Carnelian movie: Danton (1983)
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Alice Raizel
Apr 19, 2016, 1:55:19 PM4/19/16
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I thought I'd share an excellent period movie I've been watching, which focuses on some of the political themes of the campaign.
Particularly fascinating is the contrast between Danton (played by Gérard Depardieu) and Robespierre (played by Wojciech Pszoniak), both of which are brilliant performances. Danton is warm, romantic, tolerant, eloquent, bombastic, greedy, indulgent, and decadent. Robespiere is cold, ideological, blunt, rigid, uncomfortable, selfless, ruthless, and puritanical. The director, Andrzej Wajda, was a Polish dissident supporting the Solidarity movement, and intended this contrast as an allegorical portrayal of liberal West and Communist East. It's crucial to note the virtues are not all on one side: as one reviewer I've read noted, Robespierre may be despotic, but, unlike Danton, he takes the destitute living in the streets of Paris seriously.
My favourite scene was Danton trying to court Robespierre by inviting him to a lavish banquet in his home. It feels like he's at the same time trying to sincerely welcome him as a friend, win him over with total sense motive fail, and passive~aggressively insult him. And then he gets drunk.
In Carnelian terms, I'd peg Danton as a human enchanter, neutral good (with true neutral tendencies) and liberal (with royalist tendencies). Robespierre comes across as a human enchanter, lawful good (with lawful neutral tendencies) and socialist. He's a great example as a self~sacrificing, utterly principled, and genuinely well~intentioned villain. He's psychologically riveting: an unnatural politician who nevertheless rose to control a great power by dedication and will. I personally find him more interesting than Danton.
Anyway, it's a great movie. You can watch it here:
http://www.watchfree.to/watch-17d37-Danton-movie-online-free-putlocker.html
Apologies that even I can tell the English subtitles are sometimes dubious.
Particularly fascinating is the contrast between Danton (played by Gérard Depardieu) and Robespierre (played by Wojciech Pszoniak), both of which are brilliant performances. Danton is warm, romantic, tolerant, eloquent, bombastic, greedy, indulgent, and decadent. Robespiere is cold, ideological, blunt, rigid, uncomfortable, selfless, ruthless, and puritanical. The director, Andrzej Wajda, was a Polish dissident supporting the Solidarity movement, and intended this contrast as an allegorical portrayal of liberal West and Communist East. It's crucial to note the virtues are not all on one side: as one reviewer I've read noted, Robespierre may be despotic, but, unlike Danton, he takes the destitute living in the streets of Paris seriously.
My favourite scene was Danton trying to court Robespierre by inviting him to a lavish banquet in his home. It feels like he's at the same time trying to sincerely welcome him as a friend, win him over with total sense motive fail, and passive~aggressively insult him. And then he gets drunk.
In Carnelian terms, I'd peg Danton as a human enchanter, neutral good (with true neutral tendencies) and liberal (with royalist tendencies). Robespierre comes across as a human enchanter, lawful good (with lawful neutral tendencies) and socialist. He's a great example as a self~sacrificing, utterly principled, and genuinely well~intentioned villain. He's psychologically riveting: an unnatural politician who nevertheless rose to control a great power by dedication and will. I personally find him more interesting than Danton.
Anyway, it's a great movie. You can watch it here:
http://www.watchfree.to/watch-17d37-Danton-movie-online-free-putlocker.html
Apologies that even I can tell the English subtitles are sometimes dubious.
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