Though Marie Antoinette may not have actually said, “Let them eat cake,” the French monarchy and aristocracy displayed an ...

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Movies about the French Revolution are diverse, including costume dramas, horror films, comedies, and more, all set during this turbulent time period. Some movies aim for historical accuracy and ...

The capture of the Bastille ignited one of the greatest social upheavals in Western history, the French Revolution. Violence spread to the countryside, where peasants demanded the feudal system be ...

The French Revolution is a definitive feature-length documentary that encapsulates this heady (and often headless) period in Western civilization. With dramatic reenactments, illustrations ...

Speaking at a panel on Monday morning, Nabil Ayouch, a French film director, gave an impassioned speech, warmly received by ...

This was much more than simply a mob. The French Revolution would be led by shopkeepers, journalists and lawyers. For the first time the citizens took control and formed their own government.

Lethière (1760–1832) was, until the Clark and the Louvre joined in this show to survey his career, an unremembered history painter and portraitist working during the French Revolution and the ...