(5 Apr 2007)
1. Exterior of Charlie Hebdo building
2. Close up of the Charlie Hebdo sign
3. Recent front page of Charlie Hebdo with cartoon of Sarkozy: "Sarkozy has changed." "Caution, nice Pitt Bull"
4. On the left: Satirical drawing of Sarkozy: "Papon is dead..." Sarkozy: "Before saying which candidate he would support...Thank God!" (Maurice Papon was a French Nazi collaborator)
5. On the right: satirical drawing of Lionel Jospin (former French prime minister) and Segolene Royal dressed as Lady Chatterley: "She is reunited with her caveman" (Allusion to the characters in the famous novel by D.H Lawrence)
6. Satirical drawing of Royal pushing far-right presidential candidate of the National Front, Jean-Marie Le Pen in a wheelchair: "Le Pen's ideas take some fresh air." Royal "Once they've come out, they never want to go back in."
7. Pan from Charlie Hebdo's front pages on wall to journalists working on computer
8. Various of cartoonists drawing
9. Close up of a caricature of Sarkozy being drawn: "Stop with insecurity". The man: "We have to stop with the insecurity theme or they will not leave their homes to vote."
10. SOUNDBITE (French) Tignous, Political Cartoonist, Charlie Hebdo:
"It is the first time I feel such a lack of enthusiasm (towards the campaign), first of all as a citizen. It is difficult to separate the cartoonist from the citizen, since anyway we react according to (who we are), our cartoons are a reflection of the person we are. So when we feel a lack of enthusiasm it shows in our cartoons. We still laugh, but I would have liked to be more eager."
11. Set up of Philippe Val, Director of Charlie-Hebdo
12. SOUNDBITE (French) Philippe Val, Director of Charlie Hebdo:
"We are totally free to criticise and mock politicians. It can sometimes cause problems, but we are allowed to do so. The idea of political satire has been fully integrated by politicians themselves. They know that they are being caricatured and laughed at."
13. Close up of Philippe Val on the phone.
14. Woman watching the wall where caricatures - one of which will make the cover are being displayed
15. Satirical drawing of Sarkozy and Royal: "The tone rises between Sarko and Sego, Sarkozy, with an inflated head: "She is big-headed"
16. Mid of satirical drawings
17. Satirical drawing of Sarkozy showing the inscription in his hand as French swimmer Laure Manaudou would do to send a message of 'love' to her boyfriend : 'Your Papers.' 'Congratulations France.'
18. Cartoonist Jul painting at desk
19. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jul, Political Cartoonist:
"It has (the cartoon) a special function, which is perhaps a function of revenge for people, because some people are just so frustrated and furious about what is happening around, and they just cannot express it. And when you really go against someone in a cartoon, then it is a very good way to be the avenger for all the audience, perhaps."
20. Zoom in to Jul drawing caricature of Segolene Royal
STORYLINE:
The first round of the French presidential elections are less than three weeks away and once again the main candidates have become grist for political satire.
Fresh from its recent victory in the courts over its reprinting of the infamous cartoons of the prophet Mohammed, the French satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo has taken aim at the main presidential candidates.
Philippe Val who runs the newspaper called his paper's recent legal triumph a victory of believers in freedom of expression and it's with the same zeal that his cartoonists have gone after the top French presidential candidates, particularly Nicolas Sarkozy.
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