Overview
Scenes and images from the French Communist Party's (PCF) 1937 Congress in Arles. La Grande Espérance highlights some of the PCF's new concerns under the Popular Front: a warning against international fascism, a desire for organic unity, and the defense of national heritage and regional cultures. It also reveals the first signs of a cult of personality surrounding Maurice Thorez. La Grande Espérance was screened (and possibly re-edited) after the Liberation. Was a commentary then added to the credits emphasizing the continuity of the Communist Party’s political line and the sacrifice of its activists during the war ? Today, only this post-1945 version exists.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 31, 1937
- Original language
- French
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- France
- Production
- Ciné France,Les films populaires
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- Homepage
- Official site