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The Criterion Collection, a continuing series of important classic and contemporary films, is dedicated to gathering the greatest films from around the world and publishing them in editions that offer the highest technical quality and award-winning, original supplements. Criterion began with a mission to pull the treasures of world cinema out of the film vaults and put them in the hands of collectors. All of the films published under the Criterion banner represent cinema at its finest. In our seventeen years, we've seen a lot of things change, but one thing has remained constant: our commitment to publishing the defining moments of cinema in the world's best digital editions.

Eclipse
Eclipse is a selection of lost, forgotten, or overshadowed classics in simple, affordable editions. Each series is a brief cinematheque retrospective for the adventurous home viewer. Once a month, Eclipse will present a set of these films, usually from three to five titles, focusing on a particular director or theme. Our goal is to make available to the public many important works that until now have been impossible to see outside of the theatrical revival-house circuit. These range from some of the most sought-after titles from the world's greatest filmmakers to eye-opening discoveries from around the world. We are proud to present these classic works, which represent the full breadth and depth of cinema history.

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Au Hasard, Balthazar [Criterion Collection]

Robert Bresson's acclaimed Au Hasard, Balthazar presents an unfettered view of human cruelty, suffering and injustice, filtered through the eyes of a donkey over the course of his long life. The burro at the film's center begins life peacefully and happily, as the unnamed play-object of some innocent… more info >>

Release Date: 06/14/2005

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Au Revoir Les Enfants [Criterion Collection]

Gaspard Manesse plays Julien, an 11-year-old Catholic boarding-school resident during the Nazi occupation of France. He is witness to the courage of his instructors, who defy the German's anti-Semitic policies and quietly enroll Jewish children into the school under assumed names. Manesse befriends… more info >>

Release Date: 03/14/2006

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Autumn Afternoon [Criterion Collection]

Director Yasujiro Ozu's final film, and a rare outing in color for him, continues his quietly observed explorations of family dynamics in postwar Japan. Frequent Ozu star Chishu Ryu plays Shuhei Hirayama, an aging widower whose three children each depend upon him in varying degrees. The eldest, Kazuo,… more info >>

Release Date: 09/30/2008

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Autumn Sonata [Criterion Collection]

The only film made by both of the famous Bergmans, Ingmar and Ingrid, comes to DVD in a first-rate package by The Criterion Collection. Boasting a widescreen 1.66:1 image that faithfully reproduces the original theatrical aspect ratio, the disc also presents the Swedish soundtrack in its original mono… more info >>

Release Date: 01/11/2000

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Bad Sleep Well [Criterion Collection]

Akira Kurosawa's powerful story of corruption and murder in the boardrooms of Japanese commerce gets a long overdue release on North American DVD with is top-shelf release from The Criterion Collection. Warui Yatsu Hodo Yoku Nemuru (aka The Bad Sleep Well) has been given a widescreen transfer to disc,… more info >>

Release Date: 01/10/2006

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Bad Timing [Criterion Collection]

Psychiatrist Alex (Art Garfunkel) becomes sexually obsessed with Milena (Theresa Russell), a woman whom he meets at a party. The pair become involved in an intense and mutually destructive love affair. The drama unfolds in a series of flashbacks, as Alex tells his story to police Inspector Netusil (Harvey… more info >>

Release Date: 09/13/2005

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Ballad of a Soldier [Criterion Collection]

Visually stunning and emotionally gripping, Grigori Chukhrai's poetic masterpiece Ballad of a Soldier has been given an equally important release from the Criterion Collection. The film's brilliant black-and-white cinematography has been given an excellent digital upgrade, as has the Russian-language… more info >>

Release Date: 04/30/2002

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Band of Outsiders [Criterion Collection]

Jean-Luc Godard's classic Band of Outsiders gets the treatment it deserves from Criterion. The film is presented in the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.33:1. The French soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include interviews, a… more info >>

Release Date: 01/07/2003

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Battle of Algiers [Criterion Collection] [3 Discs]

The Criterion Collection release of The Battle of Algiers shows once again why there is no more trustworthy name in DVD. The film itself looks as good as it ever has on home video. The image is presented in the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The French and Arabic soundtrack is rendered… more info >>

Release Date: 10/12/2004

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Beales of Grey Gardens [Criterion Collection]

For their classic, 1976 documentary Grey Gardens, Albert and David Maysles shot hours-upon-hours of footage exploring the lives of their subjects Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edie (who were affectionately referred to by their brothers as Big Edie and Little Edie), whose quiet lives on the grounds… more info >>

Release Date: 12/05/2006

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Beauty and the Beast [Criterion Collection]

Jean Cocteau's wonderful fairy tale Beauty and the Beast is the sixth DVD in line from Criterion and a welcome addition to their collection. While there is little question that this presentation is the best this movie has ever looked on home video, it's also evident from the start that the full-frame… more info >>

Release Date: 02/11/2003

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Before the Rain [Criterion Collection]

Milcho Manchevski's first feature film is a three-part story of the violence and political chaos tearing apart the newly independent nation of Macedonia (former Yugoslavia). In part one, Kiril (Grégoire Colin), an Orthodox monk, encounters Zamira (Labina Mitevska), a Muslim from Albania. Zamira is frightened… more info >>

Release Date: 06/17/2008

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Bergman Island [Criterion Collection]

While usually reticent to talk about himself and his work, Ingmar Bergman agreed to sit for a series of detailed interviews with journalist Marie Nyrerod in his home on Sweden's Faro Island, and they became the basis for her 2006 documentary Bergman Island. The Criterion Collection has given Bergman… more info >>

Release Date: 06/16/2009

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Berlin Alexanderplatz [7 Discs] [Criterion Collection]

Rainer Werner Fassbinder's sweeping 16-hour-long drama Berlin Alexanderplatz is an adaptation of the novel by Alfred Doblin. Franz Biberkopf (Günter Lamprecht) is released from prison as the film opens; he had been jailed for four years after killing his girlfriend Ida. Franz becomes involved with Lina… more info >>

Release Date: 11/13/2007

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Bete Humaine [Criterion Collection]

Based on a novel by Emile Zola, La Bete Humaine weaves a mesmerizing tale of a tragic triangle. Train engineer Jean Gabin lusts after Simone Simon, the wife of his co-worker Fernand Ledoux. When Ledoux is in danger of losing his job, Simon offers herself to her husband's boss. In jealous pique, Ledoux… more info >>

Release Date: 02/14/2006

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Bicycle Thieves [Criterion Collection]

Vittorio DeSica's Ladri di Biciclette is one of the cornerstone works of the Italian neorealist movement, and had a profound influence on both European and American filmmakers for decades after its original release in 1948, so it's no surprise that the cineastes at the Criterion Collection went out… more info >>

Release Date: 02/06/2007

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Big Deal on Madonna Street [Criterion Collection]

Mario Monicelli's comedy Big Deal on Madonna Street, starring the legendary Marcello Mastroianni, gets the DVD treatment it deserves from Criterion, the most reliable label in home video. The film is presented in a standard full-frame transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.33:1.… more info >>

Release Date: 12/31/2003

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Billy Liar [Criterion Collection]

One of the prime examples of the British New Wave film explosion of the 1960s, director John Schlesinger's chronicle of the hopelessly in-his-head Billy is given a wonderful rebirth on DVD that will hopefully introduce a whole new generation to the film's wily charms. The remastered black-and-white… more info >>

Release Date: 07/10/2001

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Black Orpheus [Criterion Collection]

Marcel Camus' award-winning Black Orpheus comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. Portuguese and English soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include the French theatrical trailer, a new set of English subtitles, a remastered… more info >>

Release Date: 05/25/1999

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Blast of Silence [Criterion Collection]

The first and best feature film from director Allen Baron, Blast of Silence is a lean and hard-boiled slice of film noir from the early Sixties, a time when the genre was imagined to be all but dead. While the film received little notice on its original release, it has earned a potent cult following… more info >>

Release Date: 04/15/2008

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Blob [WS] [Criterion Collection]

This blend of science fiction and juvenile delinquency films has a widescreen (anamorphic) transfer with an aspect ratio of 1.66:1. The English-only audio track is in Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono and the subtitles are available in English only. The print itself shows minor pixelation and fade, but overall… more info >>

Release Date: 11/15/2004

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Border Radio [Criterion Collection]

In this semi-improvised look at life along the edges of L.A.'s rock scene, Chris D. (real name Chris Desjardins, leader of the L.A. punk band The Flesh Eaters) plays Jeff, a singer/songwriter who has suddenly gone missing. Two of his friends, bandmate Dean (John Doe, from the group X) and faithful roadie… more info >>

Release Date: 01/09/2007

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Bottle Rocket [Blu-ray] [Criterion Collection]

A bright, optimistic caper comedy from first-time director Wes Anderson, Bottle Rocket focuses on a group of young Texans aspiring to become master thieves. Their leader is Dignan (Owen C. Wilson, who also co-wrote the screenplay), an upbeat if naive charmer who convinces his friends Anthony (Wilson's… more info >>

Release Date: 11/25/2008

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Bottle Rocket [WS] [Criterion Collection]

Release Date: 11/25/2008

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Boudu Saved from Drowning [Criterion Collection]

Boudu (played by Michel Simon, who also produced the film) is a shaggy, foul-smelling tramp who is rescued from drowning by bourgeois Frenchman Charles Granval. Deciding to "reform" Boudu, Granval invites the hobo into his home. Boudu returns the favor by turning the household upside down and by conducting… more info >>

Release Date: 08/23/2005