La Commune (Paris, 1871) by Peter Watkins; Cinema of Resistance Series
La Maison Française (Columbia) Buell Hall, 515 West 116th Street, New York CityFree and open to the public. Subtitles are in English. Screening introduced by Emmanuelle Saada. On a stage-like set, more than 200 actors interpret characters of the 1871 Paris Commune, especially the Popincourt neighborhood in the XIth arrondissement. They voice their own thoughts and feelings concerning the social and political reforms. The telling of this story rests primarily on depicting…