Historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry follows the the history of Paris from its founding through the significant events in the city's history.
The New Babylon is a movie set during the Paris Commune uprising in 1871, exploring the struggle between the proletariat and bourgeoisie. It depicts the harsh realities of class struggle, the brutality of the army towards civilians, and the execution squads. The film also highlights the avant-garde techniques of Soviet Union experimental cinema.
A fiercely active Communard, Louise Michel is condemned for taking arms against Bismarck. Along with thousands of other revolutionaries, she is deported to New Caledonia, whilst, back in Paris, a young parliamentarian Georges Clemenceau campaigns for a truce with the Communards. During her exile, Louise Michel becomes a teacher and wins the admiration of the other deportees, inspiring them to rise up against the colonial order…
A look at one of the leaders of the Kyriat Arba colony in the West Bank.
During the Paris Commune, a boy runs across trouble at the barricade.
Home alone, little Jules starves while the people rise up and uphold their commune in the streets of Paris. His father joins the revolutionaries, taking his son, whose enthusiasm and pipe are quickly noticed by both his comrades and his enemies, which leads to an appalling ending.
Two lovers. Both are immigrants. Their relationship is the last thing that they kept from home, the last rope they are attached to. Marc holds that rope dearly, Léa wants to cut it. Her love of Paris has taken over the love of Marc
Paris, May 1871, after their defeat against Germany at Sedan, in an attempt to fulfill the armistice's requirement, the provisory French government in Versailles launch an assault to take back Paris from the working class.
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