La Commune (Paris, 1871)

IMDb 7.6 2003 • 345 min • WarDramaHistory

Director

Peter Watkins

Country

FR

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Eliane Annie Adalto
Eliane Annie Adalto Laundress
Pierre Barbieux
Pierre Barbieux Child in Cour Popincourt
Bernard Bombeau
Bernard Bombeau Baker
Maylis Bouffartigue
Maylis Bouffartigue Marie-Louise Théron
Geneviève Capy
Geneviève Capy Doctor's wife