Editing Jacques Chirac (section)

== Popular culture ==
Chirac was a major supporter of the nation's film industry.<ref>Peter Baxter, "The cinema of Jacques Chirac: governing the French film industry, 1995–2007." ''Screen'' 56.3 (2015): 357-368 .</ref>

Because of Jacques Chirac's long public career, he was often parodied or caricatured: Young Jacques Chirac is the basis of a young, dashing bureaucrat character in the 1976 [[Asterix]] comic strip album ''[[Obelix and Co.]]'', proposing methods to quell Gallic unrest to elderly, old-style Roman politicians. Chirac was also featured in {{lang|fr|[[Le Bêbête Show]]}} as an overexcited, jumpy character.

===A major fixture of the Guignols===
Jacques Chirac was a favourite character of {{lang|fr|[[Les Guignols de l'Info]]}}, a satiric latex [[puppet show]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lepoint.fr/actualites-medias/2009-03-13/interview-chirac-juge-sympathique-sa-marionnette-des-guignols/1253/0/325573|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213144729/http://www.lepoint.fr/actualites-medias/2009-03-13/interview-chirac-juge-sympathique-sa-marionnette-des-guignols/1253/0/325573|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-12-13|title=INTERVIEW - Chirac juge "sympathique" sa marionnette des Guignols, actualité Médias 2.0 : Le Point|date=2009-12-13|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref> He was originally portrayed as a rather likeable, though overexcited, character; following the corruption allegations, however, he was depicted as a kind of dilettante and incompetent who pilfered public money and lied through his teeth. His character for a while developed a [[superhero]] alter ego, {{lang|fr|Super Menteur}} ('super liar') to get him out of embarrassing situations.

===Satirical songs===
In 1988, the band [[Parabellum (French band)|Parabellum]] lambasted Chirac in their song ''Anarchie en Chiraquie'' ("anarchy in Chirac-land"). In 1995, [[Zebda]] criticized Chirac's declarations on the "noise and smell" of immigrant families.<ref>FranceTVInfo, ''Quand Jacques Chirac était la cible de chansons contestataires et drôles, en sept vidéos '', https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/musique/quand-jacques-chirac-etait-la-cible-de-chansons-contestataires-et-droles-en-six-videos_3633475.html</ref>

Because of his alleged improprieties, Chirac was lambasted in a song {{lang|fr|Chirac en prison}} ('Chirac in prison') by French punk band {{lang|fr|[[Les Wampas]]|italic=no}}, with a video clip made by the {{lang|fr|Guignols}}.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xa5mw1|title = Chirac en prison - Vidéo Dailymotion|date = 13 August 2009|access-date = 7 June 2021|archive-date = 30 November 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211130175211/https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xa5mw1|url-status = live}}</ref> Similarly, the band [[Sinsemilia]] lambasted Chirac in the song ''Bienvenue en Chiraquie'' ("Welcome to Chirac-land") as being the leader of a political mafia behaving outside of the laws applicable to normal citizenry. In June 2005, the band attracted media controversy when, on live television during midday news, it stopped early playing the gentle ''Tout le bonheur du monde'' and instead started playing ''Bienvenue en Chiraquie'' as a political gesture, before being cut early.<ref>[https://www.ina.fr/ina-eclaire-actu/video/i14024217/sinsemilia-tout-le-bonheur-du-monde-et-bienvenue-en-chiraquie Sinsemilia "Tout le bonheur du monde" et "Bienvenue en Chiraquie"], [[Institut national de l'audiovisuel]]</ref>

===Ig Nobel===

He was given the [[Ig Nobel prize]] for peace, for commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Hiroshima with atomic bomb tests in the Pacific (1996).

=== Portrayals in film ===

[[J. Grant Albrecht]] voices Chirac in the [[Oliver Stone]] film ''[[W. (film)|W.]]'' Marc Rioufol plays him in [[Richard Loncraine]]'s 2010 film ''[[The Special Relationship (film)|The Special Relationship]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/cinema/jacques-chirac-au-cinema-ce-sera-lui-20-05-2010-929108.php|title=Jacques Chirac au cinéma, ce sera lui|date=2010-05-20|website=Le Parisien|access-date=2020-01-10|archive-date=18 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118081400/https://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/cinema/jacques-chirac-au-cinema-ce-sera-lui-20-05-2010-929108.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Bernard Le Coq]] portrays Chirac in {{lang|fr|La Dernière Campagne}} and ''[[The Conquest (2011 film)|The Conquest]]'' by Xavier Durringer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telerama.fr/television/bernard-le-coq-dans-la-peau-du-retraite-chirac,96109.php|title=Bernard Le Coq dans la peau du retraité Chirac|date=2013-04-16|website=Télérama|access-date=2020-01-10|archive-date=30 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191130212724/https://www.telerama.fr/television/bernard-le-coq-dans-la-peau-du-retraite-chirac,96109.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.fr/story/182199/jacques-chirac-representation-cinema-arnaud-ducret-bernard-le-coq-gregori-derangere|title=Jacques Chirac, cinématographique mais pas trop|date=2019-09-30|website=Slate|language=fr|access-date=2020-01-09|archive-date=11 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211095341/http://www.slate.fr/story/182199/jacques-chirac-representation-cinema-arnaud-ducret-bernard-le-coq-gregori-derangere|url-status=live}}</ref>