When Louis XVI summoned the Etats-Generaux, he unleashes a revolution that would change his country and cost his life. This is the story of one of the crucial points in the history of France, and Europe, divided into two parts.
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Title: La révolution française (1989)
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| Klaus Maria Brandauer | ... | Georges-Jacques Danton | |
| Jane Seymour | ... | Marie Antoinette | |
| François Cluzet | ... | Camille Desmoulins | |
| Jean-François Balmer | ... | Louis XVI | |
| Andrzej Seweryn | ... | Maximilien-Marie-Isidore De Robespierre | |
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Marianne Basler | ... | Gabrielle Danton |
| Peter Ustinov | ... | André-Boniface-Louis Riquetti, vicomte de Mirabeau (segment "Années Lumière, Les") | |
| Claudia Cardinale | ... | Yolande-Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac (segment "Années Lumière, Les") | |
| Sam Neill | ... | Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert Motier, marquis De La Fayette | |
| Vittorio Mezzogiorno | ... | Jean-Paul Mara, dit Marat | |
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Jean-François Stévenin | ... | Louis Legendre |
| Gabrielle Lazure | ... | Marie-Thérèse de Savoie-Carignan, princesse de Lamballe | |
| Massimo Girotti | ... | L'envoyé du Pape (segment "Anées Lumière, Les") | |
| Michel Galabru | ... | Abbé Maury (segment "Années Lumière, Les") | |
| Michel Duchaussoy | ... | Jean-Sylvain Bailly (segment "Années Lumière, Les") | |
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A history of the French Revolution from the decision of King Louis XVI to convene the Etats-Generaux in 1789 in order to deal with France's debt problem. The first part of the movie tells the story from 1789 until August 10, 1792 (when King Louis XVI lost all of his authority and was put in prison). The second part carries the story through the end of the terror in 1794, including the deaths by guillotine of King Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, Danton, and Desmoulins. Written by Erika Grams <erika@email.unc.edu>
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bourgeoisie | social discontent | uprising | paris france | french history |Parents Guide:
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25 October 1989 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Georges-Jacques Danton: I could have been more diplomatic.
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Music and Lyrics by Georges Delerue
Performed by Jessye Norman, soprano
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy appeared a few seconds as a "Tiers Etat" member in "Les années Lumière". See more »Goofs
The guillotined bodies were obviously human-sized props. As soon the guillotine decapitated the head, there should have been blood squirting. See more »Quotes
Camille Desmoulins: [Danton has just called Robespierre a eunuch] Well, how did it go?Georges-Jacques Danton: I could have been more diplomatic.
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Hymne à la LibertéMusic and Lyrics by Georges Delerue
Performed by Jessye Norman, soprano
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La Révolution française is an outstanding piece of cinema. Made with high budget and awesome cast of world-level stars, this is an incredible depiction of deeply tragic events of French Revolution of the 18th Century. Some critics pointed, however, that the film suffered from its neutrality, which resulted in a lack of point of view and in some incoherence. The first part, which dealt with a rather complex historical subject, was also criticized for its disjointed pacing. The second part was considered more gripping and dramatic. Jean-François Balmer received great praise for his portrayal of a rather sympathetic Louis XVI, and Andrzej Seweryn was considered very convincing as Robespierre. I can only add that this is a Must see and a real severe warning to all of all - revolution is evel, with a Capital E, and it leads only to deaths, suffering, blood, tears, pain, loss, desperation and tragedy.