Interview with fred serval designer of red flag over paris. The parisians, reeling from defeat in the francoprussian war set up their own revolutionary administration. After the defeat at the battle of the sedan, where french emperor napoleon iii surrendered, the new french third republic was not ready to accept german peace terms. Episode avec sous titres en francais et sources citees par le narrateur. Siege of paris, 19 september 187028 january 1871, engagement of the francogerman prussian war 187071.
The parisian workers strove, in extremely difficult circumstances, to put an. For an interesting discussion, with many photos and maps, see the website historychronocartography of the 1871 paris commune. With a small film crew and a cast of amatuers, watkins recreates the paris commune. Charles rihs, the journal of modern history 29, no. French and utopian, the other german and dystopian against each other. Adolphe thiers, chief executive of the provisional national government, is alarmed by the revolutionary activities of the paris national guard, an armed militia of some 260 battalions organized by the previous government to help defend paris against the prussians in the last days of the disastrous francoprussian war. The bitter memory of the prussian siege of paris in 1870 and the commune of 1871 underwrite several late nineteenthcentury french novels. May 16, 2001 the paris commune of 1871 was one of the greatest and most inspiring episodes in the history of the working class. In the aftermath of the francoprussian war, the city of light briefly becomes a socialist commune and watkins picks up the story in the tense months following the initial peace. The working class, refugees from parts of france occupied by germany, and immigrants, formed the bedrock of the communes popular support. In our time, the siege of paris 187071 bbc radio 4. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime. Revolution and counterrevolution in paris 1870 1871 hundreds of books have been written on the paris commune.
During this epic, we witness the rise and eventual fall of the commune. On march 18 1871, after france was defeated by prussia in the francoprussian war, the french government sent troops into paris to try and take back. Paris commune military wiki fandom powered by wikia icarus films. Henri guillemin the paris commune second french revolution, 1871 episode 3. Sep 08, 2006 the paris commune is often said to be the first example of working people taking power. The annus horribilis, as described by victor hugo, led to the paris commune and. For this reason it is a highly significant event, even though it is ignored in the french history curriculum. Will you help the paris commune to survive and build a new world. The catastrophic imaginary of the paris commune in jules vernes. They only see counterrevolution in the form of the bourgeois forces grouped. The parisian workers strove, in extremely difficult circumstances, to. The paris commune was the biggest and last popular revolution in western europe ending the cycle of revolutions that started in 1789. It had such a profound effect on karl marx that he amended a portion of his communist manifesto in response to it. The political nature of the paris commune of 1871 and.
History of the paris commune of 1871 by prosperolivier. A historical reenactment in the style of a documentary, the film received much acclaim from critics for its political themes and watkins direction. The paris commune of 1871 a brief historical background. The working class, refugees from parts of france occupied by germany, and immigrants, formed the bedrock of the commune. The paris commune y max shachtman the fall of second empire.
It occurred in the wake of frances defeat in the francogerman war and the collapse of napoleon iiis second empire 185270. In a tremendous revolutionary movement, the working people of paris replaced the capitalist state with their own organs of government and held political power until their downfall in the last week of may. American diplomats and the francoprussian war dominican. Yes, this could have been how events unfolded on the streets of paris in 1871, and possibly also paris in 1968.
Although i had to struggle through german subtitles for the shorter german. The power of bonapartism, which had skilfully utilized the struggles of the classes to perpetuate its own rule was being confronted by the. The central committee forces the mayors to capitulate. A journalist for versailles television broadcasts a soothing and official view of events while a commune television is set up to provide the perspectives of the paris rebels. Karl marx, in his important pamphlet the civil war in france, considered the 1871 paris commune as the prototype for a future revolutionary insurrection, the form at last discovered for the emancipation of the proletariat. In this emergency the people allowed the paris deputies to the. A journalist for versailles television broadcasts a soothing and official view of events while a commune television is set up to provide the perspectives of. Commune of paris, 1871, insurrection of paris against the french government from march 18 to may 28, 1871. Aug 26, 2008 on the same day the foreigners elected to the commune were confirmed in office. Inspired by the marxist politics and revolutionary goals of the international workingmens organization also known as the first international, workers of paris united to overthrow the existing french regime which had failed to protect the city from prussian siege, and formed the first.
Political culture and popular organizations in the paris commune of 1871, martin phillip johnson. French campaign map factions in 19th century new scenes for paris, berlin and etc. Henri guillemin the paris commune second french revolution, 1871 episode 6. The 1871 paris commune, which began during the defeat of the french empire of. The conflict and its consequences are explained from the standpoints of the two warring parties, and works by french and german artists as well as objects and documents from both countries illustrate and reinforce this perspective. Melvyn bragg and guests discuss paris under prussian siege and then under the commune. With eliane annie adalto, pierre barbieux, bernard bombeau, maylis bouffartigue. The francoprussian war had led to the capture of emperor napoleon iii in september 1870, the collapse of the second french empire, and the beginning of the third republic. On april 1 it was decided that the highest salary to be received by any employee of the commune. Line 2 runs at a slowass pace, at rush hour can get.
Municipal elections are held and the revolutionaries are victorious. The paris commune of 1871 was one of the greatest and most inspiring episodes in the history of the working class. Episode with french subtitles and original documents cited by the narrator. The paris commune wis a radical socialist an revolutionary govrenment that ruled paris frae 18 mairch tae 28 mey 1871. The paris commune was a pivotal event in the history of socialist thought. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. The paris commune was a popularled democratic government that ruled paris from march 18 to may 28, 1871. The role of british and american newspapers and periodicals. Never has a revolution more surprised the revolutionaries.
Media in category siege of paris, 18701871 the following 161 files are in this category, out of 161 total. Based on a thorough historical research into the paris commune of 1871, this film leads to an inevitable reflection about the present. In fact, triggered by the parisians resentment against the defeatist french government and after months of siege by the prussian. It premiered on german television, was shot on a set at a factory in france and is a.
Camp on the terrace of the waterfront at the tuileries, 1st arrondissement, paris. In this war drama blurring the lines between documentary and fiction, the working class and the bourgeoisie of 19th century paris are interviewed and covered on television, before and during a tragic workers class revolt. History of the paris commune is an eyewitness account of the commune, written in its immediate aftermath by a french worker who participated in the. This mod aim to show you the war between the paris commune and french republic in 1871. The working class, refugees from parts of france occupied by germany, and immigrants, formed the bedrock of the commune s popular support. The history of the origin of the commune is the history of the fall of the empire of louis napoleon after the francoprussian war. French national troops enter an undefended section of paris. This includes a detailed map of the barricades, assault routes, and areas burnedout during the french governments assault on the commune. What prevents this movie from being a 5 star film was the lack of a tighter version of the film.
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