Beskrivelse: [ Dansk Engelsk ] Den Amerikanske Præsident og enkemand, Andrew Shepard forelsker sig uventet i miljø-lobbisten, Sydney Wade. Sheppard´s popularitet er voldsomt faldende i takt med, at forholdet til Sydney Wade stiger i intensitet. Heldigvis får han god hjælp fra sin loyale stab af medarbejderer, heriblandt stabschefen, den indenrigspolitiske rådgiver, pressesekretæren og hans personlige rådgiver. Sammen former de en pragtfuld, lunefuld og vittig komedie om kærlighed og magt i 90'erne. Beskrivelse: [ Dansk Engelsk ] Boy meets girl - and the press tracks their every move, rivals fire broadsides and a Presidency with a 63% popularity rating plunges to 41% in seven weeks. When you're the President, everyone knows where you live.
Michael Douglas portrays the widower Chief Executive who falls for a lobbyist (Annette Bening), then freefalls in the polls in this winning romantic comedy directed by Rob Reiner. Bustling staff members (Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, David Payner, Anna Deavere Smith), a sneering opponent (Richard Dreyfuss), state dinners, formal protocol, informal moments, global crises - all come into focus as Reiner and his stars explore the balance between private romance ad public Presidency. |