In 1871, 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. On a stage-like set, more than 200 actors interpret denizens of the Commune, especially the Popincourt neighborhood in the XIth arrondissement. They voice thoughts and feelings concerning the social and political reforms.
Directed by
Peter Watkins
Written by
Peter Watkins, Agathe Bluysen
Patrick Dell'Isola
Emile Léonard Morterol
Gaston Lepage
Child in Cour Popincourt
François Damiens
Un réparateur de fusils de la garde nationale (uncredited)