It had all the possibilities of taking the power on september 4, 1870 rather than march 18, 1871 and that would have permitted the proletariat of paris to place itself at the head. Manifesto of the freemasons, april 8 1871 atrocities on top of atrocities, laffranchi, april 9 1871 manifesto of the paris commune, april 19 1871 masonic lodge the union of belleville, april 28 1871 burn down the tuileries, pere duchene, april 30, 1871 general appeal to all jewellery workers, may 7 1871 to frances great cities. It occurred in the wake of frances defeat in the francogerman war and the collapse of napoleon iiis second empire 185270. Arrete par les versaillais le 28 mai, il est juge, condamne a mort le 2 septembre, et fusille le 18 novembre 1871.
A historical reenactment in the style of a documentary, the film received much acclaim from critics for its political themes and watkins direction. Sep 08, 2006 the paris commune is often said to be the first example of working people taking power. With eliane annie adalto, pierre barbieux, bernard bombeau, maylis bouffartigue. The paris commune of 1871 a brief historical background.
It occurred in the wake of frances defeat in the francogerman war and the. The paris commune of 1871 was one of the greatest and most inspiring episodes in the history of the working class. The francoprussian war had led to the capture of emperor napoleon iii in september 1870, the collapse of the second french empire, and the beginning of the third republic. Considered a first class closed house reserved for aristocratic or bourgeois.
Fim ini disutradarai oleh peter watkins dan termasuk film. One of the first cataclysms to be chronicled by the times, in its 20th year, was the brutal suppression of the paris commune by french and prussian troops during the bloody week in may 1871. Originally published in the 1930s this is a fascinating examinat. Henri guillemin the paris commune second french revolution, 1871 episode 9. Inspired by the marxist politics and revolutionary goals of the international workingmens organization also known as the first international, workers of paris united to overthrow the existing french regime which had failed to protect the city from prussian siege, and formed the first. The paris commune is often said to be the first example of working people taking power. The paris commune was the biggest and last popular revolution in western europe ending the cycle of revolutions that started in 1789. It is also a brilliant demonstration of how history is shaped, and reshaped, by the tellers of the tale. See, for instance, any article, in any issue of the workers news bulletin, any week, in the last ten years. Episode with french subtitles and original documents cited by the narrator. The parisian workers strove, in extremely difficult circumstances, to. The role of british and american newspapers and periodicals. On a stagelike set, more than 200 actors interpret characters of the 1871 paris commune, especially the popincourt neighborhood in the xith arrondissement. For this reason it is a highly significant event, even though it is ignored in the french history curriculum.
May 16, 2001 the paris commune of 1871 was one of the greatest and most inspiring episodes in the history of the working class. On march 18 1871, after france was defeated by prussia in the francoprussian war, the french government sent troops into paris to try and take back. Episode avec sous titres en francais et sources citees par le narrateur. The 2020 festival programme will be announced in may 2020. Documents of the paris commune marxists internet archive. Publication date 2000 language french addeddate 20151230.
In a tremendous revolutionary movement, the working people of paris replaced the capitalist state with their own organs of government and held political power until their downfall in the last week of may. In all, workers 468,337 and their dependents 286,670 made up about 40 per cent of the population of paris f. The workers of paris, joined by mutinous national guardsmen, seized the city and set about reorganising society in their own interests based on workers councils. 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. Adolphe thiers, chief executive of the provisional national government, is alarmed by the revolutionary activities of the paris national guard, an armed militia of some 260 battalions organized by the previous government to help defend paris against the prussians in the last days of the disastrous francoprussian war. The paris commune wis a radical socialist an revolutionary govrenment that ruled paris frae 18 mairch tae 28 mey 1871. The parisian workers strove, in extremely difficult circumstances, to put an. This almost sixhour film, shot chronologically over the course of two weeks, presents the. Black and white its paris in 1871, and you are there at 67, peter watkins remains a restless.
It had all the possibilities of taking the power on september 4, 1870 rather than march 18, 1871 and that would have permitted the proletariat of paris to place itself at the head of the workers of the whole country in their struggle. A journalist for versailles television broadcasts a soothing and official view of events while a commune television is set. The parisians, reeling from defeat in the francoprussian war set up their own revolutionary administration. Yes, this could have been how events unfolded on the streets of paris in 1871, and possibly also paris in 1968. Never has a revolution more surprised the revolutionaries. On march 17 and 18, parisians led an uprising against the national government, which fled the capital and reestablished itself in versailles. The paris commune a brief history of the worlds first socialist working class uprising. In this war drama blurring the lines between documentary and fiction, the working class and the. The charles deering mccormick library of special collections at northwestern university library is home to one of the premier collections of original source materials on the siege and commune of paris ca. As many commentators have noted, seizure of power by the commune came too late. The paris commune was a popularled democratic government that ruled paris from march 18 to may 28, 1871. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Event in lille, france by lent cine on sunday, april 9 2017 with 179 people interested.
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