A nous la liberté (s/w, Criterion Collection)

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one of the all-time comedy classics, rené clair's 'à nous la liberté' tells the story of émile, an escaped convict tho becomes a wealthy industrialist. unfortunately, his past returns (in the form of old jail pal louis) to upset his carefully laid plans. featuring lighthearted wit, tremendous visual innovation, and masterful manipulation of sound, à nous la liverté is both a potent indictment of mechanized modern society and an uproarious comic delight.