ðə fˈɪlm wʌz kɹˈɪɾɪsˌaɪzd baɪ mˈɛni vjˈuːɚz ɪn fɹˈæns bɪkˈʌz ʌv ɪts ʌŋkˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪzɪŋ pɹˌɛzəntˈeɪʃən ʌv ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌɛɹi vˈaɪələns; sˌʌm dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɪɾ æz ɚɹˌɪstəkɹˈæɾɪk pɹˌɑːpɐɡˈændə.
The film was criticised by many viewers in France because of its uncompromising presentation of revolutionary violence; some described it as aristocratic propaganda.