14. Juli by Eric Vuillard
A cinematic, fragmentary retelling of the events of July 14, 1789, it follows the spontaneous popular uprising and the fall of the Bastille as a potent symbol, showing how rumor, spectacle, violence and the failures of power converged to ignite a revolution; through attention to ordinary participants and overlooked details, the account captures both the exhilaration and ambiguity of a moment whose meanings were contested even as it reshaped history.
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- 2016
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- French
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- French
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- 14 juillet
- 14. Juli
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