Charles de Gaulle
Birthday: Born in 1890-11-22 in Lille, France
Deathday: 1970-11-09
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French army officer and statesman who led Free France against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 in order to restore democracy in France. In 1958, he came out of retirement when appointed President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) by President René Coty. He rewrote the Constitution of France and founded the Fifth Republic after approval by referendum. He was elected President of France later that year, a position to which he was reelected in 1965 and held until his resignation in 1969.
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Histoire bruyante de la jeunesse (1949-2020)
Character: Self (archive footage)
A look back at the social movements, revolts and youth subcultures from the post-war period to the present day: after the World War II, the left-bank of Paris became a mecca for jazz and alternative living, youth culture was born with trailblazing American movies, and rock became the soundtrack to a generation that wanted to change everything....
Загадки века с Сергеем Медведевым
Character: Self (archive footage)
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Apocalypse : Hitler attaque à l'Ouest (1940)
Character: Self (archive footage)
May 10th, 1940, Hitler takes on the West. Will he precipitate Europe into the Apocalypse?...
Apocalypse : La 2ème Guerre mondiale
Character: Self (archive footage)
A six-part French documentary about the Second World War composed exclusively of actual footage of the war as filmed by war correspondents, soldiers, resistance fighters and private citizens. The series is shown in color, with the black and white footage being fully colorized, save for some original color footage. The only exception to the treatment are most Holocaust scenes, which are presented in the original black and white....
Crusade in Europe
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En guerre(s) pour l'Algérie
Character: Self - Politician (archive footage)
North Africa, 1954. The Algerian war of independence begins, a traumatic and extremely violent catastrophe that for eight long years will shake and finally overthrow the foundations of the colonial regime established by France in 1830....
C'était la guerre d'Algérie
Character: Self (archive)
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The Vietnam War
Character: Self - Politician (archive footage)
An immersive 360-degree narrative telling the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Featuring testimony from nearly 80 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides....
Le Siècle des icônes
Character: Self (archive footage)
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God Chose Paris
Character: Self (archive footage)
An interesting mixture of filmed scenes with Belmondo and archival footage regarding cultural aspects of all kind around Paris, starting at the end of the 19th century and ending in the mid-1960's. Jean-Paul Belmondo leads us through the movie starting as a young photographer around 1900, a reporter in both world-wars and doing fictional interviews with lots of celebrities....
De Gaulle, le monarque et le Parlement
Character: Self (archive footage)
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Congrès de Tours 1920: The Birth of the French Communist Party
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The Arc de Triomphe: A Nation's Passion
Character: Self (archive footage)
The pride of Napoleon's victories, the Arc de Triomphe, whose first stone was laid in 1806 at the top of the Champs-Élysées, is, along with the Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited monuments in the French capital. Wanted by an emperor, inaugurated under the reign of a king (Louis-Philippe) and sanctuarized by the Republic, this patriotic temple polarizes the passions of a whole nation. A historical portrait before "packaging", which teems with anecdotes and unsuspected details....
1958: Those Who Said No
Character: Self (archive footage)
On October 4, 2018, France celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Fifth Republic. It is a republic born in the throes of the Algerian War and one which—from the day it was founded by General de Gaulle until the presidency of a very Jupiterian Emmanuel Macron—has been assailed as a “Republican monarchy” by partisans of a more assertive parliamentarian state. By revisiting the struggle of those who dared oppose the new regime — only to suffer a crushing defeat on September 28, 1958, when they were...
De Gaulle and the Free French in World War II
Character: Self (archive footage)
In June 1940 nothing was written. The appeal of June 18 by General de Gaulle was a hope but also a start. The start for an essential page of the History of France, written by De Gaulle and his followers, without whom nothing would have existed in the Resistance to the German tyranny and this film wishes to honor their memory....
I Am Jackie O
Character: Self (archive footage)
Jackie Kennedy Onassis was the most famous woman in the world, impossibly glamourous and universally admired. She was also complex, layered, and extremely guarded, making her endlessly fascinating and enigmatic. This incredibly compelling film provides a definitive exploration of her life, from iconic first lady to widow, unofficial royalty and fashion icon....
Le cinéma français et l'épuration
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Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
Character: Self - with Churchill and FDR (archive footage)
The third film of Frank Capra's 'Why We Fight" propaganda film series, dealing with the Nazi conquest of Western Europe in 1940....
Electronic Vibrations: A Sound Changes the World
Character: Self - Politician (archive footage)
The amazing story of electronic music: its epic journey from its origins in Europe, at the hands of the great artists of the post-war classical avant-garde, to the great post-industrial cities of the USA, where this genre of genres took over music stores, shady clubs and, eventually, the big stages....
Cent jours
Character: Self
From the first minutes after his inauguration, the newly elected president wants to translate his promises and his campaign project into action. "Change is now", "Change life", "Together everything becomes possible": all campaign slogans promising a break with the past, a change. The first few months were decisive: it was a matter of making a mark, asserting one's style, imposing one's authority and taking the first measures, those that would make a mark on public opinion and set the first lines...
François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story
Character: Self (archive footage)
In the summer of 1963, François Mitterrand was going through a deep existential crisis. His political career was at a standstill and, after 19 years of marriage, the couple had grown apart. It was at this point that François Mitterrand met the woman who was to give new meaning to his life. Anne Pingeot, aged 19, was to become the companion of a lifetime, a woman who would be with him throughout his rise to power and who would remain by his side until his last breath. For the first time, Anne Pin...
La Rabbia di Pasolini
Character: Self (archive footage)
An attempt to reconstruct the complete version of Pier Paolo Pasolini's segment of La rabbia....
Des Français libres, sauver l'honneur
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In the Mood for Love
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
In 1962 Hong Kong, two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses....
The Algerian War
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A French historical documentary that retraces the events leading up to Algeria's war of independence from 1954 to 1962, based on archive footage and testimonies from key players of the period....
United We Stand
Character: Self (archive footage)
Using newsreel footage, this film reviews world events from the end of World War I to the American entry into World War II and, according to the narration, shows "how, through their disunity, democracies were led, some to destruction and others to the verge of destruction."]...
The Killing of America
Character: Self (archive footage)
A documentary of the decline of America. Featuring footage (most exclusive to this film) from race riots to serial killers and much, much more....
Ulysse
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
At the sea shore, a goat, a child, and a naked man. This is a photograph taken in 1954 by Agnès Varda. The goat was dead, the child was named Ulysses, and the man was naked. Starting from this frozen image, the film explores the real and the imaginary....
Entretien politique : Histoire et mode d'emploi
Character: Self (archive footage)
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The Smashing of the Reich
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An unpublished documentary film proposed in restored version. 100 million meters of film viewing, film libraries inventoried 11 countries and 3 years of work were needed to bring these documents. This documentary evokes the destruction of the Nazi war machine with a particular emphasis on air power. The most significant events are recounted as the Normandy landings, the battle of Paris, the last German offensive with the historical siege of Bastogne and the landing on the island of Elba. Also sh...
De Charles de Gaulle à Emmanuel Macron, les gardiens de l'empire
Character: Self (archive footage)
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De Gaulle, le géant aux pieds d'argile
Character: Self (archive footage)
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Kourou et l'épopée spatiale française
Character: Self (archive footage)
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1914-1945 : Les grands hommes des deux guerres
Character: lui-même
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Pétain, such a popular hero
Character: Self (archive footage)
On October 24, 1940, Philippe Pétain met Adolf Hitler in Montoire and led the French into collaboration with the Nazis. A black page in the history of France, written by a man whom many then considered a hero: the winner of Verdun....
Foccart, l'homme qui dirigeait l'Afrique
Character: Self (archive footage)
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The Liberation of Paris
Character: Himself
French Resistance's documentary during the liberation of Paris in August 1944....
Autour de Brazzaville
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"The crime of the cease fire was to capitulate as if France had no empire" - Charles De Gaulle...
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
Character: Self - Politician (archive footage)
Writer, journalist, explorer, filmmaker, communist militant, freedom fighter. Truths and lies. A plot twist. Politician. General De Gaulle's shadow. Overwhelmed by the weight of power. The numerous exploits of André Malraux (1901-1976)....
The Phoney War
Character: Self - Army Colonel (archive footage)
September 3rd, 1939. Britain and France declare war on Nazi Germany, only two days after the Wehrmacht invades Poland. This day, the sad date when the fate of the world changed forever, the Phoney War began: eight months of uncertainty, preparations, evacuations and skirmishes....
La Rabbia
Character: Self (archive footage)
Documentary footage (from the 1950s) and accompanying commentary to attempt to answer the existential question, Why are our lives characterized by discontent, anguish, and fear? The film is in two completely separate parts, and the directors of these respective sections, left-wing Pier Paolo Pasolini and conservative Giovanni Guareschi, offer the viewer contrasting analyses of and prescriptions for modern society. Part I, by Pasolini, is a denunciation of the offenses of Western culture, particu...
Montreal Stories
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Six stories about Montreal. 1: A young housewife from Toronto samples the nightlife using basic French. 2: The tale of a painting of Montreal's first mayor, Jacques Viger. 3: During a hockey game, Madeleine tries to tell Roger she wants a divorce after forty years of marriage. 4: A visitor to a conference on pictographs arrives at the airport, where the female customs officer steals a momento from each person. 5: As she is being driven to the hospital in an ambulance after an auto accident, Sara...
De Gaulle, the Last King of France
Character: Self (archive footage)
Charles de Gaulle, the first president (1958-1969) of the Vth Republic, France’s current system of government, left his mark on the country . He was statesman of action and has been compared to a monarch. This film depicts the general’s personality through the great events of his presidential term, at a time when the world was undergoing considerable changes....
Black Is Beltza
Character: Self (voice) (archive footage)
New York City, October 10, 1965. A group of wooden giant figures from Pamplona, representing Basque culture and traditions, parade down the street; but the local authorities have not allowed the appearance of all of them: due to the racial prejudices that persist in many sectors of society, the participation of two black giants has been banned....
Mitterrand et la télé
Character: Self (archive footage)
May 10th, 1981. François Mitterrand is elected President of the Republic. The “soviet tanks” supposedly coming upon the Champs-Élysées dressed in red, feared by some, did not march. Serge Moati takes a personal look at this episode, focusing on the relationship the president had with television, that he witnessed and played a role in....
De Gaulle, l'homme à abattre
Character: Self (archive footage)
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A Grin Without a Cat
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
French essay film focusing on global political turmoil in the 1960s and '70s, particularly the rise of the New Left in France and the development of socialist movements in Latin America....
Un peu, beaucoup, passionnément... Les Présidents et les Français
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