The Great HopeMovie
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.
About The Great Hope
The Great Hope is a 1937 documentary movie directed by Jacques Becker.
The production information lists a runtime of 29m, production credits from France, an original language code of FR.
The credited cast includes Maurice Thorez, Marcel Cachin, Jacques Duclos, Danièle Casanova. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
