Wednesday, 4 May 2016

Bastille Day (2016)

Stars Idris Elba, who grew up in East Ham. Bastille Day is the English name for the French national day also known as "le quatorze juillet" and commemorates the storming of the Bastille ("prise de la Bastille") as shown in this painting by Jean-Pierre Houel, the Rouen-born painter. The French Revolution occurred during his lifetime.

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