Mr. Freedom

Mr. Freedom

1969 · 95 min · FR · 5.0 (24 votes)
Dir. William Klein · Starring John Abbey, Delphine Seyrig, Philippe Noiret, Serge Gainsbourg, Catherine Rouvel, Jean-Claude Drouot · Music Serge Gainsbourg
DramaComedy

Mr. Freedom, a bellowing good-ol'-boy superhero decked out in copious football padding, jets to France to cut off a Commie invasion from Switzerland. A destructive, arrogant patriot in tight pants, Freedom joins forces with Marie Madeleine to combat lefty freethinkers, as well as the insidious evildoers Moujik Man and inflatable Red China Man, culminating in a star-spangled showdown.

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A wild, unhinged fever dream of American exceptionalism gone mad. This film assaults the senses with its chaotic energy, surreal imagery, and biting, often uncomfortable, satire. It's a disorienting trip into the heart of jingoistic absurdity.

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