Not satisfied with merely releasing three classics of the cinema on Blu-ray in June, Criterion have taken it upon themselves to expand the months lineup by two titles, further removing any possibility of my paycheck going to anything but movie purchases. Sigh… Details of the newly announced films below…
CLOSE-UP
(June 22, 2010 – MSRP $39.95)
Video: 1.33:1 1080p
Audio: TBA
Special Features:
- * New, restored high-definition digital transfer
* Audio commentary by Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa and Jonathan Rosenbaum, authors of Abbas Kiarostami
* The Traveler, a notable early feature by director Abbas Kiarostami
* “Close-up” Long Shot, a forty-five-minute documentary on Close-up’s central figure, Hossein Sabzian, five years after Kiarostami’s film
* New video interview with Kiarostami
* A Walk with Kiarostami (2003), a thirty-two-minute documentary portrait of the director by Iranian film professor Jamsheed Akrami
* New and improved English subtitle translation
* PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Godfrey Cheshire
EVERLASTING MOMENTS
(June 29, 2010 – MSRP $39.95)
Video: 1.85:1 1080p
Audio: TBA
Special Features:
- * New high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Jan Troell
* Jan Troell’s Magic Mirror, an hour-long documentary about Troell’s life and career
* Short documentary on the making of Everlasting Moments, featuring interviews with Troell, cast,
and crew
* Documentary featuring photographs by the real Maria Larsson, accompanied by narration telling her story
* Theatrical trailer
* PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Armond White
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