This was an extraordinary project. He used 200 modern-day Parisians, an old warehouse, TV technology, with reporters...and staged a reenactment of the populist revolt against the old order in France which took place after the disastrous Franco-Prussian war. It is 6 hours long.
Incredible you-are-there effect. Characters/actors were using dialogue/arguments they had devised after being given a scenario. The use of TV as a medium worked extremely well...both for the communards and the ruling class.
This film built upon his previous reenactments and pushed the envelope much further. A great film that has as much relevance today as it did when made...1999.
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