Paris in the Middle Ages Paris in the Middle Ages In the 10th century, Paris was a provincial cathedral city of little political or economic significance, but under the kings of the Capetian dynasty who ruled France between 987 and 1328, it developed into an important commercial and religious center and the seat of the royal administration of the country. The Île de la Cité became the site of the royal palace and the new cathedral of Notre-Dame, begun in 1163. The Left Bank was occupied by important monasteries, including the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the Abbey of St Genevieve. In the late 1100s, the
Le Silence de la mer (1949 film) of the film taking place in a single room, they avoid any sort of claustrophobia." Von Ebrennac's monologues and the extensive voiceover mean that, the title notwithstanding, there is a significant amount of talk. "Le Silence de la mer" was released in Paris on 22 April 1949. In Paris, the film took in 464,032 admissions and 1,371,687 admissions in France as a whole. Le Silence de la mer (1949 film) Le Silence de la mer (English: The Silence of the Sea) is a 1949 film by Jean-Pierre Melville. It was Melville's first feature film, and was based on the 1942