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- Asterix and Obelix travel to Britain to help Anticlimax, Asterix's Breton cousin, defeat Julius Caesar and the invading Romans.
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Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia: Directed by Laurent Tirard. With Gérard Depardieu, Edouard Baer, Guillaume Gallienne, Vincent Lacoste. Asterix and Obelix travel to Britain to help Anticlimax, Asterix's Breton cousin, defeat Julius Caesar and the invading Romans.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Family
- Laurent Tirard
- 2012-10-17
Julius Caesar lands in Britain, where a small village still holds out bravely against the Roman legions. But the situation becomes critical and the villagers have not got long to live; that's when Anticlimax, one of the villagers, seeks volunteers to go seek help from his second-cousin Asterix the Gaul and bring back a barrel of "magic potion ...
- Plot
- Portrayal of Britain in The Book
- Language Based Humour in "Asterix in Britain"
Julius Caesar has invaded Britain and succeeded, mainly because the British soldiers under Cassivelaunos stop fighting every day to drink hot water (with a drop of milk), and refuse to fight over the weekend. Caesar, using his famous military genius decides to fight only when they stop to drink hot water and weekends. As with Gaul, a single village...
Authors' concern
1. The authors worried that, as had occurred with some of their other books set outside of Gaul, they might receive complaints from British readers about the portrayal of their country. The following message was included in the original English release: 1. "As usual, we caricature what we are fond of, and we are fond of the British, in spite of their strange way of putting Nelson on top of their columns instead of Napoleon. However, when it comes to presenting this skit on the British tothe B...
British references in the book
1. Rugby, cricket, the weekend, toast, umbrellas, double-decker buses, rain, fog, British gardens, and pubs are referenced. 2. The uniforms of the Camulodunum team are identical to the modern home kit of Colchester United 3. Asterix and Anticlimax engage in a debate of which side of the road it is 'correct' to drive on (people in Britain drive on the left, whereas in other European countries, they drive on the right). 4. There is a reference to the British pre-decimal currency system (in use...
Reason Dogmatix does not accompany the Gauls to Britain
Obelix tells a sad looking Dogmatix that he can not go with them to Britain. This is in reference to anti-rabies legislation in force in Britain at the time (and still in force in a modified form today) which made it difficult to bring other pets from continental Europe.
The Britons' difficulty with French
Much of the humour in the original French version rests on errors commonly made by British people in attempting to speak French. For instance, Anticlimax continues to address Asterix with "vous" rather than the familiar "tu" in spite of them being related and of Asterix using "tu" with Anticlimax from early on. This is a reference to the English language having only one word for "you". There are jokes relating to English classes. Obelix remarks on the tweed worn by Asterix's Briton cousin, as...
In the English translation
In the English version, the translators give the Britons a stereotypical British upper class style of speech to distinguish their language from that spoken by Asterix and Obelix. For example, they say "What" at the end of every sentence. Obelix asks Anticlimax "What do you keep saying 'What' for?" Anticlimax replies "Don't you know what's what what?" The English translation contains jokes relating to learning French. When Asterix remarks that his cousin's boat is small, Anticlimax replies obs...
Aug 28, 2015 · Asterix and Obelix cross the Channel and give them a hand to repel the Romans. History: Caesar did invade Britain in 55 and 54 BC as part of his Gallic war but was unable to get through most of the British Isles, and had absolutely zero luck in Wales, thanks in no small part to Boudica’s rebellion and resistance.
Apr 13, 2021 · Panoramix the druid makes a barrel of magic potion; Asterix and Obelix join Jolitorax into Britain for help. After they arrive there, the road to the village appears not to be so smooth: the Romans have been warned and again and again, the three have to go into hiding, flee, or make detours.
While travelling across the English Channel, the group rescue a Phoenician merchant from pirates, who rewards Asterix with a small bag of mysterious herbs for their assistance. As they resume, the group encounter a Roman galley, much to Obelix's delight - due to missing them in recent weeks - and board it to satisfy his need for a fight.
May 12, 2020 · It was again in 1961, with Astérix et les Goths, that Asterix and Obelix ventured outside Gaul for the first time, crossing the border into Germany. In the following years the heroic Gauls visited England (Astérix chez les Bretons, 1966), Spain (Astérix en Hispaine, 1969), Belgium (Astérix chez les Belges, 1979), Italy (Astérix et le ...
