On Monday, July 13th, at 6pm in the Rosenthal Lecture Room at the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach’s offices at 311 Peruvian Ave, Palm Beach, the film La Marseillaise (1938) will be shown. The showing is FREE to ALL and open to the general public. However, only reserved seating is available. To reserve seating, please call 561.832.0731, extension 111. Email responses are NOT accepted. PLEASE NOTE, ONCE THE FILM BEGINS THERE IS NO ADMITTANCE.
Just in time for Bastille Day, La Marseillaise (1938) presents an entertaining example of a culture in flux at a movement in time when one culture and way of life was trying to preserve itself in the face of another. Director Jean Renoir's (son of the famous painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir) epic account of the French Revolution, La Marseillaise is shown from the eyes of the citizens of Marseille, counts in German exile and, of course the king Louis XVI each showing their own small problems. It juxtaposes the opulent life of King Louis XVI with the poverty of the commoners who rose up to overthrow the monarchy in 1789. The film's title comes from the rallying song which grew out of the peasants' march on the Bastille, the song that ultimately became the French national anthem.
The Foundation’s President Alexander C. Ives will present a short introduction, linking the film with the causes and work of the Preservation Foundation.
note, doors lock at 6:15 pm. Refreshments will be provided.
Just in time for Bastille Day, La Marseillaise (1938) presents an entertaining example of a culture in flux at a movement in time when one culture and way of life was trying to preserve itself in the face of another. Director Jean Renoir's (son of the famous painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir) epic account of the French Revolution, La Marseillaise is shown from the eyes of the citizens of Marseille, counts in German exile and, of course the king Louis XVI each showing their own small problems. It juxtaposes the opulent life of King Louis XVI with the poverty of the commoners who rose up to overthrow the monarchy in 1789. The film's title comes from the rallying song which grew out of the peasants' march on the Bastille, the song that ultimately became the French national anthem.
The Foundation’s President Alexander C. Ives will present a short introduction, linking the film with the causes and work of the Preservation Foundation.
note, doors lock at 6:15 pm. Refreshments will be provided.
