La Commune (Paris, 1871) (2000)
War & Politics · Drama
Overview
In 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 denizens of the Commune, especially the Popincourt neighborhood in the XIth arrondissement. They voice thoughts and feelings concerning the social and political reforms.
Cast
- Gérard Watkins as Gérard Bourlet
- Aurélia Petit as Blanche Capellier
- Maylis Bouffartigue as Marie-Louise Théron
- Véronique Couzon as Marie-Louise Beauger
- Armelle Hounkanin as Françoise Boidard
- Patrick Dell'Isola as Emile Léonard Morterol
- Eliane Annie Adalto as Laundress
- Pierre Barbieux as Child in Cour Popincourt
- Bernard Bombeau as Baker
- Geneviève Capy as Doctor's wife