A Nous la Liberté (Liberty for Us)

A Nous la Liberté (Liberty for Us) (1931)

  • 100% of critics liked it
    (16 reviews)

  • 76% of users liked it
    (2,327 ratings)

À Nous la Liberté is an early talkie from French filmmaker René Clair. Louis (Raymond Cordy) and Emile (Henri Marchand) are a pair of convicts whose lives take decidely different paths after prison. Emile works his way up the ladder of capitalism, becoming a phonograph factory boss, a job that finds… More

In Theaters
Dec 31, 1931 Limited
On DVD
Aug 20, 2002
Harold Auten

Critic Reviews

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    A period piece in the best sense.

  • Geoff Andrew, Time Out

    It's well worth a look today as simultaneously vindicating Clair's former high reputation and his subsequent expulsion from most critical pantheons.

  • Mordaunt Hall, New York Times

    A Nous, la Liberté is assuredly different from any other screen feature. It bristles with strange originality.

  • Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

    Compared to his contemporaries Jean Renoir and Jean Vigo, Clair was a minor talent, though both of these films do contain innovative uses of sound mixed with silent film.

  • Mark Bourne, DVDJournal.com

    ...displays Clair's mastery of artful whimsy by mixing sound (especially song), sweet-faced storytelling, and visual skill.

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  • AJ V


    A great movie with a great message.

  • Elvira B


    A very fun little gem. It's very clasically cute, with all its slapstick and its musicalization. The story is a critical comparison of a prison and a factory! Chaplin drew inspiration from it for Modern Times. It isn't a must see but it's one of those movies that can be… More

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