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La Commune (Paris, 1871)

La Commune (Paris, 1871) (2003)

5h 45m | PG-13

⭐ 7.7 / 10

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.

Director: Peter Watkins

Studio: La Sept-Arte

Genre: War, Drama, History

Video: 720p

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Cast

Eliane Annie Adalto

Eliane Annie Adalto

as Laundress

Pierre Barbieux

Pierre Barbieux

as Child in Cour Popincourt

Bernard Bombeau

Bernard Bombeau

as Baker

Maylis Bouffartigue

Maylis Bouffartigue

as Marie-Louise Théron

Geneviève Capy

Geneviève Capy

as Doctor's wife

Anne Carlier

Anne Carlier

as Laundress