The Criterion Collection has revealed its July 2016 lineup of releases, which include new Blu-ray releases of Arthur Hiller‘s The In-Laws, Herk Harvey’s classic horror film Carnival of Souls, Alain Resnais’s Muriel, or The Time of Return, Alain Resnais‘ Night and Fog, King Hu‘s A Touch of Zen, and Terrence Malick’s The New World.
Take a look below for release dates and additional information about each film and be sure to head over to the Criterion page at Criterion.com for all the latest release info.
THE IN-LAWS – Blu–Ray & DVD Editions
Peter Falk (A Woman Under the Influence) and Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine) make for a hilarious dream team in this beloved American sidesplitter. Directed by Arthur Hiller (Love Story) from an ingenious script by Andrew Bergman (Blazing Saddles), The In-Laws may at first seem like a generic meet-the-parents comedy, as Arkin’s mild-mannered dentist suspiciously eyes Falk’s volatile mystery man, whose son is engaged to his daughter. But soon, through a series of events too serpentine and surprising to spoil, the two men are brought together by a dangerous mission that takes them from suburban New Jersey to Honduras. Fueled by elaborate stunt work and the laconic, naturalistic charms of its two stars, The In-Laws deserves its status as a madcap classic—and has continued to draw ardent fans in the years since its release.
1979 • 103 minutes • Color • Monaural • 1.85:1 aspect ratio
SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
BLU-RAY EDITION
SRP $39.95
STREET 7/5/16
DVD EDITION
SRP $29.95
STREET 7/5/16
CARNIVAL OF SOULS – Blu–Ray & DVD Editions
A young woman in a small Kansas town survives a drag race accident, then agrees to take a job as a church organist in Salt Lake City. En route, she becomes haunted by a bizarre apparition that compels her toward an abandoned lakeside pavilion. Made by industrial filmmakers on a modest budget, the eerily effective B-movie classic Carnival of Souls was intended to have “the look of a Bergman and the feel of a Cocteau”—and, with its strikingly used locations and spooky organ score, it succeeds. Herk Harvey’s macabre masterpiece gained a cult following on late-night television and continues to inspire filmmakers today.
1962 • 78 minutes • Black & White • Monaural • 1.37:1 aspect ratio
SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
BLU-RAY EDITION
SRP $39.95
STREET 7/12/16
2-DVD EDITION
SRP $29.95
STREET 7/12/16
MURIEL, OR THE TIME OF RETURN – Blu–Ray & DVD Editions
Alain Resnais’s Muriel, or The Time of Return, the director’s follow-up to Last Year at Marienbad, is as radical a reflection on the nature of time and memory as its predecessor. The always luminous Delphine Seyrig (Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles) stars as an antique shop owner and widow in Boulogne-sur-Mer, whose past comes back to haunt her when a former lover reenters her life. Meanwhile, her stepson is tormented by his own ghosts, related to his service in France’s recently ended war in Algeria. Featuring a multilayered script by Jean Cayrol, and inventively edited to evoke its middle-class characters’ political and personal realities, the fragmented, emotionally powerful Muriel reminds viewers that the past is always present.
1963 • 116 minutes • Color • Monaural • In French with English subtitles • 1.66:1 aspect ratio
SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
BLU-RAY EDITION
SRP $39.95
STREET 7/19/16
DVD EDITION
SRP $29.95
STREET 7/19/16
NIGHT AND FOG – Blu–Ray & DVD Editions
Ten years after the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps, filmmaker Alain Resnais (Hiroshima mon amour) documented the abandoned grounds of Auschwitz and Majdanek in Night and Fog (Nuit et brouillard), one of the first cinematic reflections on the Holocaust. Juxtaposing the stillness of the abandoned camps’ empty buildings with haunting wartime footage, Resnais investigates the cyclical nature of humanity’s violence against humanity, and presents the devastating suggestion that such horrors could occur again.
1955 • 31 minutes • Color/Black & White • Monaural • In French with English subtitles • 1.37:1 aspect ratio
SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
BLU-RAY EDITION
SRP $39.95
STREET 7/19/16
DVD EDITION
SRP $29.95
STREET 7/19/16
A TOUCH OF ZEN – Blu–Ray & DVD Editions
“Visionary” barely begins to describe this masterpiece of Chinese cinema and martial arts moviemaking. A Touch of Zen by King Hu (Dragon Inn) depicts the journey of Yang (Hsu Feng), a fugitive noblewoman who seeks refuge in a remote, and allegedly haunted, village. The sanctuary she finds with a shy scholar and two aides in disguise is shattered when a nefarious swordsman uncovers her identity, pitting the four against legions of blade-wielding opponents. At once a wuxia film, the tale of a spiritual quest, and a study in human nature, A Touch of Zen is an unparalleled work in Hu’s formidable career and an epic of the highest order, characterized by breathtaking action choreography, stunning widescreen landscapes, and innovative editing.
1971 • 180 minutes • Color • Monaural • In Mandarin with English subtitles • 2.35:1 aspect ratio
SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
BLU-RAY EDITION
SRP $39.95
STREET 7/19/16
2-DVD EDITION
SRP $29.95
STREET 7/19/16
THE NEW WORLD – Blu–Ray & DVD Editions
This singular vision of early seventeenth-century America from Terrence Malick is a work of astounding elemental beauty, a poetic meditation on nature, violence, love, and civilization. It reimagines the apocryphal story of the meeting of British explorer John Smith (Colin Farrell) and Powhatan native Pocahontas (Q’orianka Kilcher, in a revelatory performance) as a romantic idyll between spiritual equals, then follows Pocahontas through her marriage to John Rolfe (Christian Bale) and her life in England. With art director Jack Fisk’s raw re-creation of the Jamestown colony, Emmanuel Lubezki’s marvelous, naturally lit cinematography, and James Horner’s soaring musical score, The New World is a film of uncommon power and technical splendor, one that shows Malick at the height of his visual and philosophical powers.
2005 • 172 minutes • Color • 5.1 surround • In English and Algonquin with English subtitles • 2.35:1 aspect ratio
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
3-BLU-RAY EDITION
SRP $49.95
STREET 7/26/16
4-DVD EDITION
SRP $39.95
STREET 7/26/16
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