La rivoluzione francese
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With its release timed to coincide with celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution (1789-94), this film is actually two films released under one general title. The first, subtitled The Light Years, covers the period from the first stirrings of the revolution (e.g., the convocation of the Estates General (the pre-revolutionary parliament) by King Louis the Sixteenth, through to the moment when the King throws himself on the mercy of the National Assembly (the post-revolutionary legislature) in 1792. The second film, The Terrible Years, covers the time from the Kings execution through the years of "the terror," during which anyone might be executed by the newly invented guillotine, concluding with the execution of the firebrand Robespierre and the end of the terror in 1794). Every scene in this huge international production (with an international cast) was filmed once each in English and French, although certain actors roles were dubbed in later. (officiële tekst van distribiteur)
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A nicely filmed series with a clear effort to capture historical events and the atmosphere of that time as faithfully as possible. If anything hurts the project in my eyes, it is the fact that I am intimately familiar with the history of the French Revolution, so the plot and the development of the relationships between the characters of the series could not surprise me in any way. The project deviates from historically verified facts only in details that are not at all important for the average viewer. The casting is important and very good, and it is clearly an international project involving film stars from all over Europe. Brandauer is especially good in the role of Danton, but that character is so fascinating that it would be a sin to play him poorly. Overall impression: 90%. The creators did not shy away from describing bloody repressions and the motif of the guillotine appears more than often...
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