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France Against the Robots

2020 · 10 min

A dense, austere spoken-word provocation that asks you to sit with revolutionary rhetoric and wrestle with its absoluteness.

Directed by
Jean-Marie Straub
Starring
Christophe Clavert
Overview
"The word 'revolution' to us Frenchmen is not a vague term. We know that Revolution is a rupture, that Revolution is an Absolute. There is no such thing as a moderate revolution, there is no such thing as a planned revolution—as one speaks of a planned economy. The revolution we are announcing will overturn the entire existing order or it will not take place at all..."

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Directed by
Jean-Marie Straub
Starring
Christophe Clavert
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    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
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    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • politics
    • power
    • rebellion
    • freedom
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    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
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    • Language none
    • Violence none
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    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight5

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    Directed by
    Jean-Marie Straub
    Written by
    Jean-Marie Straub
    Starring
    Christophe Clavert
    Cinematography
    Renato Berta
    Runtime
    10 min
    Country
    Switzerland
    Languages
    French

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