Catherine Deneuve’s ‘The President’s Wife’ Takes Over on Digital, VOD, DVD & Blu-ray June 24

When she arrives at the Elysée Palace in 1995, Bernadette Chirac expects to finally get the respect she deserves — as the woman behind the newly elected president. Set aside and judged for being too old-fashioned, she decides to make her mark by becoming an essential media figure.

Directed by: Léa Domenach
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Denis Podalydès, Michel Vuillermoz, Sara Giraudeau.
Written by: Clémence Dargent, Léa Domenach
Rating: NR
Running time: 92 minutes
Genre: Comedy Drama
Streaming: June 24
Theatrical Release: April 18, 2025
Worldwide: $6,702,707
Country: France
Studio: Cohen Media Group

Long the woman-behind-the-man, Bernadette Chirac (Catherine Deneuve) arrives at France’s presidential Elysée Palace in 1995 frustrated, and all but cast off by her newly elected husband, Jacques (Michel Vuillermoz). Having worked in his shadow during his ascent to the presidency, Madame Chirac now expects to finally get the place in the political elite she believes she deserves. In Léa Domenach’s whip-smart feature film debut based on true events, Madame Chirac’s rise from invisible political spouse to major media figure — as calculated as it was inevitable — is chronicled with equal parts reverence and wit, driven by Deneuve’s wryly memorable central performance