DVD
La commune [videorecording] : [Paris 1871] / 13 Production, Arte France, Musée d'Orsay & Institut National de l'Audiovisuel with support from Ministère des Affaires Etrangèers, Conseil Général de Senne St. Denis, Sofica Cofimage, Procrep, Centre National de la Cinématographie, a First Run/Icarus Films release ; a film by Peter Watkins ; [director, Peter Watkins].
Record details
- Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (ca. 76 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Three disc collector's ed.
- Publisher: New York : First Run Features, [2006]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2000. Special feature: Disc 3: "The universal clock: the resistance of Peter Watkins" (76 min. ; color ; closed-captioned ; English & French dialogue with English sustitles); discussion guide; Peter Watkins biography. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Cinematography, Odd Geir Saether ; editors, Peter Watkins, Agathe Bluysen & Patrick Watkins. |
| Summary, etc.: | Explores that famous, brief, romantic, and tragic period when poor and working-class Parisians rose up against the "bourgeois" French national government, which fled the capital and re-established itself in Versailles. As the historical drama unfolds, it is also "covered" by two television news crews - one from "National TV Versailles" which broadcasts the official version and the other from "Commune TV," giving voice to the rebellious Communards. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital. |
| Language Note: | French dialogue, English subtitles. |
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| Subject: | Commune de Paris (France : 1871) > Drama. Working class > France > Paris > Drama. Poor > France > Paris > Drama. Revolutions > France > Paris > Drama. Feature films. Historical films. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Oliver Wolcott Library - Litchfield | DVD DOC LA (Text) | 36123149248864 | Adult DVD | Available | - |
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