 | Reports From The Paris Commune (2 of 26) Fearing the Parisians, the new National Assembly moves to Versailles, 19km from the capital. Adolphe Thiers, Chief Executive, stays in Paris with his Government. On March 18, Thiers sends units of the regular army to seize cannon held by the Guard. He fears the weapons will be used against the Government. ---------- The scenes in the 11th District were filmed in 13 days, mostly using long, 10-min. "sequence shots", and chronologically following the Commune events. Fraternization with the army led by the women of Montmartre, foils an attempt to seize the National Guard cannon. Insurrection spreads spontaneously throughout the working class areas of Paris. ---------- By 9:00 a.m., government authority has vanished. Two generals are captured, an officer is killed by the crowd. His horse is hacked to pieces on the spot. ---------- |
 | Reports From The Paris Commune (4 of 26) One third of the children don't go to school. Many young boys join the insurrection. They supply the barricades and join in combat. 651 will be arrested by the Versaillais troops. No statistics exist on the number killed. ---------- |
 | woman riddled with bullets no idea about the title of the movie |
 | Parisian Girls Springtime... chilly or hot. Parisian wearing high heels, asian tourists, a japanese reporter on a fashion mission. That's Paris! |
 | 1848/1849 - Testszene II - "Demokraten" Testszene mit Michael Kausch (König Friedrich Wilhelm IV.) und Klaus Lehmann (Kronprinz Wilhelm) für das Independent-Filmprojekt "1848/1849" |
 | Marx on Commune de Paris Karl Marx tells the story of the Commune de Paris, the greatest achievement of working class people, a true democracy. From play Marx in Soho. |
 | Reports From The Paris Commune (5 of 26) The Communards are convinced the Government wants to stop a socialist Republic by restoring the Monarchy. In fact, Theirs, while humoring the Monarchists, is pursuing his plans in favor of a conservative Republic. An upstart petit-bourgeois, Theirs, 73, has been in politics for 40 years. Parisians hate him and call him "little runt" or "Theirs I, King of the Defeatists". A conservative Orleanist, advocate of law and order, Theirs doesn't mind a Republic as long as he's President. Theirs plans to create a united front at the Assembly. The war against the Commune will be a pretext. ---------- The turnout at the polls is 48%. Nearly the same as for the Mayor in 1870. The figure varies greatly with the Districts. In the "posh areas" fewer that 40% vote, compared with over 62% in the working class neighborhoods. So many workers elected to the Commune Council is a first in European political history: 21 members are proletarian, 30 are journalists or men of letters, 13 are employees or craftsmen. ---------- |
 | Unlearned lessons of the Paris Commune It's thought to be one of history's first examples of workers taking power, but the Paris Commune that overthrew the French government in 1871 is shrouded in secrecy, despite the fact that historians say the period contains powerful political lessons. |
 | Reports From The Paris Commune (6 of 26) Different political trends try to coexist inside the Council: 1. Supporters of the revolutionary Auguste Blanqui. 2. Autocratic Jacobins, who long for a return to 1879 and centralized power in Paris. 3. Socialists trying to create a network of federated Communes. ---------- Near Versailles is the military camp of Satory, where the Government is busy regrouping it's demoralized army... ---------- In exactly 2 months, the Versailles army and its young provincial recruits will be facing the people of Paris... and their children. ---------- Despite the enthusiasm sparked by the election, the fear of centralized power is in the air. March 27, "Pere Duchene" writes: "...a recipe against returning traitors,...in use at the time...the Committee of Public Safety!" During the revolution of 1789, the Committee of Public Safety was an infamous instrument of political terror. To talk of this Committee in 1871 revives sinister memories. TV Communale's editorial staff has decided not to mention the "Pere Duchene" article for fear of negative reactions... ---------- |
 | Reports From The Paris Commune (11 of 26) Along with registry and National Guard supplies, the town Hall is in charge of revolutionary police, and denunciations against bourgeois enemies and draft evaders. ---------- |
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