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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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 |Certificate:
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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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Katherine Flynn (Madame Royale) and Sean Flynn (Le Dauphin) are the real life children of Jane Seymour (Marie Antoinette). 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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25 October 1989 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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This is absolutely the best film on French revolution, and maybe on any revolution. Unfortunately, it is very hard to find, very very hard. I have been trying for years. A must. Brandauer is absolutely believable and stunning. He is my favorite actor anyway and he is, by far, the best Danton, although I do love Depardieu's performance. I saw this film ten years ago in France and still cannot forget it. Since then I have been trying to purchase it for my classes and for my students and have been unsuccessful so far. They keep it like a big secret. I never understood why. Maybe because the revolution was shown in its true colors? Even in France this film is not shown very often, hard to find and not known enough. The dialogs are fantastic, all acting fabulous. Highly recommended.