The Criterion Collection

To Be or Not to Be

Ernst Lubitsch

Silent-Freak: “Cannot wait for this one. A very funny WWII movie.”

Safety Last!

Fred Newmeyer and Sam Taylor

Silent-Freak: “Can't wait for this! Harold Lloyd's triumph!”

The Exterminating Angel

Luis Buñuel

Orpheus

Jean Cocteau

Silent-Freak: “Interesting visuals and a solid retelling of a classic story.”

Do the Right Thing

Spike Lee

Pierre Etaix

Pierre Etaix

Silent-Freak: “Can't wait till I get this. Watched Rupture on the internet some time ago, and thought it was great.”

Bicycle Thieves

Vittorio De Sica

Silent-Freak: “A beautifully tragic piece of cinema.”

Rebel Samurai: Sixties Swordplay Classics

Silent-Freak: “Samurai Rebellion is a good movie, but I haven't seen the others yet.”

Mon oncle

Jacques Tati

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

David Fincher

Silent-Freak: “Not a favorite, but I'll have to rewatch it.”

World on a Wire

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

M. Hulot’s Holiday

Jacques Tati

Silent-Freak: “A pleasant film with Monsieur Hulot.”

Weekend

Jean-Luc Godard

Playtime

Jacques Tati

Silent-Freak: “Great thematic/visual film. Brilliant.”

Fish Tank

Andrea Arnold

The Wages of Fear

Henri-Georges Clouzot

A Hollis Frampton Odyssey

Hollis Frampton

Silent-Freak: “Haven't explored the whole set yet, but after checking out his early works, I'm hooked. It truly is an "odyssey".”

Insignificance

Nicolas Roeg

Silent-Freak: “Underrated. The Actress' explanation of the Theory of Relativity is utterly charming. Very deep film.”

Chungking Express

Wong Kar-wai

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger

Silent-Freak: “Fantastic film by this legendary pairing. Almost 3 hours, but is very well-paced!”

The Blob

Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.

Silent-Freak: “A great genre film with good acting, story, and special effects. Still chilling. ”

Monsieur Verdoux

Charles Chaplin

Silent-Freak: “Chaplin's most cynical film. One of his best!”

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Alfred Hitchcock

Silent-Freak: “Not Hitchcock's best, but still a very good one, and the first to fully define his personal style.”

On the Waterfront

Elia Kazan

Silent-Freak: “Great movie. Nuff said.”

Following

Christopher Nolan

Silent-Freak: “A low budget masterpiece. ”

Le jour se lève

Marcel Carné

Port of Shadows

Marcel Carné

Brazil

Terry Gilliam

Silent-Freak: “What a film. Terry Gilliam's masterpiece is a gorgeous looking satre.”

Chasing Amy

Kevin Smith

Silent-Freak: “Haven't seen much of Kevin Smith, but I do like this one.”

Vivre sa vie

Jean-Luc Godard

Pierrot le fou

Jean-Luc Godard

Breathless

Jean-Luc Godard

Silent-Freak: “Will always be cool to like this film.”

Les visiteurs du soir

Marcel Carné

Silent-Freak: “Beautifully made film representing Germany's occupation of France.”

Children of Paradise

Marcel Carné

Silent-Freak: “One of my favorites ever. love the different ways each of the men love Garance. Some older films feel stagey, but this one feels theatrical. ”

Eclipse Series 26: Silent Naruse

Mikio Naruse

Howards End

James Ivory

Kwaidan

Masaki Kobayashi

Rosemary’s Baby

Roman Polanski

Silent-Freak: “Great horror film. Love the ending.”

Rashomon

Akira Kurosawa

Silent-Freak: “An interesting take on the different truths people have. Kurosawa's first masterpiece.”

Eclipse Series 16: Alexander Korda’s Private Lives

Silent-Freak: “Watched Don Juan, and I liked it. Want to watch the rest of this.”

Che

Steven Soderbergh

The Music Room

Satyajit Ray

Silent-Freak: “Good film, and I enjoy the loss of pretiege the main character goes through.”

Late Spring

Yasujiro Ozu

Harold and Maude

Hal Ashby

Silent-Freak: “A really good film on life and death.”

People on Sunday

Robert Siodmak and Edgar G. Ulmer

Silent-Freak: “Almost a neorealistic silent film made by future masters of cinema.”

AK 100: 25 Films by Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Silent-Freak: “Have it as a conversation piece. But I do enjoy most of the films in the package. Expensive, and out of print. However, a very nice set.”

Robinson Crusoe on Mars

Byron Haskin

Silent-Freak: “A neat little sci-fi film with gorgeous colors and an air of innocence.”

Night Train to Munich

Carol Reed

Silent-Freak: “Not the best war film, but it does have its moments. Charters and Caldicott for the win!”

Black Orpheus

Marcel Camus

Silent-Freak: “Great visuals and good music.”

The Organizer

Mario Monicelli

Silent-Freak: “A solid film about the working class, strikes, and unemployment.”

The Moment of Truth

Francesco Rosi

Three Outlaw Samurai

Hideo Gosha

Silent-Freak: “"Mini Seven Samurai". However, even a fraction of Seven Samurai is still worthwhile.”

The Double Life of Véronique

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Silent-Freak: “Love the visuals and cinemotography.”

David Lean Directs Noël Coward

Silent-Freak: “Great set, especially Brief Encounter.”

Indiscretion of an American Wife

Vittorio De Sica

The Children Are Watching Us

Vittorio De Sica

Umberto D.

Vittorio De Sica

Silent-Freak: “Just a film drenched in tears.”

The Sword of Doom

Kihachi Okamoto

Silent-Freak: “Wish the sequels were made. This film is totally intriguing and never slows down. Nagadai and Mifune, what more do you want?”

Kuroneko

Kaneto Shindo

Silent-Freak: “A scary samurai film. Awesome!”

Harakiri

Masaki Kobayashi