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A NOUS LA LIBERTE (1931)

AKAs:
Freedom for Us (International: English title)
Liberty for Us (USA)

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Criterion Collection # 160

DVD Release Date: August 20, 2002

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Director: Yasujiro Ozu

Description:
One of the all-time comedy classics, Rene Clair's "A nous la liberte" tells the story of Louis, an escaped convict who becomes a wealthy industrialist. Unfortunately, his past returns (in the form of old jail pal Emile) to upset his carefully laid plans. Featuring lighthearted wit, tremendous visual innovation, and masterful manipulation of sound, "A nous la liberte" is both a potent indictment of mechanized modern society and an uproarious comic delight.


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A nous la liberte
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Format: NTSC

DVD Size: 7.58 GB -- Exact Untouched Copy

Runtime (main feature): 81 minutes

Type: Black and White

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 | Non-Anamorphic

Sound (main feature): French

Subtitles: optional English


DISC FEATURES:

# New digital transfer.
# Deleted scenes.
# Entracte (1924), the short Surrealist masterpiece by Clair and artist Francis Picabia.
# Video interview with Madame Bronja Clair.
# Film historian David Robinson on the Tobis lawsuit against Charlie ChaplinÆs Modern Times.
# New and improved English subtitle translation.
# Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition.


Studio: Criterion

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