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Navis pictures war of the vendee back cover11/17/2023 ![]() Traditionalists might be slightly uncomfortable with a concluding paean to "Religious Liberty." (Were the Vendeans fighting for religious freedom in the modern sense, or for the faith that they believed was the one and only Truth which the state ought to acknowledge as it did under the ancien regime?)īut I think in the end all that pales compared to the admirable sincerity and zeal of these beautiful young Catholic performers in bringing to the screen for the first time the tragic and heroic story of the Vendée, arguably the first modern genocide, and in introducing the royalist perspective on the French Revolution to American viewers (especially Catholics) who may not be accustomed to associating loyalty to one's heavenly king with loyalty to one's earthly king. Yes, there are some unintentionally amusing scenes, such as when a heroic Vendean girl successfully intimidates a couple of even younger republican soldiers with a rolling pin (if only it had been that easy!), and what is almost certainly the only depiction ever of Robespierre with braces (and, at one moment, digitally enhanced glowing red eyes, in case we didn't know he's evil). Yes, it is a bit odd that all the cast are children or teenagers (though as director Jim Morlino pointed out in an interview, most of the actual Vendeans were relatively young themselves). Anyone who compared this film unfavorably to big-budget Hollywood productions would be missing the point. ![]() Yesterday my copy arrived in the mail so I was able to watch the movie myself. Republics vs Monarchies: Expenses Comparedīack in December I blogged about the forthcoming film The War of the Vendéefrom independent Catholic studio Navis Pictures, which was released on February 24 (the 219th anniversary of the Republic's decree of conscription that was the last straw for the Vendeans).Philipp Prinz von Preussen for Restoration.
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