La commune : [Paris 1871] /
Explores that famous, brief, romantic, and tragic period when poor and working-class Parisians rose up against the "bourgeois" French national government, which fled the capital and re-established itself in Versailles. As the historical drama unfolds, it is also "covered" by two...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | French |
| Language Notes: | French dialogue, English subtitles. |
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New York :
First Run Features,
[2006]
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| Edition: | Three disc collector's ed. |
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| Summary: | Explores that famous, brief, romantic, and tragic period when poor and working-class Parisians rose up against the "bourgeois" French national government, which fled the capital and re-established itself in Versailles. As the historical drama unfolds, it is also "covered" by two television news crews - one from "National TV Versailles" which broadcasts the official version and the other from "Commune TV," giving voice to the rebellious Communards. |
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| Item Description: | Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2000. Special feature: Disc 3: "The universal clock: the resistance of Peter Watkins" (76 min. ; color ; closed-captioned ; English & French dialogue with English sustitles); discussion guide; Peter Watkins biography. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 3 videodiscs (approximately 76 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Odd Geir Saether ; editors, Peter Watkins, Agathe Bluysen & Patrick Watkins. |