flyPostConnolly Live Film Screening of La Commune (2000) by Peter Watkins
The New Theatre, Thursday, December 18 at 07:00 PM GMT
La Commune (Paris, 1871) is a 2000 French docudrama that tells the story of the Paris Commune
La Commune (Paris, 1871) is a 2000 French docudrama directed by Peter Watkins. It tells the story of the Paris Commune, a French revolutionary government that seized power in Paris on 18 March 1871 after the defeat of Napoleon III during the Franco-Prussian War. The Commune only lasted for over two months before being defeated by the forces of Third Republic on 28 May.
"Watkins and his collaborators involved over 220 people from Paris and its suburbs in the making of the film. According to him, about 60% of them had never acted before. It was a process that required them to delve into the history of the Paris Commune and then express their feelings about it on camera—what the viewer sees is a natural extension of their interests and insights into the historical event. Watkins’s decision to cast French-Algerian “foreign aliens” in La Commune informs the connections the film makes between the plight of the Communards and the anti-colonial Mokrani Revolt that started that same year in Algeria—revolutionaries from both uprisings later ended up in the same labor camps in New Caledonia."
https://www.screenslate.com/articles/la-commune-paris-1871
Connolly Live:
Music, poetry, comedy and theatre performances at Connolly Books during December.
Leading musicians, comedians and actors will perform live shows in Connolly Books, and its associated New Theatre, every Thurs, Fri & Sat in December. Launching on the 4th, its a celebration of the youth-driven renaissance in Irish culture that Dublin is currently experiencing.
The venue at East Essex Street, Dublin 2, in the heart of the city, will host the ‘Connolly Books Live’ calendar of events which includes performances by musician Sean McKenna, comedians Eric Lalor & Síomha Hennessy and a new play as Gaeilge.
Connolly Books Live co-ordinator, Aaron Nolan, said: “It is an exciting time culturally in Dublin. The city is experiencing a renewed interest in traditional Irish culture as part of the embracing of the wider reality of Dublin’s working people.
“The Connolly Books Live programme of events recognises the current political & social moment, evoking the new collective spirit which is rising in our city as young people demand that it lives up to its possibilities and the necessary political change so it can be a home to us all.”
He added: “The programme sees events taking place every weekend. It will take in comedy, film screenings, music, spoken word, Irish language theatre, political panel discussions and workshops, all taking place under the banner of ‘Community. Culture. Solidarity.’”
The festive programme opens with a comedy show featuring Eric Lalor, Willa White and Síomha Hennessy. Weekly film screenings will be curated by Frank Sweeney & include West Indies and La Commune. Films introduced by critics & artists.
The shop floor of Connolly Books will be transformed into an intimate music venue hosting nights of trad, folk, punk, rock, house and techno with acts including Molly Vulpynes, Tony St Ledger, Giles Armstrong & Maeve O’Neill.
A new play, Muinín, by Pádraig Mac Oscair, exploring family conflict in post-Celtic Tiger Ireland, will run in The New Theatre. Closing the month is a Palestine solidarity event with Gazelleband on 27th
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