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'We were at Dunkirk, too' say French furious at being written out of film epic
ibtimes.co.uk ^ | July 22, 2017 13:11 BST | Isabelle Gerretsen

Posted on 07/22/2017 9:06:51 AM PDT by BenLurkin

Around 30,000 French troops held back Nazi divisions near the city of Lille to protect their allies during the evacuation code-named Operation Dynamo.

Renowned French film critic Jacques Mandelbaum called Nolan "witheringly impolite" and slammed the director's "deplorable indifference" towards his country's contribution to the epic evacuation.

"Where in the film are the 120,000 French soldiers who were also evacuated from Dunkirk? Where are the 40,000 who sacrificed themselves to defend the city against a superior enemy in weaponry and numbers?" he asked in his review in French newspaper Le Monde.

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TOPICS: Military/Veterans; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: dunkirk; france; frenchtroops; hollywood; militaryhistory; moviereview
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To: Mollypitcher1

My favorite is a Glendronach 15, but it’s a bit hard to find. Do let me know how France is doing, while I have faith in western culture the leaders worry me.


241 posted on 07/24/2017 7:56:57 AM PDT by Lee Enfield (Liberals write our memes for us.)
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To: Lee Enfield

Will check on Glendronach 15 which is new to me. I don’t like their leaders either. Have met and spoken with several of their top dogs. The best of the lot was Valery Giscard D’Estaing. He is very pro American. I was happy to see him in plain form last year at the Normandy celebrations. I liked Sarkozy but not Chirac who was no friend of America although he pretended to be. The new guy doesn’t impress me at all. Acted like a teenager at the G20. We’ll see.


242 posted on 07/24/2017 9:19:04 AM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: BenLurkin

Interesting that this movie comes out now, seeing as how we are at a political Dunkirk now.


243 posted on 07/24/2017 9:21:31 AM PDT by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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To: Mollypitcher1

D’Estaing is a good one, but you must admit Chirac was fantastic for the Capitol Steps. By the way, If you ever come through the Albuquerque area drinks are on me.


244 posted on 07/24/2017 9:43:00 AM PDT by Lee Enfield (Liberals write our memes for us.)
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To: Netz

I agree with you for the most part.....just saw it today

2 points.....I wish we could have actually heard Churchill’s voice reading his speech. at the end

And I wish they had included England’s response of their boats was because of the message sent......AND IF NOT

My generation would have understood this


245 posted on 07/24/2017 5:35:31 PM PDT by Guenevere
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To: Lee Enfield

Thanks bunches for the invite! Love Albuquerque! Remember one year I left the Shalako Ceremony at Zuni in a snowstorm and drove in a blizzard all the way to Albuquerque following the dark image of the telephone poles. Was the only way I could tell where the road was. Was so exhausted I fell into bed fully clothed including my boots and slept for hours. I have many fond memories of your neck of the woods.


246 posted on 07/26/2017 8:09:13 AM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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