- Also Known As/Subtitle:
- Unknown
- Year:
- 1937
- Country:
- Predominant Genre:
- Historical
- Director:
- Outstanding Performances:
- None
- Premiss:
- A news-reel like movie about early part of the French Revolution, shown from the eyes of individual people, citizens of Marseille, counts in German exile and, of course, the king.
- Themes:
- Alienation
- Communism
- Courage
- Destiny
- Family
- Friendship
- Humanity
- Identity
- Loyalty
- Nostalgia
- Personal change
- Political Correctness
Self-belief Self-expression - Social class
- Snobbery
- White culture
- Similar (in Plot, Theme or Style) to:
- Unknown
- Review Format:
- DVD
How Politicians See Things
Elliptical, tableau vivant style narrative with little in the way of developed characters. The archetypes on show, however, provide a salutary history lesson about the French Revolution and, by extension, all revolutions. They do so without the unnecessary distractions of a love story set against the backdrop of a political upheaval getting in the way of the straightforward retelling of historical facts.
This is more of a politicians' eye view of history, seen as struggles between masses of individuals rather than the individuals themselves. The latter are taken as read with little distracting emphasis.
The acting style is overblown to match the hyperbole of the events shown and the emotions they arouse. While the political ideals discussed are presented soundly in terms of a dialectic regarding historical inevitability.
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