Freedom

2019

2h 0m

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38 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Libertines expelled from the Puritan court of Louis XVI seek safety in Germany.

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Critics Consensus

It may prove more tedious than titillating for some, but Liberté boldly blurs the line between filmgoer and voyeur.

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David Jenkins

Little White Lies

It's a fascinating, unique and affirmative film about the revolutionary act of self-expression, and the connection between backroom intellectual inquiry and broad public thinking.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 4, 2020

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

This film is an ordeal that I never want to go through again, but it's undoubtedly executed with a cerebral conviction and uncompromising seriousness that no Anglo Saxon film-maker could approach.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 2, 2020

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Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

Though Serra certainly looks upon, and stages, their taboo-breaking with a droll sense of humor, there's plenty of grim transgression to be found here.

May 12, 2020

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Jason Shawhan

Nashville Scene

If you ever believed that Nurse Forsythe in Shivers was right on when she proclaimed all flesh to be erotic flesh, then this is the one for you.

Sep 10, 2021

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Carlos Bonfil

La Jornada

[Creates] an enveloping and oppressive atmosphere. [Full review in Spanish]

Jul 22, 2021

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Luke Gorham

In Review Online

Albert Serra's Liberté continues the director's penchant for placing human rot, literal and metaphorical, within the garish trappings and knowing artifice of re-creation.

Jul 29, 2020

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david b

Of no artistic value whatsoever. No universality present. Extraordinarily tedious.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

The director should just retire

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

In the age of suffocating political correctness and total dictate of simulacrums of different sorts and forms, Alberto Serra managed to make a fabulous film. I really appreciate his efforts to camouflage and to hide behind all these naked bodies wandering in a wood. Overall this film is a strange reminiscence of life stream from the Europarliament in Strasburg. 1 Sense of humor. I really appreciate this gift in any artist. Especially self-irony is priceless. 2 Idealism of the highest caliber. Only true purist and moralist can make such a 'promiscuous' film. Interesting what Haneke or Seidl would say about Liberte. I think that they will love it! 3 I really like that he has such a brave approach towards filmmaking. He opens a new era in art-house for sure. And I'm super happy about it. I need to be tricked and fooled by a true artist like Albert Serra. viva la revolution! Thank you, dear Alberto! The best of luck to you!~

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Synopsis

Libertines expelled from the Puritan court of Louis XVI seek safety in Germany.

Director: Albert Serra
Screenwriter: Albert Serra
Production Co: Lupa Film, Idéale Audience, Andergraun Films, Rosa Filmes
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 9, 2020
Runtime: 2h 0m

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