Canada / Sep 06, 2001 / Toronto International Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Piotr Daskiewicz | Polish Officer |
| Nicole Defer | Owner of dressmaking workshop & laundry |
| Patrick Dell'Isola | Emile Léonard Morterol |
| Jürgen Ellinghaus | Versailles Army Officer |
| Caroline Esnard-Benoit | Baker's wife |
| Gérard Watkins | Gérard Bourlet |
| Aurélia Petit | Blanche Capellier |
| 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 |
| Steve Kreisler | Wickham Hoffmann (US Attaché) |
| Lucette Labreuil | Owner of Café Watrin |
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| 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 |
| Flora Pierre | Laundress |
| Marek Przbyla | Polish Officer |
| Prune Sauvageot | Child in Cour Popincourt |
| Pascal Schiltz | Sailor |
| Dirk Sikorski | Anatole Cordier, 66ème |
| Zinedine Vergnaud | Child in Cour Popincourt |
| Philippe Welsh | Le père |
| François Damiens | Un réparateur de fusils de la garde nationale (uncredited) |
Genres
WarDramaHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | La Commune (Paris, 1871) |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | La Sept-Arte, Musée d'Orsay, 13 Prods |
| Release date | 3 luglio 2003 |
| Writer | Agathe Bluysen, Peter Watkins |
| Editing | Peter Watkins, Olivier Ferrari, Patrick Watkins, Agathe Bluysen |
| Cinematography | Odd-Geir Sæther, Galatae Politis, Bertrand Etienne |
| Assistant directors | Romuald Weber, Vanessa Djian, Peter Watkins |
| Camera operators | Odd-Geir Sæther, Galatae Politis, Bertrand Etienne |
| Additional photography | Odd-Geir Sæther, Galatae Politis, Bertrand Etienne |
| Production design | Patrice Le Turcq |
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| Art direction | Patrice Le Turcq |
| Set decoration | Patrice Le Turcq |
| Music | Sébastien Savine, Jean-François Priester |
| Sound | Sébastien Savine, Jean-François Priester |
| Costume design | Arnaud Guelle |
| Makeup | Arnaud Guelle |
| Hairstyling | Arnaud Guelle |
Release dates
Premiere
Netherlands / Jan 25, 2002 / Rotterdam International Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Jul 03, 2003
Theatrical release
France / Nov 07, 2007 / U
Greece / Apr 28, 2011 / Greek Film Archive
TV
Germany / May 26, 2000 / Arte
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