La Commune (Paris, 1871)

La Commune Paris, 1871 is a 2000 historical drama film directed by Peter Watkins about the Paris Commune. A historical reenactment in the style of a documentary, the film received much acclaim from critics for Watkins direction and political themes.

Like many of Watkins later films, it is quite lengthy a long cut runshours and 45 minutes, though the more common version isand a half hours long. The long version is available on DVD. The making of La Commune Paris, 1871 was documented in the 2001 National Film Board of Canada film The Universal Clock The Resistance of Peter Watkins, directed by Geoff Bowie.La Commune Paris, 1871 received general acclaim from film critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports 100 approval with an average rating of 810. On Metacritic, the film holds a mean score of 90100, indicating universal acclaim. ........

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