Name: Life Is Ours
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1936-04-07
Duration: 66 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Jean Dasté, Nadia Sibirskaïa, Gaston Modot, Madeleine Sologne, Vladimir Sokoloff

A propaganda film of the communist party of France, showing how the comrades help the proletariat against the capitalists.

Directed by Pierre Unik and Henri Cartier-Bresson and Jean Renoir and Jacques Becker and Jacques Brunius and Jean-Paul Le Chanois and Maurice Lime and André Zwobada

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Cast

Jean Dasté

L'instituteur / Teacher

Nadia Sibirskaïa

Ninette - l'amie de René

Gaston Modot

Philippe - le neveu des Lecocq

Madeleine Sologne

Une ouvrière de l'usine

Vladimir Sokoloff

Un vieillard dans le cortège final

Gabrielle Fontan

Madame Lecocq

Charles Blavette

Tonin (as Blavette)

Jacques Brunius

Le président du conseil d'administration

Jean Renoir

Le patron du bistrot

Max Dalban

Brochard dit 'le chrono'

Émile Drain

Un ouvrier

Roger Blin

Un métallo

Crew

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Director

Jean Renoir

Director

Jacques Becker

Director

Jacques Brunius

Director

Jean-Paul Le Chanois

Director

André Zwobada

Director

Jacques Becker

Writer

Jean Renoir

Writer

Jacques Brunius

Writer

Marguerite Renoir

Editor

Jacques Brunius

Editor

Henri Alekan

Director of Photography

Popular Reviews

3 reviews

Tony Hightower

7.0★ · 06/10/25

This film is uneven and heavy handed, absolutely, and some of the sayings and characters haven’t aged well (looking directly at you, Stalinists), but you know, showing direct action, unions organizing, and people banding together to fight fascism should never, ever, ever, ever, ever go out of style.

- Criterion Challenge 2025

Franek Łuczak

4.0★ · 09/28/25

Dante

4.0★ · 07/02/24