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Civil Wars in France (1978)

★ 10.0/10 135 min Drama, War, History France French
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Description

Three episodes from the history of socialism: Babeuf, whose virulent discourse is a radical assessment of the bourgeois revolution of 1789 (Vincent Nordon episode); the legend of Napoleon I, or the formation of the state as it still dominates today (François Barat episode); and the carnage of the Paris Commune, which official history strives to repress and forget (Joël Farges episode). What does it mean to make a historical film today? It means illuminating the present in the light of the past, and therefore adopting the new modes of modern storytelling to challenge what dominates us, structures us, and oppresses us.

Top Cast

Sami Frey
Sami Frey Babeuf (segment "Babeuf")
Brigitte Fossey
Brigitte Fossey Andrée Léo (segment "La semaine sanglante")
Julie Delpy
Julie Delpy (segment "La semaine sanglante")
Rosine Cadoret
Rosine Cadoret Innkeeper (segment "Premier empire")
Didier Bezace
Didier Bezace Actor (segment "Premier empire")
Marc de Jonge
Marc de Jonge Allied commissioner (segment "Premier empire")
Philippe Collin
Philippe Collin Napoléon (segment "Premier empire")
Georges Azenstarck
Georges Azenstarck Photographer (segment "La semaine sanglante")

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