The Guardian view on French cinema’s De Gaulle moment: present anxieties inform a new focus on the past | Editorial
A wave of films dealing with the second world war is captivating a nation facing major contemporary challengesFor weeks now, anglophone cinephiles have been focusing their attention on the virtues and vices of Christopher Nolan’s $250m adaptation of The Odyssey. Across the Channel, however, Homer’s epic tale of a flawed Greek hero has been facing stiff domestic competition. A two-part biopic of General Charles de Gaulle, concentrating on his struggles to liberate France during the second world war, has been…
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