La Commune (Paris, 1871) (2003)

Directed by Peter Watkins

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We are in the year 1871. A journalist for Versailles Television broadcasts a soothing and official view of events while a Commune television is set up to provide the perspectives of the Paris rebels. On a stage-like set, more than 200 actors interpret characters of the Commune, especially the Popincourt neighborhood in the XIth arrondissement. They voice their thoughts and feelings concerning the social and political reforms.

Genre: War, Drama, History

Language: fr

Production

Cinematographer: Odd-Geir Sæther · Editors: Patrick Watkins, Agathe Bluysen, Peter Watkins, Olivier Ferrari · Production Design: Patrice Le Turcq

Production: La Sept-Arte

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