The Roads to Freedom
- Directed by
- James Cellan Jones
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 13 episodes
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The series follows various people in Paris as war with Nazi Germany becomes inevitable. It uses voiceover to show the characters' internal thoughts. The story is based on Jean-Paul Sartre's trilogy of novels.
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What happens
The Roads to Freedom is a British 13-part drama serial broadcast on BBC Two in 1970. Based on the trilogy of novels by Jean-Paul Sartre, The Roads to Freedom deals with the lives of various people in Paris as war with Nazi Germany becomes inevitable. Unusually, the series makes much use of voiceover, using the characters' internal thoughts in the narrative. The series was adapted for television by David Turner and directed by James Cellan Jones. The serial was repeated in 1972 and again in 1977. In July 2022, it was announced that BBC Four would be repeating all 13 episodes. The introduction before the start of this rerun was by Colin Baker, who played the part of Claude. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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