Underplayed Gems

À Nous la Liberté (1931)

À Nous la Liberté poster
Original title
À nous la liberté
Directed by
René Clair
Genre
comedy film, musical film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
G
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 118 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two friends escape from prison and try to build new lives. One becomes a successful factory owner while the other struggles with freedom in a modern world driven by machines and rules.

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What happens

À nous la liberté (French pronunciation: [a nu la libɛʁte]), sometimes written as À nous la liberté!, (English: Freedom Forever or Freedom for Us) is a 1931 French musical film directed by René Clair. With a score by Georges Auric, it has more music than any of Clair's other early works. Praised for its use of sound and Academy Award-nominated scenic design, the film has been called Clair's "crowning achievement". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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