Georges Danton and Ero-Cachelle, his ally in the National Convention, play cards with the ladies, including Julie, Danton's wife. Danton apathetically rants about women, their charm and treachery, about the inability to know and understand each other. To the reassuring words of Julie Danton melancholy notes that he loves her, as they love the "grave", where you can find peace. Ero is flirting with one of the ladies.
Friends come, other deputies of the Convention. Camille Demoulin immediately involves everyone in a conversation about "guillotine romance." In its second year, the revolution daily requires ever new victims. Ero believes that the revolution must be “finished” and “started” the republic. Everyone has the right to enjoy life as best he can, but not at the expense of others. Camill is sure that state power should be open to the people, a “transparent tunic” on his body. Knowing Danton's magnificent oratorical gift, he encourages him to launch an attack by speaking in the Convention in defense of true freedom and human rights. Danton does not seem to refuse, but does not show the slightest enthusiasm, because up to this point it is still necessary to "survive". He leaves, showing everyone how tired of politics.
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the audience a storm of applause, the meeting rescheduled. It is not in the interests of the judges to hear that at one time it was Danton who declared war on the monarchy, that his voice "forged weapons for the people from the gold of aristocrats and the rich." Then Danton appeals to the people, demanding the creation of a commission to accuse those because of whom freedom "walks on the corpses." Prisoners are forcibly taken out of the hall.
A crowd is buzzing in the square in front of the Palace of Justice. There is no unanimity in screams and exclamations, some for Danton, others for Robespierre.
The last hours in the camera. Camille longs for his wife Lucille, who stands in front of the camera window and sings. He fears death, suffers from the fact that his wife is losing her mind. Danton, as usual, is ironic and mocking. It’s bitter for everyone to recognize themselves as “pigs,” who are beaten with sticks to death, so that “it’s tastier at the royal feasts”.
At that moment, when the convicts are taken out of the cell, Julie takes poison in their house with Danton. Convicts singing "Marseillaise" are taken in carts to the square of the Revolution to the guillotine. From the crowd there are mocking cries of women with hungry children in their arms. Convicts say goodbye to each other. The executioners take them away. Everything is over.
Lucille appears at the guillotine, singing a song about death. She seeks death to connect with her husband. A patrol approaches her, and in a sudden flash of light Lucille exclaims: "Long live the king!" In the name of the Republic, a woman is arrested.
