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Communists (2014)
70 min | Drama

Communists (2014)

70 min | Drama

Composed in six parts, Communists (Kommunisten) re-ignites scenes from the diverse filmography of Straub and Huillet, moving from Switzerland to Italy to Egypt, to chart a story of resistance across the 20th century.

Director

Jean-Marie Straub

Writers

Franco Fortini (text "I cani del Sinai") (segments: Les Apuanes) | Friedrich Hölderlin (text "Der Tod des Empedokles") (segments: L'utopie communiste, Nouveau monde) | André Malraux (text: "Le temps du mépris") (segments: Le temps du mépris) | Elio Vittorini (text "Le donne di Messina") (segments: L'espoir)

Producers

Arnaud Dommerc | Jean-Baptiste Legard | Barbara Ulrich

Cinematographers

Robert Alazraki (segments: Le peuple) | Renato Berta (segments: L'espoire, Les Apuanes, L'utopie communiste) | Christophe Clavert (segments: Le temps du mépris) | William Lubtchansky (segments: Le nouveau monde)

Editor

Christophe Clavert (segments: Le temps du mépris)

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Updated Aug 15, 2014

Release date

May 7, 2017 (United States)

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Arnaud Dommerc (segment: "Le temps du mépris") (segment: "Le temps du mépris") See fewer	Félicité (2017)
Jean-Marie Straub (segment: "Le temps du mépris") (voice) (segment: "Le temps du mépris") (voice) See fewer	Class Relations (1984)
Gilles Pandel (segment: "Le temps du mépris") (segment: "Le temps du mépris") See fewer	Communists (2014)
Barbara Ulrich (segment: "Le temps du mépris") (segment: "Le temps du mépris") See fewer	Ascension (I) (2002)
Aldo Fruttuosi Ventura 'Faccia Cattiva' (segment: "L'espoir") (archive footage) Ventura 'Faccia Cattiva' (segment: "L'espoir") (archive footage) See fewer	Workers, Peasants (2001)
Rosalba Curatola Siracusa (segment: "L'espoir") (archive footage) Siracusa (segment: "L'espoir") (archive footage) See fewer	Workers, Peasants (2001)
Franco Fortini Self (segment: "Les Apuanes") (archive footage) Self (segment: "Les Apuanes") (archive footage) See fewer	All'armi siam fascisti! (1962)
Andreas von Rauch Empedokles (segment: "L'utopie communiste") (archive footage) Empedokles (segment: "L'utopie communiste") (archive footage) See fewer	Der Tod des Empedokles oder: Wenn dann der Erde Grün von neuem Euch erglänzt (1987)
Vladimir Baratta Pausanias (segment: "L'utopie communiste") (archive footage) Pausanias (segment: "L'utopie communiste") (archive footage) See fewer	Der Tod des Empedokles oder: Wenn dann der Erde Grün von neuem Euch erglänzt (1987)
Danièle Huillet La femme (segment: "Le nouveau monde") (archive footage) La femme (segment: "Le nouveau monde") (archive footage) See fewer	Sicily! (1999)