirsner | Producer |
| Writing | Pierre Rimbert | Writer |
| Directing | Gilles Balbastre | Director |
| Writing | Serge Halimi | Writer |
| Production | Anne-Marie Marsaguet | Producer |
| Directing | Yannick Kergoat | Director |
