CRITERION COLLECTION PRESENTS Children of Paradise

Directed by MARCEL CARNÉ 1945

AVAILABLE on BLU-RAY AND DVD! THE CRITERION COLLECTION PRESENTS Children of Paradise

THE LANDMARK RESTORATION OF THE TOWERING MASTERPIECE OF FRENCH CINEMA, DIRECT FROM ITS THEATRICAL RERELEASE

A SPECTACULAR NEW SPECIAL EDITION! Poetic realism reached sublime heights with Children of Paradise, widely considered one of the greatest French films of all time. This nimble depiction of nineteenth-century Paris’s theatrical demimonde, filmed during World War II, follows a mysterious woman (The Pearls of the Crown’s ARLETTY) loved by four different men (all based on historical figures): an actor, a criminal, a count, and, most poignantly, a street mime (La ronde’s JEAN-LOUIS BARRAULT, in a longing-suffused performance for the ages). With sensitivity and dramatic élan, director MARCEL CARNÉ (Port of Shadows) and screenwriter JACQUES PRÉVERT (Le jour se lève) resurrect a world teeming with hucksters and aristocrats, thieves and courtesans, pimps and seers. Thanks to a major new restoration, this iconic classic looks and sounds richer and more detailed than ever.

“One of the greatest French films of all time.” SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES —New York · New high-definition digital transfer from Pathé’s 2011 restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on “A breathtaking achievement on every front.” the Blu-ray edition —Geoff Andrew, Time Out · Audio commentaries by film scholars Brian Stonehill and Charles Affron “This restoration reignites a glorious flame.” · Video introduction by director Terry Gilliam —The Guardian · Once Upon a Time: “Children of Paradise,” a 2010 documentary on the making of the film Nominee · New visual essay on the design of Children of Paradise Best Original Screenplay, by film writer Paul Ryan Academy Awards, 1946 · The Birth of “Children of Paradise,” a 1967 German documentary that visits Nice, where the film was partially shot, and features interviews with cast BLU-RAY EDITION SRP $39.95 members Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur; Prebook 8/21/12 Street 9/18/12 production designer Alexandre Trauner; and others Cat. no. CC2177BD · Restoration demonstration ISBN 978-1-60465-627-5 · U.S. trailer UPC 7-15515-09831-1 · New English subtitle translation PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar 2-DVD EDITION SRP $29.95 · Dudley Andrew and excerpts from a 1990 interview with Prebook 8/21/12 Street 9/18/12 director Marcel Carné Cat. no. CC2178D ISBN 978-1-60465-628-2 1945 · 190 minutes · Black & White · Monaural · UPC 7-15515-09841-0 In French with English subtitles · 1.37:1 aspect ratio

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A film by Paul Bartel

AVAILABLE on BLU-RAY AND DVD! THE CRITERION COLLECTION PRESENTS Eating Raoul

THE AMERICAN CULT COMEDY SENSATION, IN A SPECIAL EDITION PACKED WITH TASTY EXTRAS

A sleeper hit of the early 1980s, Eating Raoul is a bawdy, gleefully amoral tale of conspicuous consumption. Warhol superstar MARY WORONOV and cult legend PAUL BARTEL (who also directed) portray a prudish married couple feeling put upon by the swingers who live in their apartment building; one night, by accident, they discover a way to simultaneously realize their dream of opening a little restaurant and rid themselves of the “perverts” down the hall. A mix of hilarious, anything-goes slapstick and biting satire of me-generation self-indulgence, Eating Raoul marks the end of the sexual revolution with a thwack.

SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES “A very funny comedy about sex, · New, restored digital transfer, supervised by murder, and cannibalism.” director of photography Gary Thieltges, with —Vincent Canby, The New York Times uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition · Audio commentary featuring screenwriter Richard Blackburn, art director Robert Schulenberg, and editor Alan Toomayan “The most likable black comedy I know.” · The Secret Cinema (1968) and Naughty Nurse —Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader (1969), two short films by director Paul Bartel · Cooking Up “Raoul,” a new documentary about the making of the film, featuring interviews with stars Mary Woronov, Robert Beltran, and Edie McClurg BLU-RAY EDITION SRP $39.95 Gag reel of outtakes from the film Prebook 8/28/12 Street 9/25/12 · Cat. no. CC2179BD · Archival interview with Bartel and Woronov ISBN 978-1-60465-629-9 Trailer UPC 7-15515-09851-9 · · PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic David Ehrenstein DVD EDITION SRP $29.95 Prebook 8/28/12 Street 9/25/12 Cat. no. CC2180D ISBN 978-1-60465-630-5 1982 · 83 minutes · Color · Monaural · UPC 7-15515-09861-8 1.78:1 aspect ratio

Michael douglas and sean penn, in DAVID FINCHER’S stylish thriller for the first time on Blu-ray!

Enormously wealthy and emotionally remote investment banker Nicholas Van Orton (Traffic’s MICHAEL DOUGLAS) receives a strange gift from his ne’er-do-well younger brother (Milk’s SEAN PENN) on his forty-eighth birthday: a voucher for a game that, if he agrees to play it, will change his life. Thus begins a trip down a rabbit hole that is puzzling, terrifying, and exhilarating for Nicholas and viewer alike. This multilayered, noirish descent into one man’s personal hell is also a surreal, metacinematic journey that, two years after the phenomenon Se7en, further demonstrated that director DAVID FINCHER was one of Hollywood’s true contemporary visionaries. DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES “Intensely exciting.” · New, restored digital transfer, supervised by director David —Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly Fincher and director of photography Harris Savides, with original theatrical 5.1 surround theatrical soundtrack, in DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray edition · Alternate 5.1 surround mix optimized for home theater “Gorgeous, magnificently directed . . . viewing, supervised by sound designer Ren Klyce and There’s no denying the burnished Fincher, in DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray edition elegance evident in every frame.” · Audio commentary by Fincher, Savides, actor Michael Douglas, screenwriters John Brancato and Michael —Mike D’Angelo, A.V. Club Ferris, digital animation supervisor Richard “Dr.” Baily, production designer Jeffrey Beecroft, visual effects supervisor Kevin Haug, and visual effects producer Robyn D’Arcy BLU-RAY EDITION SRP $39.95 · An hour’s worth of exclusive behind-the-scenes footage Prebook 8/28/12 Street 9/25/12 and film-to-storyboard comparisons for four of the film’s Cat. no. CC2181BD major set pieces, with commentary ISBN 978-1-60465-631-2 UPC 7-15515-09871-7 · Alternate ending · Trailer and teaser trailer, with commentary 2-DVD EDITION SRP $29.95 · PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Prebook 8/28/12 Street 9/25/12 David Sterritt Cat. no. CC2182D ISBN 978-1-60465-632-9 1997 · 128 minutes · Color · 5.1 surround · UPC 7-15515-09881-6 2.40:1 aspect ratio

A film by Vittorio De Sica Vittorio by A film

BLU-RAY edition! in a BLU-RAY AVAILABLE now UMBERTO D. UMBERTO

1952 THE CRITERION COLLECTION PRESENTS Umberto D.

a devastating classic of neorealism, FROM THE DIRECTOR OF BICYCLE THIEVES FOR THE FIRST TIME ON BLU-RAY!

WINNER Nominee Best Foreign-Language Film, Best Motion Picture Story, New York Film Critics Academy Awards, 1956 Circle Awards, 1955

This neorealist masterpiece by VITTORIO DE SICA (Bicycle Thieves) follows the daily life of an elderly pensioner as he struggles to make ends meet during Italy’s postwar economic recovery. Alone except for his dog, Flike, Umberto is determined to maintain his dignity in a city where human kindness seems to have been swallowed up by the forces of modernization. His simple quest to satisfy his most fundamental needs—food, shelter, companionship—makes for one of the most heartbreaking stories ever filmed, and an essential classic of world cinema.

blu-ray SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES “A great and memorable achievement . . . Contains a comprehension of human feelings · High-definition digital restoration, with and fatalism that pierce the heart and mind.” uncompressed monaural soundtrack —The New York Times · That’s Life: Vittorio De Sica, a fifty-five-minute documentary made for Italian television in 2001 · Video interview with actress Maria Pia Casilio “It may be the best of the from 2003 Italian neorealist films.” Trailer —Roger Ebert · · PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Stuart Klawans and reprinted recollections by De Sica and Carlo Battisti, who plays Umberto D. BLU-RAY EDITION SRP $39.95 Prebook 8/7/12 Street 9/4/12 Cat. no. CC2176BD ISBN 978-1-60465-626-8 1952 · 89 minutes · Black & White · Monaural · UPC 7-15515-09821-2 In Italian with English subtitles · 1.37:1 aspect ratio

AVAILABLE on BLU-RAY AND DVD! THE CRITERION COLLECTION PRESENTS Les visiteurs du soir

A DEVILISHLY CHARMING ROMANTIC FANTASY FROM THE DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN OF PARADISE NEVER BEFORE ON BLU-RAY OR DVD!

A work of poetry and dark humor, Les visiteurs du soir is a lyrical medieval fantasy from the great French director MARCEL CARNÉ (Children of Paradise). Two strangers (Children of Paradise’s ARLETTY and La dolce vita’s ALAIN CUNY), dressed as minstrels, arrive at a castle in advance of court festivities—and it is revealed that they are actually emissaries of the devil himself, dispatched to spread heartbreak and suffering. Their plans, however, are thwarted by an unexpected intrusion: human love. Often interpreted as an allegory for the Nazi occupation of France, during which it was made, Les visiteurs du soir—wittily written by JACQUES PRÉVERT (Children of Paradise) and PIERRE LAROCHE (Lumière d’été), and elegantly designed by ALEXANDRE TRAUNER (Port of Shadows) and shot by ROGER HUBERT (Children of Paradise)—is a moving and whimsical tale of love conquering all.

“Wonderful performances . . . Graced with SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES an undeniable visual splendor.” · New high-definition digital restoration, with —Tom Milne, Time Out uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition

“Eerie and often beautiful.” · L’aventure des “Visiteurs du soir,” a documentary —Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader on the making of the film · Trailer

BLU-RAY EDITION SRP $39.95 · New English subtitle translation Prebook 8/21/12 Street 9/18/12 PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film Cat. no. CC2183BD · ISBN 978-1-60465-633-6 critic Michael Atkinson UPC 7-15515-09891-5

DVD EDITION SRP $29.95 Prebook 8/21/12 Street 9/18/12 Cat. no. CC2184D ISBN 978-1-60465-634-3 1942 · 121 minutes · Black & White · Monaural · UPC 7-15515-09901-1 In French with English subtitles · 1.33:1 aspect ratio