State Department, and the President of the United States”. On the other hand according to French historian Francois Kersody, de Gaulle seemed to be permanently involved in a two-front war: “a public war against Vichy and the Germans, and a private war against the British Admiralty, the British Air Ministry, the British War Office, the British Intelligence Service, the British Foreign Office, the British Prime Minister, the U.S. On one hand de Gaulle (after fleeing France after the 1940 German invasion) portrayed himself as the embodiment of the French nation, a modern-day male Joan of Arc who would lead the fight against the Nazis and their Vichy hirelings and thus restore France to its rightful place and greatness (). Jordan Mintzer of The Hollywood Reporter called the film "A bland piece of hero worship".In World War II, Charles de Gaulle started to show his divisive ways by undermining the Allied political and military leadership. He has the height, the slimness and the posture and once he has the uniform on, it's easy to overlook the fact that he's much too handsome for the part". Sandra Hall of The Sydney Morning Herald wrote "Wilson makes a very plausible de Gaulle. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 40% based on 10 critics, with an average rating of 6.3/10. Erik Martens as German soldier (uncredited).Jean-Noël Martin as a Frenchman in London.Marilou Aussilloux as Elisabeth de Miribel.Stanislas Hittin as Jacques-Henri Rerolle.Victor Belmondo as Claude Hettier de Boislambert.Philippe Laudenbach as Deputy Prime Minister Philippe Pétain.Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as Hélène de Portes.Alain Lenglet as General Maxime Weygand.Pierre Hancisse as Geoffroy Chodron de Courcel.
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By 25 June 1940, de Gaulle becomes the leader of the Free French and eventually becomes the President of the Republic. It was during this time that Yvonne and her children left Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, as German forces continue to advance throughout France. The next day, de Gaulle issues an appeal to the French people not to be demoralized and to continue fighting against the German aggressors. De Gaulle ends up landing in Britain and goes directly to Churchill, who suggests he should work for BBC Radio on 17 June. An escape from French North Africa with Edward Spears and Jean Laurent makes the German government suspicious and an arrest warrant is issued in de Gaulle's name. During the same month, de Gaulle attends a couple of Anglo-French Supreme War Council meetings where he meets Churchill and General Edward Spears on 11 June, and two days later meets the Earl of Halifax.įollowing the successful meetings, de Gaulle offers his resignation, but the Interior Minister Georges Mandel urges him to stay. It's only after that trip that Reynaud, Pétain, and Weygand change their view about de Gaulle. While attending a cabinet meeting, de Gaulle is not met kindly by Pétain, General Maxime Weygand and Geoffroy Chodron de Courcel, who all feel that de Gaulle is not fit for office.įollowing his visit to Weygand, who was aiming for a truce between French and the Germans, de Gaulle decides to fly to Britain to meet the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to discuss the evacuation of the French army to French North Africa. When de Gaulle goes to war as a brigadier general in the battle against the invading German army, his wife Yvonne remains at home and takes care of their three children: Anne, Philippe and little Elisabeth.Īs the Germans activate Fall Rot, Paul Reynaud appoints de Gaulle as Defence Minister, under the command of Deputy Prime Minister Philippe Pétain whose body was responsible for collaboration with the British. A married couple, Charles de Gaulle and his wife Yvonne, are trying to cope with the situation at hand. The country is facing military and political collapse as the Battle of France rages. De Gaulle is a 2020 French biographical historical drama film written and directed by Gabriel Le Bomin, starring Lambert Wilson and Isabelle Carré as Charles and Yvonne de Gaulle.
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