La Barricade du Point du Jour (1978)
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Cast
Anicée Alvina, Jean-Luc Bideau, Danièle Delorme, Philippe Noiret, Raymond Bussières, Cécile Vassort, Claude Brosset, Paulette Dubost, Monique Chaumette, László Szabó, Julian Negulesco, Ginette Leclerc
As Versaillais forces close in during the Paris Commune, a Montmartre community builds a barricade and spends the night together.
The story
During the Paris Commune, a small street in Montmartre is initially peaceful. The calm is broken when word arrives that the Versaillais are approaching. The local community responds by building a barricade, turning the shared task into a gathering with a festive air. Eugène Pottier is invited to read one of his poems. By morning, the Versaillais have drawn very close, appearing on the rooftops.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
During the Paris Commune, on , a small street in Montmartre is still peaceful. However, word comes that the Versaillais are approaching. The community sets about building a barricade. The night takes on a festive air, and Eugène Pottier is invited to read one of his poems. But by the morning of , the Versaillais are very close, on the rooftops.
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