The first of three films set in a Paris studio during a century of scandal and revolution.
The Passing Show with From the last decadent days of the old monarchy through the Revolution and the rise and fall of Napoleon, the arts in France are dominated by one man - the mysterious figure of David. He is the greatest painter of his day, an ardent revolutionary - and a leading figure in Robespierre's secret police. with the voices of MARTIN JARVIS ANDREW SACHS and JOHN MOFFATT
Film editor ARDAN FISHER Written and directed by LESLIE MEGAHEY (R)