Charles de Gaulle and the French Resistance: History in the spotlight at Cannes

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20 May 2026 • 11:42 PM MYT
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We also discuss the dark and chilling "Gentle Monster", starring Léa Seydoux and Catherine Deneuve, directed by Marie Kreuzer.

Meanwhile, 20th-century history is a major theme at this year's festival, with a new, big-budget biopic of Charles de Gaulle and a moving take on the life of World War II resistant Jean Moulin.