A Nous la Liberte (1931)

In its first fifteen minutes, this anticapitalist satire immediately demonstrates that life for the working class is almost indistinguishable from imprisonment, and also shows how the cruel cycles of competition can corrupt anyone in power, regardless of their history. It…

Wesley Stenzel

french and comedy in the same sentence?? i never thought i’d see the day. it’s simple but just making everyone frantically chase after one guy will always be hilarious to me. hey émile maybe don’t be in love with this lady you’ve only just spoke to? and maybe stop kicking…

Corey 🤠

The last breathe of 19th century Europe somewhere between Buñuel and Chaplin.

Filipe Furtado

The best way to describe René Clair's films is just to say they are pure fun. No other director besides maybe Chaplin was making movies as fun and entertaining as Clair. This is a story about a man who escapes prison and becomes a rich man. It's a simple setup that is used…

evilbjork

This film kept bringing to mind an episode of the Office (US version), where the staff finds out one of their coworkers was a felon and spent time in jail. This coworker openly explains what his time incarcerated was like on a day to day basis only to have the entire staff…

Hmel

À Nous la Liberté draws a plethora of parallels with life in prison with having a career at a manufacturing plant. Written and directed by René Clair, it's a perpetually amusing French comedy which centres on the adventures of escaped prisoner Louis, who is played superbly…

Paul Elliott

Going beyond the usual Clair vs. Chaplin debate, A Nous la Liberté is a superior film in terms of satire and criticism. The neoliberal motors of the "organization and progress" motto carry the idea that "work is liberty"; not only that is a lie, but also an idea carried out…

Edgar Cochran ✝️🍋

Two friends plan their escape of prison, one manages to become a rich man while the other doesn't. Their friendship will soon be put into test, and big decisions will have to be made. So fun fact, apparently this movie heavily inspired Charles Chaplin's final tramp…

Rafael "Mister Movie" Jovine

Release date: December 18, 1931 Timeless, a film that is just as entertaining now as it was in 1931. This is a good example of the transition from silent films to sound, the use of whimsical music and short dialogue; this film has it all, from comedy to political…

Scott Huston