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“The Commune,” the new 1970s period piece from Danish writer/director Thomas Vinterberg, begins when architect Erik (Ulrich Thomsen) inherits a huge house. His own family, with wife Anna (Trine ...

When most people think of communes, they envision shaggy hippies, psychedelic drugs and free-love free-for-alls. But according to Bridget Downey-Meyer, those stereotypes sell the idea — and, more ...

The film began over 50 years ago after Robert Redford optioned Ray Mungo’s book "Famous Long Ago: My Life and Hard Times with Liberation News Service," which had made a splash when it was published in ...

The idea of living communally makes a lot of sense to some people, especially in places where housing is scarce and expensive. Others living in nuclear families, or on their own, may be hungry for the ...