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The Rebel, Louise Michel

Not Rated Drama History TV Movie

Starring: Sylvie Testud, Nathalie Boutefeu, Alexandre Steiger, Bernard Blancan, Augustin Watreng

Writer: Sólveig Anspach, Jean-Luc Gaget

Release Date:
April 7, 2010
Ratings:
5.9 / 10
Director:
Sólveig Anspach
Companies:
Jem Productions

Overview

A fiercely active Communard, Louise Michel is condemned for taking arms against Bismarck. Along with thousands of other revolutionaries, she is deported to New Caledonia, whilst, back in Paris, a young parliamentarian Georges Clemenceau campaigns for a truce with the Communards. During her exile, Louise Michel becomes a teacher and wins the admiration of the other deportees, inspiring them to rise up against the colonial order…