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De Gaulle

2020 · 108 min

A sober, sweeping historical drama that balances political maneuvering with a family's anxious flight, feeling weighty and earnest.

Overview
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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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • family
  • politics
  • survival
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
history, drama
Directed by
Gabriel Le Bomin
Written by
Valérie Ranson-Enguiale, Gabriel Le Bomin
Starring
Lambert Wilson, Isabelle Carré, Olivier Gourmet, Laurent Stocker, Gilles Cohen, Philippe Laudenbach, Tim Hudson, Andrew Bicknell
Cinematography
Jean-Marie Dreujou
Runtime
108 min
Country
France
Languages
French, English

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