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Faith of the Century: A History of Communism

1999 · 1 season

A sober, archive-driven history lesson that feels heavy and instructive, moving through decades of ideology and suffering with a calm, mournful voice.

Overview
Communism spread to all of the continents of the word, lasting through four generations and over seven decades. Hundreds of millions of men and women were affected by this political system, one of the most unjust and bloodiest in history. Using newly discovered propaganda films and archival photos, these four episodes explore the mysteries of this totalitarian political machine that lured its share of important followers into the fold. Known as the red church, communism seduced its ardent followers like some earthly religion.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • power
  • corruption
  • identity
  • freedom
Places
None
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism10
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
documentary, war & politics
Created by
Patrick Barbéris, Patrick Rotman
Written by
Patrick Rotman
Starring
Patrice Chéreau, Vladimir Lenin, Karl Liebknecht, Leon Trotsky, John Reed, Pierre Degeyter, Manabendra Nath Roy, Édouard Herriot
Music
Marc Perrone
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 52 min each
Network
ARTE
Country
France
Languages
Mandarin, English, French, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Czech

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