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De Gaulle

De Gaulle

History · Drama · 2020

Paris, June 1940. The de Gaulle couple is confronted with the military and political collapse of France. Charles de Gaulle joins London while Yvonne, his wife, finds herself with her three children on the road of the exodus.

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De Gaulle

2020 History · Drama 1h 48m

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6.1 / 10

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Paris, June 1940. The de Gaulle couple is confronted with the military and political collapse of France. Charles de Gaulle joins London while Yvonne, his wife, finds herself with her three children on the road of the exodus.

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Directed by

Gabriel Le Bomin

Written by

Valérie Ranson-Enguiale · Gabriel Le Bomin

Lambert Wilson

Lambert Wilson

Le Général de Gaulle

Isabelle Carré

Isabelle Carré

Yvonne de Gaulle

Olivier Gourmet

Olivier Gourmet

Paul Reynaud

Laurent Stocker

Laurent Stocker

Jean Laurent

Gilles Cohen

Gilles Cohen

Georges Mandel

Philippe Laudenbach

Philippe Laudenbach

Le Maréchal Pétain

Tim Hudson

Tim Hudson

Winston Churchill

Court is in session

Put De Gaulle on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.