About
Jack Mathieu Émile Lang (born 2 September 1939) is a French politician. A member of the Socialist Party, he served as Minister of Culture from 1981 to 1986 and again from 1988 to 1993, as well as Minister of National Education from 1992 to 1993 and 2000 to 2002. He was also Mayor of Blois from 1989 until his resignation in 2000. Lang is best known for originating the Fête de la Musique in 1982 as Culture Minister, an all day public music festival which occurs yearly on 21 June in France and throughout the world. Since 2013 he has been president of the Arab World Institute in Paris.
Filmography
Les Victoires de la musique, 40 ans d'émotion en chansons2025 · Self
Jack Lang, le beau rôle2025 · Self (archive footage)
Laurent Gerra, l'anniversaire-événement2025 · Self
Festa della musica, un concerto lungo trent'anni2025
Berlusconis Aufstieg2024 · Self
Pierre Bérégovoy, la tragédie du pouvoir2023 · Self
Liberté, égalité, chansonniers !2022 · Self
Mitterrand, président culturel2021 · Self
10 mai 1981 : Changer la vie ?2021 · Self
10 mai 1981, le jour du grand soir2021 · Self
Renaud, au nom du père2019 · Self
Stupor Mundi: Book 3, The Most Dangerous Encounter2019 · Self (archive footage)
Strehler: Il mago dei prodigi2017 · Self
La story des années 802017 · Self
The Legend of the Ugly King2017 · Self
François Hollande, le mal-aimé2017 · Self
François Mitterrand : Bâtisseur de mystères2017 · Self
Mr & Mme Adelman2017 · Self
King of Morocco, the secret reign2016 · Self - President of the Arab World Institute
Age of Panic2013 · Self (uncredited)