La Commune (Paris, 1871)

La Commune (Paris, 1871) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
375 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 2000 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Peter Watkins

Written By:
Peter Watkins
Agathe Bluysen

Actors:
Eliane Annie Adalto ..... Laundress
Pierre Barbieux ..... Child in Cour Popincourt
Bernard Bombeau ..... Baker
Maylis Bouffartigue ..... Marie-Louise Théron
Geneviève Capy ..... Doctor's wife
Anne Carlier ..... Laundress
Véronique Couzon ..... Marie-Louise Beauger
Piotr Daskiewicz ..... Polish Officer
Nicole Defer ..... Owner of dressmaking workshop & laundry
Caroline Esnard-Benoit ..... Baker's wife
Roland Fontaine ..... Child in Cour Popincourt
Przermyslaw Galkiewicz ..... Polish Officer
Jean-Michel Gallois ..... Concièrge
Joachim Gatti ..... Joachim Rivière
Jean Giacinti ..... Adolphe Thiers
Virginie Guibbaud ..... Léontine Rombert
Armelle Hounkanin ..... Françoise Boidard
Catherine Humbert ..... Marguerite Lachaise, cantinière of 66th Battalion, National Guard
Steve Kreisler ..... Wickham Hoffmann (US Attaché)
Lucette Labreuil ..... Owner of Café Watrin
Michel Labreuil ..... Proprietor of Café Watrin
Rémy Le Champion ..... Policeman
Jean Legal ..... Doctor
Elisabeth Lemaitre ..... Pawnbroker
Gaston Lepage ..... Child in Cour Popincourt
Manon Lepage ..... Child in Cour Popincourt
Micheline Letourneur ..... Laundress
Béatrice Mandelbrot ..... Laundress
Elsy Mandelbrot ..... Convent school pupil
Leila Mandelbrot ..... Child in Cour Popincourt
Tilly Mandelbrot ..... Child in Cour Popincourt
Samy Nogaro ..... Émile Théron
Laurent Parisi ..... Policeman
Aurélia Petit ..... Blanche Capellier
Flora Pierre ..... Laundress (as M B 'Flora' Pierre)
Marek Przbyla ..... Polish Officer
Prune Sauvageot ..... Child in Cour Popincourt
Pascal Schiltz ..... Sailor
Zinedine Vergnaud ..... Child in Cour Popincourt
Gérard Watkins ..... Gérard Bourlet

Synopsis:

Centered on the story of the Paris Commune, the working-class insurgency that briefly ruled the French capital in 1871, Peter Watkins's film is at once a provocative account of a neglected episode in European social history, a call to arms against the contemporary injustices of capitalism, a critique of mass media and an experiment in collective filmmaking that recalls the heady days that followed France's last mass rebellion in May 1968. That's a hefty agenda, even given the film's nearly six-hour running time, but in this risk-averse era, it can be a pleasure to see a film that fails by trying to do too much. It's essential viewing for anyone interested in taking an exploratory step outside of the Hollywood norms.

La Commune (Paris, 1871) is a 2000 historical drama film directed by Peter Watkins about the Paris Commune. It is a historical re-enactment in the style of a documentary, and was shot in just 13 days in an abandoned factory on the outskirts of Paris. The large cast is mainly non-professional, including many immigrants from North Africa, and they did much of their own research for the project.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 02 January, 2008.

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