A Nous A La Liberte (aka Freedom For Us) (UK)

A satirical attack on the machine age, a wicked comedy about dehumanisation of industrial workers
Certificate: PG
Running Time: 95 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Made in 1931, Rene Clair`s A Nous A La Liberte was one of the first French talkies. Predating Chaplin`s Modern Times by 5 years, (and the subject of a bitter court case stopped when Clair stated that imitation is the finest form of flattery) Clair`s movie is a satirical attack on the machine age, a wicked comedy about the dehumanisation of industrial workers.

Two prison inmates, Louis (Raymond Cordy) and Emile (Henri Marchand) try to escape. Louis is caught and returns to his cell, Emile escapes and becomes a successful businessman. On release, Louis goes to work for Emile, but finds the work no better than the prison regime. When Emile is recogised as an ex-convict, both men take to the road a vagrants in the early classic of the French cinema.

Special Features:
Trailer
Photo gallery
Rene Clair biography
Short film Entr`acte (1924)
Interview with Mme. B. Clair
Colour booklet