2003
7.7 (35 votes)
5h 45m
Genres
War
Drama
History
Production Companies
La Sept-Arte
Musée d'Orsay
13 Prods
Musée d'Orsay
13 Prods
La Commune (Paris, 1871)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Peter Watkins
Writer: Agathe Bluysen, Peter Watkins
Director of Photography: Odd-Geir Sæther
Top Cast
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
Videos
La Commune (Paris, 1871) | Trailer | BELDOCS 2022 2
