De Gaulle (2020)

De Gaulle: Directed by Gabriel Le Bomin. With Lambert Wilson, Isabelle Carré, Olivier Gourmet, Catherine Mouchet. 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.

“Desolé, but this one is rather, no mostly kitschyu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDe Gaulle is one of u0026quot;my menu0026quot;, definitely. Washed up from somewhere by more destiny than determination to become a leading figure of moral firmness in times of helplessness.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis movie however seems to concentrate on kitsch elements alone, stretching out the adventurous escape of his wife from France to the maximum. Not to talk about the somewhat manipulating focus on the daughter with down syndrome, itu0026#39;s of almost stupid, emotionally appealing voyerism, how this movie-telling card is played. There is barely any depth in the movie, specially pointing out de Gaulleu0026#39;s lost position within the winning agenda of defaitism of the government.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA wasted opportunity to set a cinematographic milestone around this important figure.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAlarmingly of almost the same annoying, opportunistic current zeitgeist of political correctness as most german productions of this sort. Vous meritez du mieux, mes chers …”