Criterion Collection Films
A list of Criterion Films from 1998 to the present ranging from avant-garde, classics, and cult films.
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- DirectorJean RenoirStarsJean GabinDita ParloPierre FresnayDuring WWI, two French soldiers are captured and imprisoned in a German P.O.W. camp. Several escape attempts follow until they are eventually sent to a seemingly inescapable fortress.Audio Commentary by Film Historian Peter Cowie
Rare Theatrical Trailer in which Jean Renoir discusses both Grand Illusion and his personal war experiences
Archival Radio Presentation: Rainer and Erich von Stroheim accept Grand Illusion's Best Foreign Films honors at the 1938 New York Film Critics Awards - DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneTakashi ShimuraKeiko TsushimaFarmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, and he gathers six other samurai to join him.Audio Commentary by Japanese film expert Michael Jeck
Audio Commentary by film scholars David Desser, Joan Mellen, Stephen Prince, Tony Rayns, and Donald Ritchie
Original U.S. Theatrical Trailer
50-minute documentary on the making of Seven Samurai, created as part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create
My Life in Cinema, a 2-hour video conversation from 1993 between Directors Akira Kurosawa and Nagisa Oshima
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences, a documentary looking at the samurai traditions and films that helped shape Kurosawa's masterpiece - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsMargaret LockwoodMichael RedgravePaul LukasWhile travelling in continental Europe, a rich young playgirl realizes that an elderly lady seems to have disappeared from the train.Audio Commentary by film historian Bruce Eder
Crook's Tour, a 1941 feature-length adventure film starring Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne as Charters and Caldicott, their beloved characters from The Lady Vanishes
Excerpts from Francois Truffaut's legendary 1962 audio interview with Alfred Hitchcock
Mystery Train, a video essay about Hitchcock and The Lady Vanishes by Hitchcock scholar Leonard Leff
Stills gallery of behind-the-scenes photos and promotional art - DirectorFederico FelliniStarsMagali NoëlBruno ZaninPupella MaggioA series of comedic and nostalgic vignettes set in a 1930s Italian coastal town.Audio Commentary by film scholars Peter Brunette and Frank Burke
American release trailer
Deleted scene
Fellini's Homecoming, a 45 minute documentary on the complicated relationship between the celebrated director, his hometown, and his past
Interview with star Magali Noel
Fellini's drawings of characters in the film
Felliniana, a presentation of ephemera devoted to Amarcord, from the collection of Don Young
Archival audio interviews of Fellini and his friends and family, by critic Gideon Bachmann - DirectorFrançois TruffautStarsJean-Pierre LéaudAlbert RémyClaire MaurierA young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.Audio Commentary by film scholar Brian Stonehill
Audio Commentary by co-screenwriter Marcel Moussy and François Truffaut's lifelong friend Robert Lachenay
Theatrical trailers
Rare audition footage of Jean-Pierre Léaud, Patrick Auffay, and Richard Kanayan
Newsreel footage from the film's showing at Cannes
Excerpt from a 1965 interview with Truffaut in which he discusses his youth, his critical writings, and the origins of the character Antoine Doinel
Excerpt from a 1960 interview with Truffaut about the global reception of The 400 Blows and his own critical view of the film - DirectorsJean CocteauRené ClémentStarsJean MaraisJosette DayMila ParélyA beautiful young woman takes her father's place as the prisoner of a mysterious beast, who wishes to marry her.Audio Commentary by critic Arthur Knight
Audio Commentary by writer and cultural historian Sir Christopher Frayling
A documentary on the movie and the fable
The original fable translated into English
Philip Glass' opera La Belle et la Bete, as an alternate soundtrack
Screening at the Majestic, a 1995 documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew
Interview with cinematographer Henri Alekan
Rare behind-the-scenes photos and publicity stills
Original trailer, directed and narrated by Jean Cocteau and the 1995 restoration trailer - DirectorRoy Ward BakerStarsKenneth MoreRonald AllenRobert AyresOn her maiden voyage in April 1912, the supposedly unsinkable RMS Titanic strikes an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean.Audio Commentary by Don Lynch and Ken Marshall, author and illustrator of "Titanic": An Illustrated History
The Making of "A Night to Remember" (1993), a 60 minute documentary featuring producer William MacQuitty's rare behind-the-scenes footage
Archival interview with Titanic survivor Eva Hart
En natt att minnas (1962), a half-hour Swedish documentary featuring interviews with Titanic survivors
The Iceberg That Sank the "Titanic" (2006), a 60 minute BBC documentary
Trailer - DirectorJohn WooStarsChow Yun-FatDanny LeeSally YehA disillusioned assassin accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore the vision of a singer he accidentally blinded.Audio Commentary by John Woo and production executive Terence Chang
Deleted Scenes
Theatrical trailer - DirectorJohn WooStarsChow Yun-FatTony Leung Chiu-waiTeresa Sun-Kwan MoA tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.Audio Commentary by John Woo, producer Terence Chang, filmmaker Roger Avary, and critic Dave Kehr
Trailers for eleven of Woo's Hong Kong films
A student film by Woo
Guide to Hong Kong crime films - DirectorNicolas RoegStarsJenny AgutterDavid GulpililLuc RoegTwo city-bred siblings are stranded in the Australian Outback, where they learn to survive with the aid of an Aboriginal boy on his "walkabout": a ritual separation from his tribe.Audio Commentary by Nicolas Roeg and Jenny Agutter
Original, unedited director's cut
Long and short theatrical trailers
Video interviews with Agutter and actor Luc Roeg
Gulpilil--One Red Blood (2002), an hour-long documentary on the life and career of actor David Gulpilil - DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsMax von SydowGunnar BjörnstrandBengt EkerotA knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.Audio Commentary by film historian Peter Cowie
Theatrical trailer with optional english subtitles
An annotated, illustrated Bergman filmography, featuring excerpts from Wild Strawberries and The Magician with commentary
Introduction by Ingmar Bergman, recorded in 2003
Bergman Island (2006), an 83-minute documentary on Bergman by Marie Nyerod, featuring in-depth and revealing interviews with the director
Archival audio interview with Max von Sydow
A 1989 tribute to Bergman by filmmaker Woody Allen
Bergman 101, a selected video filmography tracing Bergman's career, narrated by Cowie - DirectorRob ReinerStarsRob ReinerMichael McKeanChristopher GuestSpinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.Audio Commentary by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer
Audio Commentary by Rob Reiner, producer Karen Murphy, and editors Robert Leighton and Kent Beyda
Original industry and theatrical trailers
20 minute demo reel, Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
Promotional shorts: Heavy Metal Memories and "Hell Hole"
The Cutting Room Floor: More than one hour of deleted scenes, abandoned subplots, and alternate takes - DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJodie FosterAnthony HopkinsScott GlennA young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.Audio Commentary by director Jonathan Demme, stars Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins, screenwriter Ted Tally and FBI agent John Douglas
Seven deleted scenes
Film-to-storyboard comparison and storyboards
FBI crime classification manual
Voices of Death: word-for-word statements of convicted serial killers
New interview with critic Maitland McDonagh
Four documentaries featuring hours of interviews with cast and crew
Behind the scenes featurette
Trailer - DirectorHiroshi InagakiStarsToshirô MifuneMariko OkadaRentarô MikuniDepicts the early life of the legendary warrior Musashi Miyamoto; his years as an aspiring warrior, an outlaw and finally a true samurai.New interviews with translator and historian William Scott Wilson about the real-life Musashi Miyamoto, the inspiration for the hero of the films
On Musashi Miyamoto Part 1
Trailers - DirectorHiroshi InagakiStarsToshirô MifuneMariko OkadaKôji TsurutaMusashi Miyamoto returns to Kyoto after years of absence. After a series of fights against the Yoshioka School, he challenges its master to a duel.New interviews with translator and historian William Scott Wilson about the real-life Musashi Miyamoto, the inspiration for the hero of the films
On Musashi Miyamoto Part 2
Trailer - DirectorHiroshi InagakiStarsToshirô MifuneMariko OkadaKôji TsurutaMusashi Miyamoto is challenged to a duel by a confident swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. He agrees to fight him in a year's time.New interviews with translator and historian William Scott Wilson about the real-life Musashi Miyamoto, the inspiration for the hero of the films
On Musashi Miyamoto Part 3
Trailer - DirectorPier Paolo PasoliniStarsPaolo BonacelliGiorgio CataldiUberto Paolo QuintavalleIn World War II Italy, four fascist libertines round up nine adolescent boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of torture."Saló": Yesterday and Today, a 33 minute documentary featuring interviews with director Pier Paolo Pasolini, actor-filmmaker Jean-Claude Biette, and Pasolini friend Nineto Davoli
Fade to Black, a 23 minute documentary featuring directors Bernardo Bertolucci, Catherine Breillat, and John Maybury, as well as scholar David Forgacs
The End of "Saló", a 40 minute documentary about the film's production
Video interviews with set designer Dante Feretti and director and film scholar Jean-Pierre Gorin
Theatrical Trailer - DirectorSamuel FullerStarsConstance TowersAnthony EisleyMichael DanteA former prostitute relocates to a buttoned-down suburb, determined to fit in with mainstream society. But perverse secrets simmer beneath the wholesome surface.New video interview with star Constance Towers by film historian and filmmaker Charles Dennis
Excerpts from a 1983 episode of The South Bank Show dedicated to director Samuel Fuller
Interview with Samuel Fuller from a 1967 episode of the French television series Cinéastes de notre temps
Interview with Fuller from a 1987 episode of the French television series Cinéma cinémas
Original theatrical trailer - DirectorSamuel FullerStarsPeter BreckConstance TowersGene EvansBent on winning a Pulitzer Prize, a journalist commits himself to a mental institution to solve a strange and unclear murder.New video interview with Constance Towers by film historian and filmmaker Charles Dennis
The Typewriter, the Rifle and the Movie Camera, Adam Simon's 1996 documentary on director Samuel Fuller
Original theatrical trailer - DirectorAlex CoxStarsGary OldmanChloe WebbDavid HaymanThe relationship between Sid Vicious, bassist for British punk group Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen is portrayed.Audio Commentary by writer 'Abbe Wool,' actors Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb, cultural historian Greil Marcus, filmmakers Julien Temple and Lech Kowalski, and musician Elliot Kidd
Audio Commentary by co-writer, director Alex Cox and actor Andrew Schofield
England's Glory, a 1987 documentary about the making of Sid and Nancy
The infamous 1976 Bill Grundy interview with the "Sex Pistols"
A rare telephone interview with Sid Vicious
Interviews with Sid and Nancy from the 1980 documentary D.O.A.: A Right of Passage
Archival interviews and footage
2016 interview with Alex Cox
The London Weekend Show - November 1976
Excerpt from 2016's Sad Vacation
Trailer - DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsJeremy IronsGeneviève BujoldHeidi von PalleskeTwin gynecologists take full advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart, until their relationship begins to deteriorate over a woman.Audio Commentary by director David Cronenberg, actor Jeremy Irons, editor Ron Sanders, production designer Carol Spier and cinematographer Peter Suchitzky
The original designs of the opening title sequence
"Mathematics in Metal" and "Instruments for Operating on Mutant Women": A still gallery of drawings and photographs of the sculptures and medical instruments designed for the film
Twinning effect/motion control footage
The electronic press kit, including a trailer and a featurette - DirectorDavid LeanStarsKatharine HepburnRossano BrazziIsa MirandaAn American spinster's dream of romance finally becomes a bittersweet reality when she meets a handsome--but married--Italian man while vacationing in Venice.Original theatrical trailer
- DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsPeter WellerNancy AllenDan O'HerlihyIn a violent future in Old Detroit, murdered police officer Alex Murphy is resurrected as RoboCop, a powerful cyborg law enforcer. As he fights crime, he begins to recover memories of his past and seeks revenge on the gang who killed him.The unrated director's cut, including "excessively violent" shots cut from the theatrical release to avoid an X rating
Audio Commentary by director Paul Verhoeven, co-writer Edward Neumeier, executive producer Jon Davison, and RoboCop expert Paul M Sammon
Film-to-storyboard comparison
Storyboards
Theatrical and teaser trailers - DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneYutaka SadaTatsuya NakadaiAn executive of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom.Audio Commentary by Akira Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince
A 37 minute documentary on the making of High and Low, created as part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create
Rare interview with actor Toshiro Mifune from 1984
Interview with actor Tsutomu Yamazaki
Theatrical trailers from Japan and the U.S. - DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsEddie ConstantineAnna KarinaAkim TamiroffAn agent wrecks the main computer on another planet.
