The Criterion Collection

[deadsincebirth]

To Sleep with Anger seems like a flick I could dig. Anyone familiar recommend it?

[caiman]

Originally Posted by Jexes23

The issue is they should already just have each of those films as single releases since they are in a collection that comes out in November.

It's essentially not really an announcement, we already know it exists because it's in the Bergman set.

Ah that's true, they're sort of taking up one of the announcement slots.

[DukeTogo84]

Man, Criterion really doesn't care much about Japanese cinema anymore with their releases.

[caiman]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Man, Criterion really doesn't care much about Japanese cinema anymore with their releases.

They released a Japanese film literally two days ago.

[Doctor Jack]

The Bergman release is sort of a waste. I would think most people who are interested in Bergman titles will get the box set.

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by caiman

They released a Japanese film literally two days ago.

That was two days ago, man- WHAT ABOUT TODAY?! Since earlier this week, their support of Japanese cinema has fallen off a cliff.

[The Great Owl]

La vérité and Death in Venice are my picks of the litter.

I want the big Ingmar Bergman box set, and I will probably buy it this month. I'm setting aside a ton of cash for Vinegar Syndrome's Horror and Exploitation 2019 subscription, though, so I'm going to have to see how much I have left over after Black Friday weekend.

[Mose Harper]

There are still a bunch of Bergman films I want to see for the first time, but that big set is just too much for me atm.

Too much money
Too much overlap with titles I already own
Too many titles it would take me forever to get around to watch.

I've already got eight IB films (off the top of my head, maybe more) that I own but haven't gotten around yet to spinning on Bd.

I am interested in seeing Shame again, but I can wait until a Criterion flash sale or another B&N sale.

Very much looking forward to La Verite.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Mose Harper

There are still a bunch of Bergman films I want to see for the first time, but that big set is just too much for me atm.

Too much money
Too much overlap with titles I already own
Too many titles it would take me forever to get around to watch.

All of the above applies to me. Considering my current unwatched stack, I would get around to watching the Bergman stuff when I'm about 65 years old.

Still, with the price right now and with the probability of getting the set in decent condition, it's a good time to pull the trigger.

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by Doctor Jack

The Bergman release is sort of a waste. I would think most people who are interested in Bergman titles will get the box set.

Not really... some people might only want 1 or 2 Bergman films, they wont buy an entire boxset to own the film they want... so would probs buy elsewhere.

At least this gives people some flexibility and less pressure to buy the big set (which is really well priced though!)

[alien2010]

La Verite and Death in Venice for me.

[Jaymole]

A great month for me, I will be buying all except SHAME as I am saving for the boxset

[BAMJoe]

Does the Bergman box include all of the special features released on the current versions?

[MifuneFan]

Shame shares the disc with The Passion of Anna in the Bergman set, so the solo release should have better encoding.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by Jaymole

A great month for me, I will be buying all except SHAME as I am saving for the boxset

Ditto. This is the perfect month for me:

One great box set
A couple must haves
A wildcard
A skippable solo release

And no double dips of movies with perfectly fine Blu-ray releases already.

I'm happiest about the Visconti. Lets hope Le notti bianche isn't too far behind.

[dkelly26666]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Ditto. This is the perfect month for me:

One great box set
A couple must haves
A wildcard
A skippable solo release

And no double dips of movies with perfectly fine Blu-ray releases already.

I'm happiest about the Visconti. Lets hope Le notti bianche isn't too far behind.

Indeed. And "The Damned".

[dwk]

Originally Posted by BAMJoe

Does the Bergman box include all of the special features released on the current versions?

Yes, I believe that they are all carried over. I went through the DVD Beaver review of the set and this is how the discs are arranged and what extras are included:

[Show spoiler]INGMAR BERGMAN’S CINEMA
OPENING NIGHT
Disc 1
Smiles of a Summer Night (1:49:24)
Special Features:
• Video introduction to the film by director Ingmar Bergman (3:53)
• Video conversation between Bergman scholar Peter Cowie and writer Jörn Donner, executive producer of Fanny and Alexander (16:51)
• Original theatrical trailer (2:01)

Disc 2
Crisis (1:33:23)
A Ship to India (1:35:59)

Disc 3
Wild Strawberries (1:32:32)
Special Features:
• Commentary by Film Scholar Peter Cowie
• Introduction by Bergman (4:04)
• Ingmar Bergman on Life and Work, Documentary by Jörn Donner (1:30:38)
• Behind-the-scenes (16:54)

Disc 4
To Joy (1:39:22)
Summer Interlude (1:36:24)

Disc 5
Summer With Monika (1:38:00)
Special Features:
• Introduction by director Ingmar Bergman (4:08)
• New interview with actress Harriet Andersson, conducted by film critic Peter Cowie (24:55)
• New interview with film scholar Eric Schaefer about Kroger Babb and Babb’s distribution of Monika: Story of a Bad Girl as an exploitation film (12:59)
• Images from the Playground, a half-hour documentary by Stig Björkman (29:55)
• Trailer (1:54)

Disc 6
Dreams (1:28:00)
A Lesson in Love (1:36:38)
Special Features:
• Bergman Introduction (4:28)


CENTERPIECE ONE
Disc 7
Scenes from a Marriage - Television Version (4:59:50)

Disc 8
Scenes from a Marriage - Theatrical Version (2:49:56)
Special Features:
• Interviews with Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson (24:44)
• "Ingmar Bergman" (15:12)
• "On the Versions" (15:02)
Saraband (1:51:51)

Disc 9
From the Life of the Marionettes (1:44:29)
Hour of the Wolf (1:28:14)

Disc 10
Shame (1:43:44)
Special Features:
• Shame in the News (5:21)
• Ingmar Bergman (14:31)
• Liv Ullmann (21:03)
• An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman (1:12:27)
The Passion of Anna (1:41:08)

Disc 11
Fårö Document (0:58:44)
Fårö Document 1979 (1:44:27)
Special Features:
• Karin's Face (14:34) - personal photo album, especially the pictures of his mother Karin
• Daniel (10:39)

Disc 12
Through a Glass Darkly (1:30:14)
Special Features:
• Ingmar Bergman Introduction (1:53)
• Exploring the Film (11:12)
• Harriet Andersson (8:37)
• Theatrical trailer (2:17)

Disc 13
Winter Light (1:21:35)
Special Features:
• "Ingmar Bergman Introduction" (03:39)
• "Exploring the Film" Peter Cowie (10:11)
• "Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie" (2:27:25)
• "U.S. Theatrical Trailer" (01:51)

Disc 14
The Silence (1:35:57)
Special Featrues:
• Ingmar Bergman Introduction (2003 - 3:35)
• Exploring the film: Video discussion with Ingmar Bergman biographer Peter Cowie (10:47)
• Poster gallery for the trilogy films
• Original theatrical trailer

Disc 15
The Virgin Spring (1:30:39)
Special Features:
• Audio commentary from 2005 by Ingmar Bergman scholar Birgitta Steene
• Interviews from 2005 with actors Gunnel Lindblom and Birgitta Pettersson (20:33)
• Introduction by filmmaker Ang Lee from 2005 (7:05)
• Audio recording of a 1975 American Film Institute seminar by Bergman (40:27)
• Alternate English-dubbed soundtrack

CENTERPIECE TWO
Disc 16
The Seventh Seal (1:37:03)
Special Features:
• Introduction by Ingmar Bergman, recorded in 2003 (2:56)
• 87' audio commentary by Bergman expert Peter Cowie, with a new afterword (10:33)
• Bergman Island (2006), a documentary on Bergman by Marie Nyreröd (1:23:18))
• Archival audio interview with Max von Sydow (19:49)
• A 1989 tribute to Bergman by filmmaker Woody Allen (7:14)
• Theatrical trailer (2:35)
• Bergman 101, a selected video filmography tracing Bergman’s career (35:18)
• Optional English-dubbed soundtrack

Disc 17
The Devil’s Eye (1:28:04)
All These Women (1:20:38)

Disc 18
Sawdust and Tinsel (1:33:11)
• Audio commentary by Bergman scholar Peter Cowie
• Video introduction by Bergman from 2003 (3:17)
The Rite (1:16:00)

Disc 19
The Magician (1:41:37)
Special Features:
• New visual essay by Bergman scholar Peter Cowie (14:55)
• Brief 1967 video interview with director Ingmar Bergman about the film (3:37)
• Rare English-language audio interview with Bergman & Assayas and Björkman (20:51)

Disc 20
The Magic Flute (2:18:04)
Special Features:
• Interview with Ingmar Bergman (29:27)
• Peter Cowie (18:15)
• Tystnad Tagning TrollFlojten (1:05:27)
After the Rehearsal (1:13:38)

Disc 21
The Touch (1:55:08)
Special Features:
• Ingmar Bergman - a documentary by Stig Björkman about Bergman in the early 70s (55:24)
The Serpent’s Egg (1:59:48)
Special Features:
• Away From Home (15:48)

CENTERPIECE THREE
Disc 22
Persona (1:24:04)
Special Features:
• New visual essay on the film’s prologue by Ingmar Bergman scholar Peter Cowie (20:15)
• New interviews with actor Liv Ullmann (16:07) and filmmaker Paul Schrader (10:58)
• Excerpted archival interviews with Bergman, Ullmann, and Bibi Andersson from 1966 (19:34)
• Excerpted archival interview with Bergman from 1970 (8:12)
• On-set footage, with audio commentary by Bergman historian Birgitta Steene (18:07)
• Liv & Ingmar, a 2012 feature (1:24:25) documentary directed by Dheeraj Akolkar
• Trailer (2:44)

Disc 23
Thirst (1:24:55)
Port of Call (1:37:49)

Disc 24
Cries and Whispers (1:31:56)
Special Features
• Introduction by Ingmar Bergman from 2001 (7:08)
• New interview with actor Harriet Andersson, conducted by film scholar Peter Cowie (20:00)
• New video essay on the film’s visuals by filmmaker : : kogonada (12:49)
• Behind-the-scenes footage with commentary by Cowie (34:00)
• Ingmar Bergman: Reflections on Life, Death, and Love with Erland Josephson (52:18)
• Trailer (1:54)

Disc 25
Waiting Women (1:48:35)
Brink of Life (1:25:01)

Disc 26
Autumn Sonata (1:33:17)
Special Features:
• Introduction by director Ingmar Bergman from 2003 (6:21)
• Audio commentary featuring Bergman expert Peter Cowie
• The Making of “Autumn Sonata,” a three-and-a-half-hour program examining every aspect of the production (3:26:33)
• New interview with actor Liv Ullmann (18:54)
• A 1981 conversation between actor Ingrid Bergman and critic John Russell Taylor at the National Film Theatre in London (39:24)
• Trailer (2:30)
• English-dubbed track


CLOSING NIGHT
Disc 27
Fanny and Alexander -Television Version (5:21:46)

Disc 28
Fanny and Alexander - Theatrical Version (3:09:21)
Special Features:
• Audio commentary on the theatrical version featuring film scholar Peter Cowie

Disc 29
The Making of Fanny and Alexander (1:49:41)
Special Features:
• A Bergman Tapestry (39:21)
• Ingmar Bergman Bids Farewell to Film (59:10)
• Stills Gallery
• Costume Gallery
• Set Models (7:17)

Disc 30
Additional Supplements
• Laterna Magica (15:29)
• Ingmar Bergman at 60 (56:55)
• Sven Nykist (14:57)
• Women and Bergman (28:32)
• 17 Short Stories (1:10:10)
• ... But Film is My Mistress (1:08:50)

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by caiman

Ah that's true, they're sort of taking up one of the announcement slots.

The problem with this line of thinking is that there aren't a set amount of "slots" each month. If they didn't release Shame in February, they may have just had one less release in the month.

[mediocre]

Originally Posted by deadsincebirth

To Sleep with Anger seems like a flick I could dig. Anyone familiar recommend it?

I really dug Killer of Sheep so I'll be blind buying it. Wish I had the first hand knowledge to recommend it. Cover art looks fantastic, too.

[mrjohnnyb]

According to TheyShootPictures.com's Greatest Film's list, today's releases are as follows:

Death in Venice #198
Berlin Alexanderplatz #295
To Sleep with Anger #1380
Shame #1385
La Vérité #3556

Sorry to burst your bubbles, nay-sayers, but that's a pretty damn good month!