Originally published in the 1930s this is a fascinating examinat. The parisians, reeling from defeat in the francoprussian war set up their own revolutionary administration. The paris commune a brief history of the worlds first socialist working class uprising. Paris commune 1871 bibliography of works in english this is a work in progress please contact me with corrections and suggested additions. In the civil war, marx states that the commune failed through the lack of bold initiative, that they did not expropriate the national bank which was still paying out money to thiers forces and did not go on the offensive when they had the chance, but more or less waited for their doom. Italy 19 september 2010 milano film festival greece 28 april 2011. A government of national defense, mostly made up of moderate republicans, seizes power in an attempt to pursue the war. 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 paris commune was the biggest and last popular revolution in western europe ending the cycle of revolutions that started in 1789. Cliente puo rilevare velocinema e gioco nel vostro espediente. The commune of 1871 was never truly vanquishedits political imaginary lived on and is today being liberated and revived in a new cycle of struggles.
The role of british and american newspapers and periodicals. It stands alongside the 1789 revolution, the ascent of vichy, in 1940, and odd though it. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. It is a historical reenactment in the style of a documentary, and was shot in just. Arrete par les versaillais le 28 mai, il est juge, condamne a mort le 2 septembre, et fusille le 18 novembre 1871.
Its genesis lies in a list of material in my personal collection and a further list of works i was looking for, hence the lack of some bibliographical details. Based on a thorough historical research into the paris commune of 1871 the french revolutionary. What prevents this movie from being a 5 star film was the lack of a tighter version of the film. For this reason it is a highly significant event, even though it is ignored in the french history curriculum. With eliane annie adalto, pierre barbieux, bernard bombeau, maylis bouffartigue. The power of bonapartism, which had skilfully utilized the struggles of the classes to perpetuate its own rule was being confronted by the. On this date in 1871, the last barricade of the paris commune fell to the onslaught of the army and a legion of parisians fell to the armys firing squads. 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. The paris commune was a popularled democratic government that ruled paris from march 18 to may 28, 1871. With a small film crew and a cast of amatuers, watkins recreates the paris commune.
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. The francoprussian war which began in july 1870 causes the fall of napoleon iiis empire. 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. A historical reenactment in the style of a documentary, the film received much acclaim from critics for its political themes and watkins direction. Reviewed in the united states on february 22, 2007. Documents of the paris commune marxists internet archive. Dec 15, 2014 the paris commune of 1871 was one of the four great traumas that shaped modern france. Indonesie, italie, japon, koweit, liban, malaisie, maroc, mexique, new zealand, oman, pakistan, paraguay. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. On the evening of that bright sunday when the insurrection finally collapsed. This includes a detailed map of the barricades, assault routes, and areas burnedout during the french governments assault on the commune. The paris commune of 1871 a brief historical background. The workers of paris, joined by mutinous national guardsmen, seized the city and set about reorganising society in their own interests based on workers councils. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
The paris commune of 1871 was one of the four great traumas that shaped modern france. Sep 08, 2006 the paris commune is often said to be the first example of working people taking power. 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. During this epic, we witness the rise and eventual fall of the commune. Manifesto of the freemasons, april 8 1871 atrocities on top of atrocities, laffranchi, april 9 1871 manifesto of the paris commune, april 19 1871 masonic lodge the union of belleville, april 28 1871 burn down the tuileries, pere duchene, april 30, 1871 general appeal to all jewellery workers, may 7 1871 to frances great cities. Never has a revolution more surprised the revolutionaries. It stands alongside the 1789 revolution, the ascent of vichy, in 1940, and odd though it seems, given how.
Kristin ross is professor of comparative literature at new york university. Espagne, etatsunis, france, hong kong, india, indonesie, italie, japon, koweit, liban, malaisie, maroc, mexique. Faca parte do filmow e avalie este filme voce tambem. Roar magazine is an independent journal of the radical imagination providing grassroots perspectives from the frontlines of the global struggle for real democracy. The life and death of a porno gang 2009 streaming ita. The paris commune wis a radical socialist an revolutionary govrenment that ruled paris frae 18 mairch tae 28 mey 1871. Roar editor jerome roos spoke to her about the communes legacy, its impact on 19 th century radical thought, and the revival of the communal. For an interesting discussion, with many photos and maps, see the website historychronocartography of the 1871 paris commune. The history of the origin of the commune is the history of the fall of the empire of louis napoleon after the francoprussian war.
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