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Parade (1974) Directed by Jacques Tati Country: France Duration: 89 minutes Language: French Spine #731 DVD BONUS FEATURES In the Footsteps of Monsieur Hulot, a two-part documentary from 1989 by director Jacques Tati’s daughter Sophie Tatischeff In the Ring, a 2013 visual essay by Tati expert Stéphane Goudet about Tati’s appreciation for the circus, clowns, and mime “An Homage to Jacques Tati,” a 1982 episode of the French television program Magazine featuring a tribute to Tati by his friend and set designer Jacques LaGrange
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Jour de fête (1949) Directed by Jacques Tati Country: France Duration: 86 minutes Language: French Spine #730 DVD BONUS FEATURES Two alternate versions of the film: director Jacques Tati’s 1964 reedit, featuring hand-colored objects and newly incorporated footage, and the full-color 1995 rerelease, completed from Tati’s original color negatives À l’américaine, a 2013 visual essay by Tati expert Stéphane Goudet tracking the evolution of Tati’s comedy “Jour de fête”: In Search of the Lost Color, a 1988 documentary on the restoration of the film to Tati’s original color vision Trailer
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The Complete Jacques Tati Spine #729 DVD BOX SET FEATURES New digital restorations of all seven short films: On demande une brute (1934), Gai dimanche (1935), Soigne ton gauche (1936), L’école des facteurs (1946), Cours du soir (1967), Forza Bastia (1978), and Dégustation maison (1978) Two alternate versions of Jour de fête, a partly colorized 1964 version and the full-color 1995 rerelease version Original 1953 theatrical release version of Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday My Uncle, the version of Mon oncle that director Jacques Tati created for English-language audiences Introductions by actor and comedian Terry Jones to Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday, Mon oncle, and PlayTime Archival video and audio interviews with Tati In the Footsteps of Monsieur Hulot, a 1989 documentary about Tati’s beloved alter ego Five visual essays and a classroom lecture by Tati expert Stéphane Goudet New interview with critic Michel Chion on Tati’s sound design “Jour de fête”: In Search of the Lost Color, a 1988 documentary on the restoration of the film to Tati’s original color vision Once Upon a Time . . . “Mon oncle,” a 2008 documentary on the making of the film Everything Is Beautiful, a 2005 piece on the fashion, furniture, and architecture of Mon oncle Selected-scene commentaries on PlayTime by Goudet, theater director Jérôme Deschamps, and critic Philip Kemp Tativille, a documentary shot on the set of PlayTime Beyond “PlayTime,” a short 2002 documentary featuring on-set footage “An Homage to Jacques Tati,” a 1982 program featuring Tati friend and set designer Jacques Lagrange Interview from 2006 with PlayTime script supervisor Sylvette Baudrot Tati Story, a short biographical film from 2002 Alternate international soundtracks for Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday and PlayTime Trailers PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by critics James Quandt, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Kristin Ross, and David Cairns
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Sundays and Cybèle (1962) Directed by Serge Bourguignon Country: France Duration: 111 minutes Language: French Spine #728 DVD BONUS FEATURES New interviews with director Serge Bourguignon and actors Hardy Krüger and Patricia Gozzi Le sourire (1960), Bourguignon’s Palme d’Or–winning short documentary, with a new introduction by the director Trailer PLUS: An essay by critic Ginette Vincendeau
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The Innocents (1961) Directed by Jack Clayton Country: United States Duration: 100 minutes Language: English Spine #727 DVD BONUS FEATURES Introduction by cultural historian Christopher Frayling Audio commentary featuring Frayling New interview with cinematographer John Bailey about director of photography Freddie Francis and the look of the film New piece on the making of the film, featuring interviews from 2006 with Francis, editor Jim Clark, and script supervisor Pamela Mann Francis Trailer PLUS: An essay by critic Maitland McDonagh
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Macbeth (1971) Directed by Roman Polanski Country: United Kingdom Duration: 140 minutes Language: English Spine #726 DVD BONUS FEATURES Toil and Trouble: Making “Macbeth,” a new documentary featuring interviews with Polanski, producer Andrew Braunsberg, assistant executive producer Victor Lownes, and actors Francesca Annis and Martin Shaw Polanski Meets Macbeth, a 1971 documentary by Frank Simon featuring rare footage of the film’s cast and crew at work Interview with coscreenwriter Kenneth Tynan from a 1971 episode of The Dick Cavett Show “Two Macbeths,” a segment from a 1972 episode of the British television series Aquarius featuring Polanski and theater director Peter Coe Trailers PLUS: An essay by critic Terrence Rafferty
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Eraserhead (1977) Directed by David Lynch Country: United States Duration: 89 minutes Language: English Spine #725 DVD BONUS FEATURES “Eraserhead” Stories, a 2001 documentary by Lynch on the making of the film New 2K digital restorations of six short films by Lynch: Six Men Getting Sick (1967), The Alphabet (1968), The Grandmother (1970), The Amputee, Version 1 and Version 2 (1974), and Premonitions Following an Evil Deed (1995), all with video introductions by Lynch New documentary featuring interviews with actors Charlotte Stewart and Judith Roberts, assistant to the director Catherine Coulson, and cinematographer Frederick Elmes Archival interviews with Lynch and members of the cast and crew Trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring an interview with Lynch from filmmaker and writer Chris Rodley’s 1997 book Lynch on Lynch
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All That Jazz (1979) Directed by Bob Fosse Country: United States Duration: 123 minutes Language: English Spine #724 DVD BONUS FEATURES Audio commentary featuring editor Alan Heim Selected-scene audio commentary by actor Roy Scheider New interviews with Heim and Fosse biographer Sam Wasson New conversation between actors Ann Reinking and Erzsebet Foldi Episode of the talk show Tomorrow from 1980, featuring director Bob Fosse and choreographer Agnes de Mille Interviews with Fosse from 1981 and 1986 On-set footage Portrait of a Choreographer, a 2007 documentary on Fosse The Soundtrack: Perverting the Standards, a 2007 documentary about the film’s music Interview with George Benson from 2007, about his song “On Broadway,” which opens the film PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Hilton Als
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Y tu mamá también (2001) Directed by Alfonso Cuarón Country: Mexico Duration: 106 minutes Language: Spanish Spine #723 DVD BONUS FEATURES Two new pieces on the making of the film, featuring interviews, recorded at the time of production and in 2014, with actors Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, and Maribel Verdú; Alfonso Cuarón; cowriter Carlos Cuarón; and Lubezki New interview with philosopher Slavoj Žižek about the film’s social and political aspects On-set documentary from 2001 Deleted scenes You Owe Me One (2002), a short film by Carlos Cuarón Trailers PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Charles Taylor and reprinted character biographies by Carlos Cuarón and Alfonso Cuarón
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Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990) Directed by Pedro Almodóvar Country: Spain Duration: 102 minutes Language: Spanish Spine #722 DVD BONUS FEATURES New documentary on the making of the film, featuring interviews with Pedro Almodóvar; Agustín Almodóvar; actors Antonio Banderas, Victoria Abril, Loles León, and Rossy de Palma; production manager Esther García; and cinematographer José Luis Alcaine New interview with Almodóvar collaborator and Sony Pictures Classics copresident Michael Barker Conversation from 2003 between Pedro Almodóvar and Banderas Footage from the film’s 1990 premiere party in Madrid PLUS: A booklet featuring a 1990 piece about the film by Pedro Almodóvar, a conversation between critic Kent Jones and filmmaker Wes Anderson, and an interview with Almodóvar from 1989
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Love Streams (1984) Directed by John Cassavetes Country: United States Duration: 141 minutes Language: English Spine #721 DVD BONUS FEATURES New audio commentary featuring writer Michael Ventura New video essay on actor Gena Rowlands by film critic Sheila O’Malley New interviews with executive producer and director of photography Al Ruban and actor Diahnne Abbott Interview from 2008 with actor Seymour Cassel “I’m Almost Not Crazy . . .”—John Cassavetes: The Man and His Work (1984), a sixty-minute documentary by Ventura on the making of Love Streams Trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Dennis Lim and a 1984 New York Times piece on the film by Cassavetes
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The Big Chill (1983) Directed by Lawrence Kasdan Country: United States Duration: 105 minutes Language: English Spine #720 DVD BONUS FEATURES New interview with Kasdan Reunion of cast and crew from the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, including Kasdan and actors Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, and JoBeth Williams Documentary from 1998 on the making of the film Deleted scenes Trailer PLUS: An essay by writer and filmmaker Lena Dunham and a 1983 piece by critic Harlan Jacobson
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Une chambre en ville (1982) Directed by Jacques Demy Country: France Duration: 93 minutes Language: French Spine #719 DVD BONUS FEATURES Jacques Demy, A to Z, a new visual essay by film critic James Quandt Q&A with Demy from the 1987 Midnight Sun Film Festival Filmmaker Agnès Varda’s 1995 documentary The World of Jacques Demy Varda’s 1993 documentary The Young Girls Turn 25, on the DVD Restoration demonstration Trailer
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Donkey Skin (1970) Directed by Jacques Demy Country: France Duration: 90 minutes Language: French Spine #718 DVD BONUS FEATURES French television interview from 1970 with director Jacques Demy and actors Catherine Deneuve, Jean Marais, and Jacques Perrin on the set of the film “Donkey Skin” Illustrated, a 2008 program on the many versions of Charles Perrault’s fairy tale “Donkey Skin” and the Thinkers, a 2008 program on the themes of the film, featuring critic Camille Tabouley Audio Q&A with Demy from the American Film Institute in 1971
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The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967) Directed by Jacques Demy Country: France Duration: 126 minutes Language: French Spine #717 DVD BONUS FEATURES Jacques Demy and composer Michel Legrand discussing the music for the film Conversation from 2014 between Demy biographer Jean-Pierre Berthomé and costume designer Jacqueline Moreau Episode from a multipart 1966 Belgian television series on the making of the film Agnès Varda’s 1993 documentary The Young Girls Turn 25 (in the DVD box set, appears on the Une chambre en ville disc) Trailer PLUS: An essay by critic Jonathan Rosenbaum
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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) Directed by Jacques Demy Country: France Duration: 92 minutes Language: French Spine #716 DVD BONUS FEATURES Once Upon a Time . . . “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg,” a 2008 documentary Interview from 2014 with film scholar Rodney Hill French television interview from 1964 featuring director Jacques Demy and composer Michel Legrand discussing the film Audio recordings of interviews with actor Catherine Deneuve (1983) and Legrand (1991) at the National Film Theatre in London Restoration demonstration Trailer PLUS: An essay by critic Jim Ridley
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Bay of Angels (1963) Directed by Jacques Demy Country: France Duration: 84 minutes Language: French Spine #715 DVD BONUS FEATURES French television interview from 1962 with actor Jeanne Moreau on the set of Bay of Angels New interview with journalist Marie Colmant, coauthor of the book Jacques Demy Restoration demonstration Trailer
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Lola (1961) Directed by Jacques Demy Country: France Duration: 88 minutes Language: French Spine #714 DVD BONUS FEATURES Interview with actor Anouk Aimée from 2012, conducted by filmmaker Agnès Varda Interview with Varda from 2012 on the origin of Lola’s song Four short films by director Jacques Demy: Les horizons morts (1951), Le sabotier du Val de Loire (1956), Ars (1959), and La luxure (1962) Restoration demonstration Trailer
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The Essential Jacques Demy Spine #713 DVD BOX SET FEATURES Two documentaries by filmmaker Agnès Varda: The World of Jacques Demy (1995) and The Young Girls Turn 25 (1993) Four short films by director Jacques Demy: Les horizons morts (1951), Le sabotier du Val de Loire (1956), Ars (1959), and La luxure (1962) Jacques Demy, A to Z, a new visual essay by critic James Quandt Archival interviews with Demy, composer Michel Legrand, and actors Jeanne Moreau, Catherine Deneuve, Jean Marais, and Jacques Perrin Once Upon a Time . . . “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg,” a 2008 documentary Episode from Behind the Screen, a 1966 series about the making of Young Girls “Donkey Skin” Illustrated, a 2008 program on the many versions of Charles Perrault’s fairy tale “Donkey Skin” and the Thinkers, a 2008 program featuring critic Camille Tabouley New conversation between Demy biographer Jean-Pierre Berthomé and costume designer Jacqueline Moreau New interviews with journalist Marie Colmant and film scholar Rodney Hill Archival audio Q&A with Demy Archival audio interviews with Legrand and Deneuve Interview with actor Anouk Aimée from 2012, conducted by Varda Interview with Varda from 2012 on the origin of Lola’s song Restoration demonstrations for Lola, Bay of Angels, Umbrellas, and Une chambre PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by critics Ginette Vincendeau, Terrence Rafferty, Jim Ridley, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Anne E. Duggan, and Geoff Andrew, and a postscript by Berthomé
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Scanners (1981) Directed by David Cronenberg Country: Canada Duration: 103 minutes Language: English Spine #712 DVD BONUS FEATURES The “Scanners” Way, a new documentary by Michael Lennick on the film’s special effects, featuring interviews with Cronenberg’s collaborators Mental Saboteur, a new interview with actor Michael Ironside The Ephemerol Diaries, a 2012 interview with actor and artist Stephen Lack Excerpt from a 1981 interview with Cronenberg on the CBC’s The Bob McLean Show New, restored 2K digital transfer of Stereo (1969), Cronenberg’s first feature film Trailer and radio spots PLUS: An essay by critic Kim Newman
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A Hard Day's Night (1964) Directed by Richard Lester Country: United Kingdom Duration: 87 minutes Language: English Spine #711 DVD BONUS FEATURES Audio commentary featuring cast and crew In Their Own Voices, a new piece combining 1964 interviews with the Beatles with behind-the-scenes footage and photos “You Can’t Do That”: The Making of “A Hard Day’s Night,” a 1994 documentary by producer Walter Shenson including an outtake performance by the Beatles Things They Said Today, a 2002 documentary about the film featuring Lester, music producer George Martin, screenwriter Alun Owen, and cinematographer Gilbert Taylor Picturewise, a new piece about Lester’s early work, featuring a new audio interview with the director The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1960), Lester’s Oscar-nominated short Anatomy of a Style, a new piece on Lester’s methods New interview with author Mark Lewisohn PLUS: An essay by critic Howard Hampton and excerpts from a 1970 interview with Lester
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Judex (1963) Directed by Georges Franju Country: France Duration: 97 minutes Language: French Spine #710 DVD BONUS FEATURES Interview from 2007 with cowriter Jacques Champreux Interview from 2012 with actor Francine Bergé Franju le visionnaire, a fifty-minute program from 1998 on director Georges Franju’s career Two short films by Franju: Hôtel des Invalides (1951), about the Paris military complex, and Le grand Méliès (1952), about director Georges Méliès PLUS: An essay by critic Geoffrey O’Brien, along with a selection of commentary by Franju
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Red River (1948) Directed by Howard Hawks Country: United States Duration: 127 minutes Language: English Spine #709 DVD BONUS FEATURES 2K digital restoration of the rarely presented original theatrical release version, the preferred cut of director Howard Hawks 2K digital restoration of the longer, prerelease version of Red River Interview from 2014 with filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich about Red River and the two versions Interview from 2014 with critic Molly Haskell about Hawks and Red River Interview from 2014 with film scholar Lee Clark Mitchell about the western genre Audio excerpts from a 1972 conversation between Hawks and Bogdanovich Audio excerpts from a 1970 interview with novelist and screenwriter Borden Chase Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of Red River from 1949, featuring John Wayne, Joanne Dru, and Walter Brennan Trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Geoffrey O’Brien and a 1991 interview with Hawks’s longtime editor Christian Nyby; a new paperback edition of Chase’s original novel
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Like Someone in Love (2012) Directed by Abbas Kiarostami Country: Japan, France Duration: 109 minutes Language: Japanese Spine #708 DVD BONUS FEATURES Forty-five-minute documentary on the making of the film Trailer PLUS: An essay by film scholar and critic Nico Baumbach
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Il sorpasso (1962) Directed by Dino Risi Country: Italy Duration: 105 minutes Language: Italian Spine #707 DVD BONUS FEATURES New introduction by filmmaker Alexander Payne New interviews with screenwriter Ettore Scola and film scholar Rémi Fournier Lanzoni Interview from 2004 with director Dino Risi, conducted by film critic Jean A. Gili Introduction by actor Jean-Louis Trintignant from a 1983 French television broadcast of the film A Beautiful Vacation, a 2006 documentary on Risi featuring interviews with the director and his collaborators and friends Excerpts from a 2012 documentary that returns to Castiglioncello, the location for the film’s beach scenes Speaking with Gassman, a 2005 documentary on the relationship between actor Vittorio Gassman and Risi, directed by Risi’s son Marco Trailer PLUS: An essay by critic Phillip Lopate, an essay by critic Antonio Monda, as well as excerpts from Risi’s writings, with an introduction by film critic Valerio Caprara
