Every time the French president, François Hollande, tries to present himself in a statesmanlike role, his former partner, Valérie Trierweiler, steals the limelight.

Monday was no exception. After Hollande spent two hours on French radio in a patent relaunch of his presidency, a film producer announced that a biopic of Trierweiler’s revenge memoir Merci Pour Ce Moment (Thank You For This Moment) is now in the works. Continue reading…