De Gaulle (film)
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. Plot. Paris, June 1940. The country is facing military and political collapse as World War II starts. A married couple, Charles de Gaulle and his wife Yvonne, are trying to cope with the situation at hand. When Charles joins London as a brigadier general in a resistance battle against their neighbouring Germany, his wife Yvonne remains at home and takes care of their three children: Anne, Philippe and  little Elisabeth. As operation "Fall Rot" is begun by the invaders, 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. While attending National Defence and War, de Gaulle is not met kindly by Pétain, Weygand and Geoffroy Chodron de Courcel, who all feel that de Gaulle is not fit for office. Following 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 evacuation of troops from French North Africa. It's only after that trip that Reynaud, Pétain, and Weygand change their view about de Gaulle. During the same month, de Gaulle attends a couple of Anglo-French Supreme War Council meetings where he meets Churchill and Edward Spears on 11 June, and two days later meets the Earl of Halifax. Following the successful meetings, de Gaulle wanted to resign, but the Interior Minister Georges Mandel urged him to stay. An escape from French North Africa with Edward Spears and Jean Laurent made the German government suspicious and an arrest warrant  was issued in de Gaulle's name. De Gaulle ends up landing in Britain and goes directly to Churchill who suggests he should work for BBC Radio on 17 June. The next day, de Gaulle issues an appeal to the French people not to be demoralized and to continue fighting against the German aggressors. It was during this time that Yvonne and her children left Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, as the battle for Free France was raging. By 25 June 1940, de Gaulle becomes the leader of the Free French and eventually becomes the President of the Republic. Reception. On  review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of based on critics, with an average rating of . Sandra Hall of "The Sydney Morning Herald" wrote "Wilson makes a very plausible de Gaulle. 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". Jordan Mintzer of "The Hollywood Reporter" called the film "A bland piece of hero worship".