1958: Those Who Said No

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1958: Those Who Said No (2018)

Directed by Philippe Saada

Documentary, TV Movie, History · 55m

On October 4, 2018, France celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Fifth Republic. It is a republic born in the throes of the Algerian War and one which—from the day it was founded by General de Gaulle until the presidency of a very Jupiterian Emmanuel Macron—has been assailed as a “Republican monarchy” by partisans of a more assertive parliamentarian state. By revisiting the struggle of those who dared oppose the new regime — only to suffer a crushing defeat on September 28, 1958, when they were barely able to garner 20% of the vote against the constitutional text — this film shines a powerful new light on the origins of the Fifth Republic and its consequences for the next 60 years. It is a constitutional debate that planted the seeds for a complete upheaval of the French political landscape, on the left in particular, and set the country in motion toward what would be called the Union of the Left.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Philippe Saada
Writer
Philippe Saada
Editor
Liza Ignazi
Producer
Olivier de Bannes

Details

Original title
1958, ceux qui ont dit non
Release date
2018-10-06
Runtime
55m
Genres
Documentary, TV Movie, History
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
France
Production
O2B Films, Public Sénat, Toute L'Histoire