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When the Century Took Shape (War and Revolution)
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When the Century Took Shape (War and Revolution)

1978-07-10 · 15 min · Not rated

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In 1978, just after Le fond de l'Air Est Rouge, which mercilessly analyzed the previous ten years of the revolutionary left's momentum until its collapse, Chris Marker made this complementary piece entitled Quand le Siècle a Pris Forme (Guerre et Révolution).

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Chris Marker
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France
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Adolf HitlerAdolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)
Vladimir LeninVladimir LeninSelf (archive footage)
Joseph StalinJoseph StalinSelf (archive footage)

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