British historian defends artistic licence in controversial de Gaulle biopic
- The big-budget biopic La Bataille de Gaulle, which premiered at Cannes in May, has drawn the ire of French historians for liberties it takes with historical record.
- But Julian Jackson, the British scholar whose biography inspired the film, says some things are more important than the details.
- Jackson is Britain's leading authority on Charles de Gaulle and the author of the 2018 biography A Certain Idea of France, which inspired filmmaker Antonin Baudry's film.
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- The big-budget biopic La Bataille de Gaulle, which premiered at Cannes in May, has drawn the ire of French historians for liberties it takes with historical record.
- But Julian Jackson, the British scholar whose biography inspired the film, says some things are more important than the details.
- Jackson is Britain's leading authority on Charles de Gaulle and the author of the 2018 biography A Certain Idea of France, which inspired filmmaker Antonin Baudry's film.
Sources: RFI