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Jacques Parizeau
Jacques Parizeau
Jacques Parizeau
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As The Life and Times of Jacques Parizeau
reveals, behind the brash Parizeau is a deeply private, surprisingly
formal and cultivated man. How does he defend himself against
charges of racism, even fascism? What role did the women in
his life play in his political agenda? Most of all, how does
a self-described "public enemy number one" go on
after defeat? Quebec-based journalist Francine Pelletier spent
a year following Parizeau to get the answers.
Where Levesque is revered, Jacques Parizeau is reviled. He
bore the blame for the separatist loss in the last referendum,
and his fall from grace reveals the extent of the gap between
the former premier and his people. “Public Enemy Number
One” tells the story of an aristocratic leader who feels
betrayed and abandoned.
This is an intimate portrait of the man behind the politician.
The cameras show him at his vineyard in France, relaxing on
his farm in the Eastern Townships, and recalling his courtship
of second wife, Lisette LaPointe, over lunch at the Ritz Carlton.
Journalist Francine Pelletier penetrates Parizeau’s
stoic exterior to reveal the wounds of political battle. Here
is the story of a man who spent his whole career chasing a
dream, only to burn his wings the day he got close to the
sun.
Original Air Date - February 24, 2004
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