Showing: René Clair  
Le million

By turns charming and inventive, René Clair’s lyrical masterpiece about the journey of a winning lottery ticket had a profound impact on not only the Marx Brothers and Charlie Chaplin but the American musical as a whole.

René Clair France, 1931
DVD

À nous la liberté

One of the all-time comedy classics, René Clair's _À nous la liberté_ 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.

René Clair France, 1931
DVD

Under the Roofs of Paris

In René Clair's irrepressibly romantic portrait of the crowded tenements of Paris, a street singer and a gangster vie for the love of a beautiful young woman. An international sensation upon its release, _Under the Roofs of Paris_ is an exhilarating celebration of filmmaking.

René Clair France, 1930
DVD