| This October we welcome two world-class American filmmakers into the Criterion Collection: Terrence Malick, whose Days of Heaven has been called “the most gorgeously photographed film ever made” (Village Voice), and John Huston, whose late-career Under the Volcano is seeing its first-ever DVD release. We’re also pleased to bring two trailblazing debut features from two Criterion favorites: Gus Van Sant’s Mala Noche, for the first time on home video, and Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless, in a definitive two-disc special edition. As always, happy viewing! |
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MALA NOCHE Gus Van Sant “Rhapsodic! A sensitive, wondrously likable debut . . . the first gift from a scrupulously compassionate artist.” —Village Voice |
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BREATHLESS Jean-Luc Godard “Modern movies begin here. No debut film since Citizen Kane has been as influential.” —Roger Ebert
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DAYS OF HEAVEN Terrence Malick “A rapturously beautiful film . . . It lives up to its title.” —New York Times Winner—Best cinematography, Academy Awards, 1978 Winner—Best director, Cannes Film Festival, 1979 |
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UNDER THE VOLCANO John Huston “There will be few unmoved by Albert Finney’s towering performance.” —Variety |
SHOP CRITERION |
By popular demand we now have posters for sale at the Criterion Store! Adorn your walls with a selection of theatrical one-sheets from our archives. Now available: Gimme Shelter, Pierrot le fou, Mala Noche, Grand Illusion, Overlord, The Rules of the Game, and two Essential Art House posters: The Seventh Seal and Jules and Jim. |
COMING IN NOVEMBER
Berlin Alexanderplatz
The Lady Vanishes
Sawdust and Tinsel
Drunken Angel
1. Beauty and the Beast
2. In the Mood for Love
3. Hiroshima mon amour
4. Fanny and Alexander
5. Picnic at Hanging Rock
6. Jules and Jim
7. The Silence of the Lambs
8. Metropolitan
9. Amarcord
10. La collectionneuse
Match the following films from the collection with the city in which they take place and be entered in a drawing to win a free Criterion DVD of your choice. Two runners-up will receive Criterion T-shirts. Send your entries to contest@criterion.com by November 12.
| Band of Outsiders Corridors of Blood The Naked City Short Cuts Slacker Stray Dog The Testament of Dr. Mabuse The Third Man Umberto D. Yi Yi |
New York Vienna Tokyo Paris Berlin Taipei London Los Angeles Austin Rome |
BONUS QUESTION: Identify the shortest route between all the cities listed above—starting in any city and flying in any order, but covering all ten—and be entered in a drawing to receive a free $50 gift certificate to the Criterion Store. Please include your total mileage!
And congratulations to John A. Rangel, Charles Booth, Luke Melone, and Dwight Harvey, the winners of August’s Eclipse trivia contest, who correctly guessed that White Dog was the Samuel Fuller film allegedly based on the true story of a pet once owned by Breathless star Jean Seberg.