The French Revolution: The Bastille

Year Published: 1970

Complete Record: Contemporary shots of Bastille day celebration, fireworks and games. Reenactment of taking of the Bastille. Acting out of the ruling royalty discussing French bourgeoisie politics. Wigs and fancy clothes sit around Rococo room playing cards and board games. Two members of nobility ride horses in the countryside, while discussing politics. Peasants gather in town, holding farming tools. Women attack bakery and steal loaves of bread. More peasants, more royalty. Jumbled fight when the peasants capture the Bastille.