Revolution
The Spark of Liberty
Featuring the beheading of the King of France and the American Declaration of Independence, it was the world's first demonstration that ideas could be put into practice through physical revolution.
The Spark of Liberty (American & French Revolution)
Genre: Revolutionary Drama
Setting: 1789 Paris / 1776 Philadelphia — The explosive birth of democracy.
CHARACTERS
- JEAN (20s): A French revolutionary holding a musket near the Bastille.
- ELIZABETH (30s): An American printer's wife running an underground leaflet operation.
SCENE
[EXT. PARIS STREETS / INT. PRINT SHOP - DUAL SCENE]
Shouts roar outside as smoke fills the air. JEAN loads his musket while ELIZABETH pulls the lever of a printing press in Philadelphia.
"For centuries, they ate from silver plates while our children starved in the mud! No more kings! No more lords!"
(Distributing freshly printed pamphlets) "We hold these truths to be self-evident! Liberty isn't given by grace—it is taken by resolve!"
"Let the old world tremble! The age of the people begins now!"