Find your own Zola

Cary 2022-01-17 08:03:45

In France in 1894, Dreyfus, the son of a wealthy businessman, a Jew, and a soldier, was charged with treason and then exiled. However, the case went through 12 years of resistance, and finally turned into an extraordinary situation. The French social movement, Dreyfus finally reversed the case. This case was called by French President Chirac as “splitting French society, dividing the family, and dividing the country into two rival camps.” The contradiction between these two camps is essentially whether it is “France first” or “French spirit first”. "(human rights). In 19, Polanski, who was once again involved in sexual accusations and was affected by the metoo movement, was also looking for his own Zola. Important lines 1. "They humiliate an innocent person, long live France" 2. "The Romans threw Christians to lions, we threw Jews, this is our progress" 3. "We witnessed a dirty performance, it Declared the innocence of a person with a lot of sins and debts, but ruined a clean and honest young talent. When a society decays to this point, it will soon rot." 4. "Without you, there is no my today" "No general, you have Today is because you did your duty."

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  • Picquart: I want to see the Dreyfuss file.

  • Picquart: Dreyfuss is innocent.