1978

Civil Wars in France

Name: Civil Wars in France
Genre: Drama, War, History
Released: 1978-03-15
Duration: 135 min

2h 15m·Drama, War, History

Directed by Vincent Nordon, François Barat

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.

DirectorVincent NordonDirectorFrançois BaratDirectorJoël FargesStudioCinéma 9

Overview Discussion

Actor	Role
Sami FreyBabeuf (segment "Babeuf")	Babeuf (segment "Babeuf")
Brigitte FosseyAndrée Léo (segment "La semaine sanglante")	Andrée Léo (segment "La semaine sanglante")
Julie Delpy(segment "La semaine sanglante")	(segment "La semaine sanglante")
Rosine CadoretInnkeeper (segment "Premier empire")	Innkeeper (segment "Premier empire")
Didier BezaceActor (segment "Premier empire")	Actor (segment "Premier empire")
Marc de JongeAllied commissioner (segment "Premier empire")	Allied commissioner (segment "Premier empire")
Philippe CollinNapoléon (segment "Premier empire")	Napoléon (segment "Premier empire")
Georges AzenstarckPhotographer (segment "La semaine sanglante")	Photographer (segment "La semaine sanglante")
Anne WiazemskyElisabeth Dimitrieff (segment "La semaine sanglante")	Elisabeth Dimitrieff (segment "La semaine sanglante")
Pierre VialThiers (segment "La semaine sanglante")	Thiers (segment "La semaine sanglante")
Albert Delpy(segment "La semaine sanglante")	(segment "La semaine sanglante")
Catherine Jourdan(segment "Premier empire") (voice)	(segment "Premier empire") (voice)
Jean LescotSecretary of Thiers (segment "La semaine sanglante")	Secretary of Thiers (segment "La semaine sanglante")
Gérard BoucaronUndertaker (segment "La semaine sanglante")	Undertaker (segment "La semaine sanglante")
Didier HaudepinEngineer of the three barricades (segment "La semaine sanglante")	Engineer of the three barricades (segment "La semaine sanglante")
Nicole HissYoung woman (segment "Premier empire")	Young woman (segment "Premier empire")
MMartine BertrandPeasant woman (segment "Premier empire")	Peasant woman (segment "Premier empire")
GGilles RaabAllied commissioner (segment "Premier empire")	Allied commissioner (segment "Premier empire")
RRomainSoldier (segment "Premier empire")	Soldier (segment "Premier empire")
CColette FellousPauline Bonaparte (segment "Premier empire")	Pauline Bonaparte (segment "Premier empire")
JJean-Loup RivièreBartender (segment "Premier empire")	Bartender (segment "Premier empire")
AAlain MacéActor (segment "Premier empire")	Actor (segment "Premier empire")
AAndré ValverdeAllied commissioner (segment "Premier empire")	Allied commissioner (segment "Premier empire")
PPhilippe Blon(segment "La semaine sanglante")	(segment "La semaine sanglante")
PPierre CharrasZouave (segment "La semaine sanglante")	Zouave (segment "La semaine sanglante")
SSerge Casado(segment "La semaine sanglante")	(segment "La semaine sanglante")
TThierry Farges(segment "La semaine sanglante")	(segment "La semaine sanglante")
SSuzel GoffreVersailles woman (segment "La semaine sanglante")	Versailles woman (segment "La semaine sanglante")
RRoséliane Goldstein(segment "La semaine sanglante")	(segment "La semaine sanglante")
AArthur HaasHarpsichordist (segment "La semaine sanglante")	Harpsichordist (segment "La semaine sanglante")