Seeking better life, two convicts escape from prison.Seeking better life, two convicts escape from prison.Seeking better life, two convicts escape from prison.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 1 nomination total
Paul Ollivier
- L'oncle
- (as Paul Olivier)
Albert Broquin
- Le marchand de primeurs
- (uncredited)
Alexander D'Arcy
- Le gigolo
- (uncredited)
Marguerite de Morlaye
- Une invitée au diner
- (uncredited)
Maximilienne
- Une invitée au diner
- (uncredited)
Eugène Stuber
- Un gangster
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaWhen Charles Chaplin's Modern Times (1936) premiered, the original distribution company of À nous la liberté, Tobis, wanted to sue. Director René Clair refused to join such a suit, saying that he considered it a compliment if Charles Chaplin based his film on René Clair's, but the suit went ahead nevertheless. Tobis, sued United Artists and Charles Chaplin for plagiarism. The suit, with separate segments in France and in the US, went on for more than a decade, right through WWII. Charles Chaplin, at the request of his lawyers, finally settled, but never admitted to the charge. René Clair stayed aloof from the affair, and he and Charles Chaplin, whom he greatly admired, remained friends.
- Alternate versionsIn 1950 director Rene Clair re-edited and shortened the film based on existing prints (the Nazis had destroyed the negative). Some excisions include the singing flowers and the scene at the Luna Park, the sequence depicting Émile's date with Jeanne.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Fejezetek a film történetéböl: A francia lírai realizmus (1989)
- SoundtracksÀ nous la Liberté !
Music by Georges Auric
Lyrics by René Clair
Performed by Henri Marchand and Raymond Cordy
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Delightful!
I profess-- I never heard of this movie nor this director till I watched it tonight. As pointed out, the film has a socialist message-- mainly a scaffolding to hang some very clever physical humor on, though it manages to fit in a few astute (likewise hysterical) observations about modern industrial society. The male leads are absolutely charming and have great chemistry. The style of the film is something in itself. The soundtrack (one of the first original ones to be used in a film) is intertwined with the action on screen, and occasionally the actors sing along with it almost as if this were a musical...but not quite. There are moments of pantomime infused with talking scenes, almost as if the director was trying figure out how to work his style for making silent films into talkies. In total, it's a bit odd-- but it works! And it's unique. And far from dated-- it gave me quite a few belly-laughs.
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- Jul 26, 2007
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- Sloboda je nasa
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- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
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- 1.20 : 1
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