
Civil Wars in France
Drama · War · History
Overview
Three episodes from the history of socialism: Babeuf, whose virulent discourse is a radical assessment of the bourgeois revolution of 1789 (Vincent Nordon episode); the legend of Napoleon I, or the formation of the state as it still dominates today (François Barat episode); and the carnage of the Paris Commune, which official history strives to repress and forget (Joël Farges episode). What does it mean to make a historical film today? It means illuminating the present in the light of the past, and therefore adopting the new modes of modern storytelling to challenge what dominates us, structures us, and oppresses us.
Top Cast


Sami Frey
Sami Frey
Babeuf (segment "Babeuf")
Sami Frey
Babeuf (segment "Babeuf")


Brigitte Fossey
Brigitte Fossey
Andrée Léo (segment "La semaine sanglante")
Brigitte Fossey
Andrée Léo (segment "La semaine sanglante")


Julie Delpy
Julie Delpy
(segment "La semaine sanglante")
Julie Delpy
(segment "La semaine sanglante")


Rosine Cadoret
Rosine Cadoret
Innkeeper (segment "Premier empire")
Rosine Cadoret
Innkeeper (segment "Premier empire")


Didier Bezace
Didier Bezace
Actor (segment "Premier empire")
Didier Bezace
Actor (segment "Premier empire")


Marc de Jonge
Marc de Jonge
Allied commissioner (segment "Premier empire")
Marc de Jonge
Allied commissioner (segment "Premier empire")


Philippe Collin
Philippe Collin
Napoléon (segment "Premier empire")
Philippe Collin
Napoléon (segment "Premier empire")


Georges Azenstarck
Georges Azenstarck
Photographer (segment "La semaine sanglante")
Georges Azenstarck
Photographer (segment "La semaine sanglante")


Anne Wiazemsky
Anne Wiazemsky
Elisabeth Dimitrieff (segment "La semaine sanglante")
Anne Wiazemsky
Elisabeth Dimitrieff (segment "La semaine sanglante")


Pierre Vial
Pierre Vial
Thiers (segment "La semaine sanglante")
Pierre Vial
Thiers (segment "La semaine sanglante")
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