The French Revolution – Part 1 – English subtitles (La Révolution française – Les Années Lumières)


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The French Revolution - Part 1 - English subtitles (La Révolution française - Les Années Lumières)
This is an ambitious pan-European production (1)

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Published on Feb 2, 2014

**TURN THE SUBTITLES ON USING THE CAPTION BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN OR THE THREE DOTS ON MOBILE** Robespierre's speech is in Latin, which is not subtitled.  See below short clip showing you how to use the English subtitles.
 

(1)  La Révolution française is a two-part film, co-produced by France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and Canada. The first part, titled La Révolution française: les Années lumière (The French Revolution: Years of Hope) was directed by Robert Enrico. The second part, La Révolution française: les Années terribles (The French Revolution: Years of Rage), was directed by Richard T. Heffron. The full movie runs at 360 minutes, but the edited-for-television version is slightly longer.

The film was produced in 1989 for the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution. It purports to tell a faithful and neutral story of the Revolution, from the calling of the Estates-General to the death of Maximilien de Robespierre. The film had a large budget (300 million francs)[2] and boasted an international cast. It was shot in French, German and English.

Reception

Some critics pointed, however, that the film suffered from its neutrality, which resulted in a lack of point of view and in some incoherence. The first part, which dealt with a rather complex historical subject, was also criticized for its disjointed pacing. The second part was considered more gripping and dramatic. Jean-François Balmer received great praise for his portrayal of a rather sympathetic Louis XVI, and Andrzej Seweryn was considered very convincing as Robespierre.

The film was not a box office success in France, as the celebrations for the Revolution's bicentennial did not attract much attention.

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