Release Date

31 Dec, 1937

Runtime

00:29: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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. A commentary was 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.

Original Title

La Grande Espérance

Photos

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Actors

Maurice Thorez

Marcel Cachin

Jacques Duclos

Danièle Casanova

Benoît Frachon

Georges Politzer

Marie Politzer

Joseph Ramier

Martha Desrumeaux

Pierre Semard

Julien Racamond

Jean-Richard Bloch

Crew

Jacques Becker