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Écoutez La Bourse Du Travail De Paris
10.0 / 10• 1982• 1h 24m•NR• French
DocumentaryHistory
Storyline
Since its opening in 1882, the Paris Bourse du Travail (Labor Exchange) has remained a nerve center of the labor movement. Once a hotbed of revolutionary syndicalism, and now a meeting place for the main labor federations, history is etched into the walls of the Bourse. It is from the rooms bearing the names of illustrious figures—Eugène Varlin, Fernand Pelloutier, Jean Jaurès, Léon Jouhaux—that historians (Jean Bruhat, Bernard Georges, Jacques Julliard, Jean Maitron, Madeleine Reberioux, Denise Trintant) and the Bourse's general secretary, Jean Braire, have sought to bring to life a century of social history. The general secretaries of the five major labor federations (André Bergeron, Jean Bornard, Edmond Maire, Jacques Pommateau, Georges Seguy) discuss the origins of the Bourses du Travail, but also address the present and the future.
Cast & Crew
Jean Braire
Self
Lead
Jean Maitron
Self
Bernard George
Self
Madeleine Rebérioux
Self
André Bergeron
Self
Edmond Maire
Self
François Mitterrand
Self (archive footage)
Georges Séguy
Self
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bernard Baissat's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Écoutez La Bourse Du Travail De Paris is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
