La Commune (Paris, 1871)

La Commune (Paris, 1871)

345 mins | Drama, War, History | July 3, 2003

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 neighbourhood in the XIth arrondissement. They voice their own thoughts and feelings concerning the social and political reforms. The scenes consist mainly of long camera takes.

La Commune (Paris, 1871)

345 mins | Drama, War, History | July 3, 2003

La Commune (Paris, 1871)
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 neighbourhood in the XIth arrondissement. They voice their own thoughts and feelings concerning the social and political reforms. The scenes consist mainly of long camera takes.
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers Musée d'Orsay, La Sept-Arte, 13 Productions
Original title La Commune (Paris, 1871)
Directors Romuald Weber, Peter Watkins
Writers Agathe Bluysen, Peter Watkins

Cast

Eliane Annie Adalto

as Laundress

Pierre Barbieux

as Child in Cour Popincourt

Bernard Bombeau

as Baker

Maylis Bouffartigue

as Marie-Louise Théron

Geneviève Capy

as Doctor's wife

Anne Carlier

as Laundress

Véronique Couzon

as Marie-Louise Beauger

Piotr Daskiewicz

as Polish Officer

Nicole Defer

as Owner of dressmaking workshop & laundry

Patrick Dell'Isola

as Emile Léonard Morterol

Jürgen Ellinghaus

as Versailles Army Officer

Caroline Esnard-Benoit

as Baker's wife

Gérard Watkins

as Gérard Bourlet

Aurélia Petit

as Blanche Capellier