À nous la liberté /
A landmark film in early sound production, this is a left-wing satirical comedy about two ex-convicts, one of whom works his way up from salesman to factory owner. He oversees a highly mechanised operation where the workers are reduced to mere automatons. Blackmailed over his past, he joins up with...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | French |
| Language Notes: | In French with English subtitles. |
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[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection :
[2002]
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| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
160. Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.) |
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| Summary: | A landmark film in early sound production, this is a left-wing satirical comedy about two ex-convicts, one of whom works his way up from salesman to factory owner. He oversees a highly mechanised operation where the workers are reduced to mere automatons. Blackmailed over his past, he joins up with his old cellmate, and the pair take to the road as tramps. Frequently acknowledged as the inspiration for Chaplin's "Modern times." |
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| Item Description: | "The classic collection, a joint venture between Janus Films and Home Vision Cinema"--Container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1931. A foreign film (France). Aspect ratio 1.33:1. Special features: New digital transfer -- Deleted scenes -- Entrácte (1924), the classic Surrealist short by Clair and artist Francis Picabia -- 1998 video interview with Madame Bronja Clair -- Film historian David Robinson on the plagiarism lawsuit against Charlie Chaplin's Modern times -- New and improved English subtitle translation. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet ([6] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.) |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital mono. |
| Production Credits: | Photography, Georges Périnal ; music, Georges Auric. |
| ISBN: | 0780023102 |