La Commune (Paris, 1871) (2003)
July 3, 2003
War, Drama, History
5h 45m


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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Peter Watkins
- Gérard Bourlet Gérard Watkins
- Blanche Capellier Aurélia Petit
- Child in Cour Popincourt Gaston Lepage
- Child in Cour Popincourt Tilly Mandelbrot
- Un réparateur de fusils de la garde nationale (uncredited) François Damiens
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Keywords
- france
- paris, france
- versailles
- uprising
- fake documentary
- found footage
- 19th century
- anarchism
- army vs civilians