The Criterion Collection

[MifuneFan]

My hunch was right haha

SPECIAL EDITION THREE-DISC SET:

New high-definition digital restorations, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks
Introductions by Roberto Rossellini to all three films
Interviews from 2009 with Rossellini scholar Adriano Aprà, film critic and Rossellini friend Father Virgilio Fantuzzi, and filmmakers Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
Audio commentary from 2009 on Rome Open City by film scholar Peter Bondanella
Once Upon a Time . . . “Rome Open City,” a 2006 documentary on the making of this historic film, featuring rare archival material and footage of Anna Magnani, Federico Fellini, Ingrid Bergman, and many others
Rossellini and the City, a 2009 video essay by film scholar Mark Shiel on Rossellini’s use of the urban landscape in The War Trilogy
Excerpts from rarely seen videotaped discussions Rossellini had in 1970 about his craft with faculty and students at Rice University
Into the Future, a 2009 video essay about The War Trilogy by film scholar Tag Gallagher
Roberto Rossellini, a 2001 documentary by Carlo Lizzani, assistant director on Germany Year Zero, tracing Rossellini’s career through archival footage and interviews with family members and collaborators, with tributes by filmmakers François Truffaut and Martin Scorsese
Letters from the Front: Carlo Lizzani on “Germany Year Zero,” a podium discussion with Lizzani from the 1987 Tutto Rossellini conference
Italian credits and prologue from Germany Year Zero
PLUS: Essays by James Quandt, Irene Bignardi, Colin McCabe, and Jonathan Rosenbaum

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by senseabove

Just go to bed, Polaroid. That's always a sure sign they'll announce immediately. Do it for us.

THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS. Literally just got into bed lol

[MifuneFan]

Stalker

New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
New interview with Geoff Dyer, author of Zona: A Book About a Film About a Journey to a Room
Interview from 2002 with cinematographer Alexander Knyazhinsky
Interview from 2002 with set designer Rashit Safiullin
Interview from 2002 with composer Eduard Artemyev
New English subtitle translation
PLUS: An essay by critic Mark Le Fanu

[SammyJankis]

This month is insane. The long awaited Stalker, the War trilogy, and Bresson? Good lord, Criterion!

[Brad1963]

Wow! Fantastic announcements. Just in time for the Barnes & Noble sale.

[JoeBuck]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

This month is insane. The long awaited Stalker, the War trilogy, and Bresson? Good lord, Criterion!

Yet the front page comments on the announcement will still be loaded with comments like "This month is BORING criterion, this sucks Im not buying any of them!"

[kuro_sawa]

Great set of announcements! The Bresson came out of nowhere for me - super excited for that one.

It will be interesting to see how much improvement there will be in the War Trilogy compared to the BFI set. It seems from the wording they'll be using the same (or at least older) masters, but one would assume they've done extensive touch up work if that's the case.

& while I'm over the moon about finally getting a release date for Stalker ...... that artwork ......

[MifuneFan]

https://www.criterion.com/films/27588-l-argent

• New, restored 4K digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
• Press conference from the 1983 Cannes Film Festival
• “L’argent,” A to Z, a new video essay by film scholar James Quandt
• Trailer
• New English subtitle translation
• PLUS: An essay by critic Adrian Martin and a newly expanded 1983 interview with director Robert Bresson by critic Michel Ciment

[jw007]

This is looking like a fun month to me! So happy to see Tarkovsky's Stalker in the collection finally! Also, the Bresson movie L'Argent is quite intriguing, as well as the Rossellini War Trilogy upgrade. Finally, that Albert Brooks film Lost in America is a great, fun summer movie (and well timed for a July release).

Those 3 movies released in 1979, 1983 and 1985 are a bit more contemporary too, which is nice.

[MifuneFan]

https://www.criterion.com/films/29022-lost-in-america

DIRECTOR-APPROVED EDITION:

• New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
• New conversation with director Albert Brooks and filmmaker Robert Weide
• New interviews with actor Julie Hagerty, executive producer Herb Nanas, and comic writer and director James L. Brooks
• Trailer
• PLUS: An essay by critic Scott Tobias

[MassiveMovieBuff]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

https://www.criterion.com/films/29022-lost-in-america

YES! Can't wait for Lost in America! Did not expect a Criterion so this is a real treat. Day 1 for me!

[colbyw]

Originally Posted by MassiveMovieBuff

YES! Can't wait for Lost in America! Did not expect a Criterion so this is a real treat. Day 1 for me!

LOVE Lost in America! Can finally retire my old snap case dvd

[MifuneFan]

Criterion are on a roll with the upgrades, they'll far be outpacing lsst year's efforts at this rate.

*knocks on wood*

[Knaldskalle]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

Does anyone know whats delaying '4 Months, 3 weeks and 2 days...'? The artwork leaked was ages ago now, so surely they have everything in place..?

Every time someone mentions this movie on blu-ray.com Criterion resets the countdown timer to the title. It's your own fault if you never see it.

[SammyJankis]

Wonder what heavy-hitter they could possibly have for November. I was certain they'd save Stalker for then.

[jw007]

Wow, I just realized (after a bit of research) that this will be THE FIRST TIME any one of Albert Brooks' films (that he's written and/or directed) are available on the blu-ray format!

WELCOME TO BLU-RAY, ALBERT BROOKS!

[jw007]

May I also add, another awesome addition would be Modern Romance too. Such a brilliant comedy from Brooks.

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

Wonder what heavy-hitter they could possibly have for November. I was certain they'd save Stalker for then.

Girls the complete series, by Lena Dunham.

[Knaldskalle]

I love Stalker and I'm stoked for this release (dat cover, though...!).

I love Bresson's black and white work, but his color movies haven't done much for me (L'Argent, Le Diable, Probablement, Lancelot du Lac) and I thought Lost in America was painfully unfunny when I saw it some years ago (a far cry from Real Life).

[Gusto-Guus]

We're getting Stalker, yes!

And now if we can get Andrea Rublev.