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1789: The Lovers of the Bastille
8.0 / 10• 2015• 2h 46m•NR• Japanese
HistoryMusic
Storyline
Paris, 1789. A young revolutionary peasant and a maid of Queen Marie-Antoinette fall in love at the brink of the French Revolution.
Cast & Crew
Masaki Ryū
Ronan Mazurier
Lead
Manaki Reika
Marie Antoinette
SW
Saotome Wakaba
Olympe du Puget
Nagina Ruumi
Camille Desmoulins
Saou Kurama
Georges Jacques Danton
Seijou Kaito
Lazare, count of Peyrol
Miya Rurika
Charles
Ryo Tamaki
Maximilien de Robespierre
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Shuichiro Koike's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. 1789: The Lovers of the Bastille is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
