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to meet this adviser at the palace. This same   development. The fearless prince kept his poker   monarchical regime. “This prince succeeded in
         Martin Dale would witness, in secret, Prince   face: “He mastered the art of compromise, as a   putting a country of 1.5 km² - at the beginning
         Rainier’s clash with his French Minister of State,   pragmatic man aiming for efficiency […] In this   of his reign - onto the world map,” stresses
         Emile Pelletier, the spark that would ignite the   way, the conservative prince with a liberal vision   Yann-Antony Noghès, some of whose family
         Franco-Monégasque crisis of 1962, a tax war   of the economy, did not hesitate to proceed with   members worked closely with the prince: his
         that led to the “Blockade of Monaco”: on the night   the nationalisation of the SBM when he needed   grand-uncle, Paul Noghès, as Chief of Staff; and
         of 12 to 13 October 1962, a squad of customs   to!” observes Yann-Antony Noghès, who relied   Antony Noghès, founder of the Monaco Grand
         officers turned up at the France-Monaco border,   on the memoirs of his Chief of Staff, Claude   Prix and a National Councillor.
         causing major traffic jams the next day, with De   de Kemoularia, to depict the takeover of the   This documentary immerses us in these 50
         Gaulle even threatening to send in the tanks. A   SBM, of which Aristotle Onassis had been the   years’ reign, through the radio voices of Prince
         provocative photo of Prince Rainier wearing a   majority shareholder since 1953. In 1966, Rainier   Rainier and actress, Fanny Ardant. Thanks to
         caricatured mask of the general’s face illustrated   III made a bold move, introducing a Bill all but   him, we (re)discover forgotten confidences.
         the complexity of the relationship between the   nationalising the flagship of the Monégasque   “At that time, if we missed a radio or television
         two now friendly countries during those years. “In   economy, at a time when the Greek magnate   broadcast, there was obviously no replay,”
         his office, Rainier III had a painting, The Appeal   had just left on a cruise; Onassis was forced to   recalls the director. This film, which was a big
         of the Last Victims of Terror, on which appeared   sell his shares. “He was a Grimaldi, so extremely   hit at the Grimaldi Forum during screenings on
         a decapitated Princess of Monaco,” notes the   strategic and mischievous,” comments the   4 and 5 July, will live its life on Monaco Info and
         journalist. “He liked to show it off to visitors,   director with a smile. For the record, when   TV Monaco and will no doubt be broadcast on
         telling them, “Look what France has done to us.”  signing the transaction, the Director of the   foreign airwaves before long.
                                              Prince’s Cabinet offered his pen, showing his
         Visionary prince                     distrust of Onassis: it was rumoured that the   The documentary, Rainier III By Himself, will be shown
         Throughout his reign, Rainier III showed himself   ruthless businessman had signed, a few years   in original version with English subtitles at Monaco
         to be visionary, daring to clash with the National   earlier, promises to purchase in the Middle East   Open Air Cinema on 24 August at 21h30; at the Cinema
         Council and supporting costly - and contested   in invisible ink.          des Beaux Arts on 7 September, 5 October, 2 November
         - arbitrations such as redirecting the railway   Thanks to these numerous interviews, the   and 7 December at 18h30; and at the Théâtre des
         line underground, or the land extension of   personality of a man emerges: a protective   Variétés on 25 October and 15 November at 18h30,
         Fontvieille, which would radically change the face   head of family, who became a statesman, wary   and on 18 December at 20h.
         of the Principality and contribute to its dazzling   of courtiers and defensive tooth and nail of the









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