The Special Relationship (Téléfilm 2010)

Nommé pour 5 Primetime Emmys
- 1 victoire et 26 nominations au total

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Michael Sheen

Tony Blair

Demetri Goritsas

Strategist

Adam Godley

Jonathan Powell

Marc Rioufol

Jacques Chirac

Mark Bazeley

Alastair Campbell

Helen McCrory

Cherie Blair

Nancy Crane

Protocol Officer

Dennis Quaid

Bill Clinton

John Schwab

Reporter

Hope Davis

Hillary Clinton

Kerry Shale

Advisor to the Clintons

Lara Pulver

Intern

Eric Meyers

American Journalist

Rufus Wright

British Journalist

Matthew Marsh

Foreign Policy Advisor

Gerry Adams

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Peter Agnelli

Air port worker
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Madeleine Albright

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Réalisation
- Richard Loncraine
Scénario
- Peter Morgan
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Michael Sheen great in reasonable TV movie

The movie starts with Tony Blair (Michael Sheen) coming over to America to learn from their experiences and try to reinvigorate the Labour Party. He develops a close relationship with Bill Clinton (Dennis Quaid). Then the relationships get more complex, and the movie ends with a press briefing from the real George W and Blair.

The movie is looking at this mostly from the point of view of Tony Blair. He starts off as an almost giddy schoolboy in awe of the great Bill Clinton. Michael Sheen is the best thing in this movie. He is probably the best person for the role. His superior acting skills is on full display. Dennis Quaid is not as good. He comes off as mimicking the president. Hope Davis is quite effective as Hillary. It's a pretty good recitation of the Clinton-Blair years concentrating on Northern Ireland, Lewinsky, and Kosovo from a 90 minutes HBO TV movie.

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Anecdotes
The third time that Michael Sheen plays former Prime Minister Tony Blair. The other two movies in which he earlier appeared as Blair were The Queen (2006) and Le Deal (2003).

Gaffes
When Tony Blair visits Washington in 1992, he is picked up from the airport in a 1998 Lincoln Town Car. Also visible in this scene is a 1995 Lincoln Town Car, two 1998 Ford Crown Victorias and a 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis.

Citations
Bill Clinton: This Administration has been born in controversy, national shame and illegality, and it is my bet that that's the way they'll go out.