The Criterion Collection Complete

KINOSHITA, Keisuke (Japan) Jubiliation Street [1944] Eclipse Series 41 DVD As World War II escalates, the tight-knit inhabitants of a street in Tokyo must relocate from their homes so the government can use the space. Keisuke Kinoshita's sensitive film — beautifully and resourcefully shot — traces the fears and desires of the evacuees. 73 minutes Black & White Monaural in Japanese 1:33:1 aspect ratio Criterion Release 2014 Director/Writer Keisuke Kinoshita was 32 when he directed Jubilation Street . Script by Kaoro Morimoto . Other Kinoshita films in the Collection: Eclipse Series 41: Port of Flowers (1943) Eclipse Series 41: The Living Magoroku (1943) Eclipse Series 41: Army (1944) Eclipse Series 41: Morning for the Osone Family (1946) #442: Twenty-Four Eyes (1954) #645: The Ballad of Narayama (1958) The Film 99 By Director By Spine #

KINOSHITA, Keisuke (Japan) Army [1944] Eclipse Series 41 DVD Keisuke Kinoshita's ambitious and intensely moving film begins as a multigenerational epic about the military legacy of one Japanese family, before settling into an emotionally complex portrayal of parental love during wartime. As the mother and father of a boy shipped off to battle, Kinuyo Tanaka and Chishu Ryu locate profound depths of feeling that transcend ideology. 87 minutes Black & White Monaural in Japanese 1:33:1 aspect ratio Criterion Release 2014 Director/Writers Keisuke Kinoshita was 32 when he directed Army . Original story by Ashihei Hino . Screenplay by Tadao Ikeda . Other Kinoshita films in the Collection: Eclipse Series 41: Port of Flowers (1943) Eclipse Series 41: The Living Magoroku (1943) Eclipse Series 41: Jubilation Street (1944) Eclipse Series 41: Morning for the Osone Family (1946) #442: Twenty-Four Eyes (1954) #645: The Ballad of Narayama (1958) The Film 99 ...

KINOSHITA, Keisuke (Japan) Morning for the Osone Family [1946] Eclipse Series 41 DVD Keisuke Kinoshita's first film after the end of World War II is a wrenching, superbly wrought tale about a liberal-minded Japanese family torn apart by war and imperialist politics. Morning for the Osone Family  is both palpably bitter about the nation's fresh wartime wounds and inspiringly hopeful about a democratic tomorrow. 81 minutes Black & White Monaural in Japanese 1:33:1 aspect ratio Criterion Release 2014 Director/Writer Keisuke Kinoshita was 34 when he directed Morning for the Osone Family . Screenplay by Eijiro Hisaita . Other Kinoshita films in the Collection: Eclipse Series 41: Port of Flowers (1943) Eclipse Series 41: The Living Magoroku (1943) Eclipse Series 41: Jubilation Street (1944) Eclipse Series 41: Army (1944) #442: Twenty-Four Eyes (1954) #645: The Ballad of Narayama (1958) The Film 99 By Director By Spine #

OZU, Yasujiro (Japan) Walk Cheerfully [1930] Eclipse Series 42 DVD In Yasujiro Ozu's Walk Cheerfully , which gracefully combines elements of the relationship drama and the gangster story, small-time hood Kenji, a.k.a. Ken the Knife, wants to go straight for good girl Yasue but finds that starting over isn't as simple as it sounds. This was the Japanese master's first true homage to American crime movies, and it is a fleetly told, expressively shot work of humor and emotional depth. 96 minutes Black & White Silent Japanese Intertitles 1:33:1 aspect ratio Criterion Release 2015 Director/Writers Yasujiro Ozu was 27 when he directed Walk Cheerfully . Original story by Hiroshi Shimizu . Screenplay by Tadao Ikeda . Other Ozu films in the Collection: Eclipse Series 42: That Night's Wife (1930) Eclipse Series 10: Tokyo Chorus (1931) Eclipse Series 10: I Was Born, But . . . (1932) Eclipse Series 42: Dragnet Girl (1933) Eclipse Series 10: Passin...

OZU, Yasujiro (Japan) That Night's Wife [1930] Eclipse Series 42 DVD In noirish darkness, a man commits a shocking robbery. But, as we soon learn, this seeming criminal mastermind is actually a sensitive everyman driven to desperation by the need to provide for his family. Unfolding over the course of one night, Yasujro Ozu's That Night's Wife  combines suspense with the emotional domestic drama one associates with the filmmaker's later masterpieces, and employs beautifully evocative camera work. 65 minutes Black & White Silent Japanese Intertitles 1:33:1 aspect ratio Criterion Release 2015 Director/Writers Yasujiro Ozu was 27 when he directed That Night's Wife . Based on the story From Nine to Nine by Oscar Schisgall . Screenplay by Kogo Noda . Other Ozu films in the Collection: Eclipse Series 42: Walk Cheerfully (1930) Eclipse Series 10: Tokyo Chorus (1931) Eclipse Series 10: I Was Born, But . . . (1932) Eclipse Series 42: Dragne...

DUVIVIER, Julien (France) David Golder [1930] Eclipse Series 44 DVD The first sound film by Julien Duvivier also marked his first collaboration with the marvelous actor Harry Baur. Together, they brought to life the vivid protagonist of Irène Némirovsky's best-selling first novel, an avaricious, self-interested banker whose family life is as tempestuous as his business dealings. Directed with visual panache, this grim yet arresting tale showcases Duvivier's preternatural cinematic maturity during a transitional phase for the French film industry. 95 minutes Black & White Monaural in French 1:19:1 aspect ratio Criterion Release 2015 Director/Writers Duvivier (right) Julien Duvivier was 34 when he wrote and directed David Golder . From the novel by Irène Nemirovsky . Other Duvivier films in the Collection: Eclipse Series 44: Poil de Carotte (1932) Eclipse Series 44: La Tête d'un Homme (1933) Eclipse Series 44: Un Carnet du Bal (1937) #172: P...

DUVIVIER, Julien (France) Poil de Carotte [1932] Eclipse Series 44 DVD Julien Duvivier remade his own silent adaptation of a popular turn-of-the-twentieth-century novella and play for the sound era, resulting in one of his most beloved films. In a tremendously moving performance, Robert Lynen plays the neglected young François, mockingly called Poil de Carotte (Carrottop) by his family for his mop of red hair. Duvivier sensitively charts the rural daily life of a boy desperate to connect with others, especially his distracted father, played by the chameleonic Harry Baur. 92 minutes Black & White Monaural in French 1:33:1 aspect ratio Criterion Release 2015 Director/Writers Duvivier (right) Julien Duvivier was 36 when he wrote and directed Poil de Carotte . From the works of Jules Renard . Other Duvivier films in the Collection: Eclipse Series 44: David Golder (1930) Eclipse Series 44: La Tête d'un Homme (1933) Eclipse Series 44: Un Carnet du Bal (...

DUVIVIER, Julien (France) La Tête d'un Homme [1933] Eclipse Series 44 DVD This meticulously crafted adaptation stars Harry Baur as novelist Georges Simenon's indelible creation Inspector Maigret, investigating the odd circumstances surrounding the killing of a wealthy American woman in Paris. Every bit Baur's equal is the Russian émigré actor Valéry Inkijinoff, cast as a reptilian, nihilistic medical student. Julien Duvivier gives the viewer one evocative image after another, constructing a work of sinister beauty. 93 minutes Black & White Monaural in French 1:33:1 aspect ratio Criterion Release 2015 Director/Writers Duvivier (right) Julien Duvivier was 37 when he directed La Tête d'un Homme . Screenplay by Louis Delaprée , Pierre Calmann and Duvivier. From the novel by Georges Simenon . Other Duvivier films in the Collection: Eclipse Series 44: David Golder (1930) Eclipse Series 44: Poil de Carotte (1932) Eclipse Series 44: Un Carnet...

DUVIVIER, Julien (France) Un Carnet de Bal [1937] Eclipse Series 44 DVD A rich widow, nostalgic for the lavish parties of her youth, embarks on a journey to reconnect with the many suitors who once courted her. In doing so, she sets off on a course of discovery, both of herself and of how greatly the world has changed in two decades. Julien Duvivier's smash hit is a wry, visually inventive tale of romantic pragmatism that defly combines comedy and drama. 130 minutes Black & White Monaural in French 1:33:1 aspect ratio Criterion Release 2015 Director/Writers Julien Duvivier was 41 when he wrote and directed Un Carnet de Bal . Dialogue by Henri Jeanson . With the collaboration of Jean Sarment and Bernard Zimmer . Other Duvivier films in the Collection: Eclipse Series 44: David Golder (1930) Eclipse Series 44: Poil de Carotte (1932) Eclipse Series 44: La Tête d'un Homme (1933) #172: Pépé le Moko (1937) #955: Panique (1946) The Film 99 B...