Historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry follows the the history of Paris from its founding through the significant events in the city's history.

Open air theatre production about the Paris commune

During the Paris Commune, a boy runs across trouble at the barricade.

In the short-lived Commune of Paris, a conscripted soldier falls in love with a Communard saleswoman. As the army cracks down on the revolutionaries, the soldier is forced to fight against the Commune, and the pair's love is put to the test.

Once upon a time, there was a girl... She loved Elvis Presley, but she went out with a Marilyn Monroe impersonator. And while she had a passion for the shining stars of bygone times, she was also drawn to the gutter. She would climb into history and immerse herself in the horrors of humanity. She liked bad things...

Home alone, little Jules starves while the people rise up and uphold their commune in the streets of Paris. His father joins the revolutionaries, taking his son, whose enthusiasm and pipe are quickly noticed by both his comrades and his enemies, which leads to an appalling ending.