
Quote:<br/> "1871"isavisuallysumptuous,multi-layeredtreatmentoftheParisCommunewhichwasselectedforthe"UnCertainRegard"sectionofthe1990Cannesfestival.<br/> <br/> Quote:<br/> ThebloodyhistoryofradicalrevolutionarymovementsinFrancehasfrequentlyprovokedotherwisereasonablepeopleinothercountriestohaveanunreasoningfearofalternativepoliticalmovements.In1871,NapoleonIIIruledFranceinawaythatmadehimverypopularwiththerichandwitharistocratsandwould-bearistocratsaroundtheworld.Inparticular,herigorouslysuppressedanyhintofdissent,andpreventedthedevelopmentoftradeunionsandsocialistpoliticalmovements.In1871therewasabloodyuprisingwhichproducedashort-livedregimeknownas"TheParisCommune,"foundedonprincipleseverybitasradicalasanythingfromtheFrenchRevolutionof1789.ThestoryofthistimeistoldfromthepointofviewoftheactressSeverin(AnaPadrao)andthetheaterinwhichsheworked.Herfavorsweresometimesavailabletothosewithsufficientfunds,andshehadtwolovers:one,arevolutionary,theother,anEnglishspy.Intheend,neitherisabletosaveher.




