Robespierre 1789-1989 (2019)
Robespierre, a child of the Enlightenment, passionate about justice and concerned with order, is thrust into the storms of the Revolution. He becomes one of its most tragic figures. The guiding thread of this dramatic development is Robespierre’s own speech. Excerpts from his major addresses are thus staged, emphasizing the contradictions of a man who advocates for the abolition of the death penalty yet justifies the Reign of Terror, who tirelessly fights for universal suffrage but helps establish an exceptional regime. His life and exercise of power are confronted, thirty years apart, with the analyses and judgments of historians and political figures from the Bicentennial and the early 21st century: Michel Vovelle, Michel Biard, Hervé Leuwers, Patrice Gueniffey, Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Michel Debré, Lionel Jospin, Jean-Louis Bourlanges, and Alexis Corbière.
Director: Hervé Pernot
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Christophe Allwright as Maximilien Robespierre |
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Patrick Laplace as Louis Antoine Saint-Just |
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Martine Abela as Éléonore Duplay |
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Régis Ivanov as Georges Danton |
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Alain Floret as Jacques-René Hébert |
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Jean-Pierre Moreux as Billaud-Varenne |
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Marc Brunet as Collot d'Herbois |
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Guy Verame as Joseph Fouché |
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François Lauzon as Tallien |
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Pierre Casadei as Vadier |
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Michel Debré as |
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Lionel Jospin as |
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Hervé Leuwers as |
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Alexis Corbière as |
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Michel Biard as |
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Max Gallo as |
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Jean-Louis Bourlanges as |
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Patrice Gueniffey as |
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Bertrand Renouvin as |
| Directing | Hervé Pernot | Director |
| Writing | Hervé Pernot | Writer |
| Crew | Michel Benjamin | Cinematography |
| Sound | Jean-Marc Baudoin | Sound |
| Editing | Erwan Gloaguen | Editor |
