I jest, Neill cuts a fine figure, and is suitably rugged in the role of the Marquis de Lafayette. This film also boasts an international cast, with big British names such as Peter Ustinov (an erstwhile Hercule Poirot), Jane Seymour ( Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman) and New-Zealander Sam Neill, who would later run away from dinosaurs in Stephen Spielberg’s Jurassic Park. 'The film’s strengths lie in its well-conceived, realistic battle scenes' This film is a co-production of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Canada, and was shot in French, German and English, and it had a considerable budget of 300 million francs! This is hardly surprising, though, as the lavishness of the costumes and the sets suggest that no expense was spared. What I discovered was that this film, made to mark the bicentenary of the Revolution, is a barrel of surprises. Even as a devotee of cinema, I was hesitant to watch it because of the incredible 6-hour running time but I, thankfully, submitted. The first part is entitled ‘La Revolucion Francaise: Les Années Lumières ‘ (The French Revolution: Years of Hope), directed by Robert Enrico, and the second is called ‘La Revolution Francaise: Les Années Terribles,’ (The French Revolution: Years of Rage), directed by Richard T. A fortnight ago, my housemate, a keen historian, asked me if I wanted to watch a film with which he was besotted: La Revolution Française (The French Revolution, 1989), a two-part epic documenting the French Revolution from, (if you’re a history expert, this will mean something to you), the calling of the Estates-General to the death of Maximillien de Robespierre.

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