A Woman and The Revolution

20131h 40m

Manon, takes refuge in Paris in 1789. When the people rise up to change the established order and conquer their freedom, Manon's convictions are shaken.

Production

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Seasons

2 Episodes • Premiered 2013

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1. Episode 1

Those in the scene 1789. Manon, a young Vendee peasant girl, is treated cruelly by her family's tyrannical master. Convinced that society will never change, she flees to Paris, where she falls for Benjamin, a third state deputy. As the people revolt against the established order, she no longer knows what to think...

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2. Episode 2

The noise and the fury 1793. Manon, now a full-fledged citizen, takes an active part in political events. She frequents the tenors of the Revolution and deeply admires Robespierre. But famine, still ever-present, continues to fan the flames of violence. When the guillotine runs amok and the Terror begins, Manon rejects her idol...

Cast

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Alex Lutz

Robespierre

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Isabelle Renauld

Madame de Valbreuse

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Alexis Loret

Camille Desmoulins

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Nadine Marcovici

Madame Sanson

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Françoise Gillard

Madame David

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Emilie Piponnier

Lucile Desmoulins

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Laurence Cordier

Charlotte Robespierre

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