The third of four films on themes of the French Revolution.
Robespierre was a cold-blooded dictator - so why was he a member of a society devoted to wine, kisses and roses?
How could he be a dictator without holding any government office? The French Revolution gave everybody liberty and equality, so why did France refuse to abolish slavery? Robespierre was a bloodthirsty monster who sent thousands to the guillotine, so why did he vote against the death penalty? The search for answers involves a voodoo ceremony, a crypt full of skeletons and a bleeding statue.
The story that emerges is of a man doomed by good intentions, who may have deliberately brought about his own destruction.
Reporter Chantal Cuer Photography JOHN BECK Sound ROBIN SWAIN
Film editor HORACIO QUEIRO Series producer
MARGARET WINDHAM HEFFERNAN Written and produced by ALAN EREIRA
(Revolutionary Witness: 10.10pm.
'Ireland's Opportunity' tomorrow at
8.10pm)
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