La Marseillaise

Renoir financed “La Marseillaise” entirely from public subscription. The film traces the fortunes of two young men during the French Revolution. Renoir’s characteristic warmth and faith in human nature is prominent, and he concentrates on portraying the lives of ordinary people during the revolutionary period. This is one of the few great films to deal seriously with this momentous time in history.

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Credits

production company

La Compagnie Jean Renoir

producer

Andre Seigneur

director

Jean Renoir

Duration

02:20:00:00

Production places

France

Production dates

1938

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302394

Language

French

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - France

Foreign language films

History → France - History - Revolution, 1789-1799

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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France, 1938