La Commune

[Led Zeppelin]

La Commune (Paris, 1871) is a 2000 historical drama film directed by Peter Watkins about the Paris Commune. It is a historical re-enactment in the style of a documentary, and was shot in just 13 days in an abandoned factory on the outskirts of Paris.

Has anyone seen this movie? I'm going to watch it in a bit and am curious of what your opinions of it are.

[JohannGE]

As I have posted elswhere:-

Probably... the best ever! http://www.revleft.com/vb/suggested-leftist-films-t107526/revleft/smilies/001_smile.gif

http://www.revleft.com/vb/peter-watk...553/index.html (http://www.revleft.com/vb/peter-watkins-t106553/index.html)

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http://www.archive.org/details/COMMUNE_Paris1871_PeterWATKINS

"All of Peter Watkins films are events. When he tackles such a mythical moment of French and world history as the Commune (Paris, 1871), Watkins provokes, disturbs, jostles. The story, based on a thorough historical research, leads to an inevitable reflection about the present.

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 neighbourhood in the XIth arrondissement. They voice their own thoughts and feelings concerning the social and political reforms. The scenes consist mainly of long camera takes.

For Peter Watkins, to make a film is to question his own work as a filmmaker. La Commune represents an uncompromising challenge to modern media and a penetrating critique."

http://www3.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=51056&lg=en&exp=&v=h


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