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French student riots: comparisons with 1968 will only serve the political extremes

The student demonstrations that have spread across France in recent weeks are not unprecedented. Indeed, commentators have been quick to point to comparisons with the events of May and June 1968, where, at their peak, more than 10 million students and workers took to the streets.

The Conversation · 3h ago

'Great moral courage: The French thought they knew de Gaulle and suddenly realised they didn't'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Julian Jackson, the British historian, author and Emeritus Professor of Modern French History at Queen Mary University of London. His biography of Charles de Gaulle laid the foundation for France's two-part biopic, "De Gaulle: Résistance". And on the heels of that surprise box-office hit,…

France 24 · 5h ago

De Gaulle: Liberté review – biopic of conquering French war hero reaches his imperial era

A shrewd performance by Simon Abkarian leads this blockbuster account of the wartime leader’s career as he ascends to political dominance

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17

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.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 27

Stubborn, arrogant, a genius: France’s De Gaulle epic shows up the tepidity of our politics

The man who led Free France during Nazi occupation was single-minded to the point of obstinacy. But he believed in his own power to make history, says Guardian Europe writer Alexander Hurst

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25

Why General Charles de Gaulle still resonates

On 18 June, 1940, General Charles de Gaulle appealed to the French to rally behind him and refuse collaboration with Nazi Germany. Eighty-six years later he's back in the spotlight thanks to the blockbuster biopic La Bataille de Gaulle. Historian Julian Jackson – whose acclaimed biography, A Certain Idea of…

Radio France Internationale · Jun 22

Podcast: Justice for children, De Gaulle on screen, France’s animal welfare gap

The murder of a young girl has sparked a reckoning with France's failures to investigate and prosecute violence against children. A historian's take on bringing Charles de Gaulle to the big screen. And how France's legal recognition of animal sentience has yet to guarantee the welfare of farm animals.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 19

Summer blockbuster: Why the French keep coming back to Charles de Gaulle

The release of a two-part summer blockbuster on General Charles de Gaulle’s fight to rally resistance to Nazi occupation is yet another sign that the once-divisive figure continues to fascinate the French public. And while his name risks being turned into an empty signifier of fading French glory on the…

France 24 · Jun 4

What is ‘strategic autonomy’ – and why is everyone suddenly reaching for it?

Strategic autonomy is having a moment.

The Conversation · Jun 4

From Castro to Trump: Leaders who survived the most assassination attempts in history

An armed man opened fire near the White House correspondents' dinner, injuring a Secret Service agent and forcing Donald Trump and top officials to be evacuated. Euronews takes a look at world leaders most targeted by assassination plots.

Euronews · Apr 27