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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.
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)
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
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Arnaud Dommerc's primary photo
Arnaud Dommerc
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Jean-Marie Straub
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Gilles Pandel
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Communists (2014)
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Barbara Ulrich
(segment: "Le temps du mépris") (segment: "Le temps du mépris")   See fewer
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Aldo Fruttuosi's primary photo
Aldo Fruttuosi
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Rosalba Curatola's primary photo
Rosalba Curatola
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Workers, Peasants (2001)
Franco Fortini's primary photo
Franco Fortini
Self (segment: "Les Apuanes") (archive footage) Self (segment: "Les Apuanes") (archive footage)   See fewer
All'armi siam fascisti! (1962)
Andreas von Rauch's primary photo
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's primary photo
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's primary photo
Danièle Huillet
La femme (segment: "Le nouveau monde") (archive footage) La femme (segment: "Le nouveau monde") (archive footage)   See fewer
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