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 | This fall, Janus Films and the Criterion Collection introduce a new line: Essential Art House, indispensable cinema classics in simple, affordable editions. For Volume 1, we're pleased to select six of the greatest films from around the world, from directors Ingmar Bergman, Akira Kurosawa, Roman Polanski, Peter Brook, Jean Cocteau, and Jean Renoir. All will be available separately, or in one box set. For the devoted cinephile, these are the must-own fundamentals; for the novice film-lover, this is precisely where to begin. Titles include: Grand Illusion Jean Renoir's pacifist masterpiece stars Jean Gabin as a French World War I POW held by Erich Von Stroheim's German captain. One of the greatest antiwar films ever made, as well as a rousing prison-escape adventure, Grand Illusion is an exemplar of the 1930s poetic realist movement. Beauty and the Beast Jean Cocteau reinvented the fairy tale for the cinema with this enchanting, exquisitely realized vision of Mme Le Prince de Beaumont... (less) Director: Ingmar Bergman;Peter Brook;Jean Cocteau ♦ Actors: Essential Art House | $60 - $118  14 Merchants |
|  | In Essential Art House, Volume IV , we present three DVD debuts: Marcel Carné’s dark masterwork Le Jour Se Leve , starring Jean Gabin; René Clément’s Émile Zola adaptation Gervaise ; and Anatole Litvak’s tragic romance Mayerling , starring Charles Boyer. These, plus Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps , Powell and Pressburger’s The Tales of Hoffman , and Kurosawa’s Throne of Blood , make for an exciting installment of Essential Art House, as always available individually or in box sets of six, and featuring beautiful digital transfers and informative liner notes. These affordable movie-only editions of the true classics of art-house cinema are perfect for schools, libraries, and rental stores, where their lower cost and sturdy packaging make them a practical alternative to the more elaborate Criterion Collection special editions. For the devoted cinephile, these are the must-own fundamentals; for the novice film lover, this is precisely where to begin. Le Jour se Leve : One of ... (less) Director: Akira Kurosawa, Alfred Hitchcock, Anatole Litvak, Emeric Pressburger, Marcel Carné ♦ Actors: Moira Shearer, Robert Rounseville, Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Jean Gabin | $50 - $103  12 Merchants |
|  | Janus Films and the Criterion Collection are pleased to present more selections from the Essential Art House line: indispensable cinema classics in simple, affordable editions. For Volume II, we re pleased to select six of the greatest films from around the world, from directors François Truffaut Federico Fellini, Akira Kurosawa, Marcel Camus, Anthony Asquith, and Powell & Pressburger. All will be available separately, or in one box set. For the devoted cinephile, these are the must-own fundamentals; for the novice film-lover, this is precisely where to begin. Includes films: Black Orpheus, The 400 Blows, Ikiru, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Pygmalion, La strada (less) Director: Marcel Camus;Francois Truffaut;Akira Kurosawa;Federico Fellini;Michael Powell;Emeric Pressburger;Anthony Asquith;Leslie Howard ♦ Actors: Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Takashi Shimura, Deborah Kerr | $50 - $103  14 Merchants |
|  | These affordable movie-only DVD editions of the true classics of art house cinema are perfect for schools, libraries, and rental stores, where their lower cost and sturdy packaging make them a practical alternative to the more elaborate Criterion Collection special editions. Available individually or in box sets of six, Essential Art House editions feature beautiful digital transfers, accompanied by informative liner notes. For the devoted cinephile, these are the must-own fundamentals; for the novice film-lover, this is precisely where to begin (less) Director: Laurence Olivier, Akira Kurosawa, Alberto Lattuada, Andrzej Wajda, Edward Holzman ♦ Actors: Essential Art House | $50 - $103  14 Merchants |
|  | Brand New DVD. Essential Art House: Vol. 2 - staring Deborah Kerr Breno Mello Marpessa Dawn Jean-Pierre Leaud Takashi Shimura New Sealed Dvd. Janus Films and the Criterion Collection are pleased to present more selections from the Essential Art House | $89  DVDmagnet.com |
|  | Used DVD. Essential Art House: Vol. 2 - staring Deborah Kerr Breno Mello Marpessa Dawn Jean-Pierre Leaud Takashi Shimura Janus Films and the Criterion Collection are pleased to present more selections from the Essential Art House line: indispensable cine | $89  DVDmagnet.com |
|  | Used DVD. Essential Art House: Vol. 2 - staring Deborah Kerr Breno Mello Marpessa Dawn Jean-Pierre Leaud Takashi Shimura Janus Films and the Criterion Collection are pleased to present more selections from the Essential Art House line: indispensable cine | $70  DVDmagnet.com |
|  | Brand New DVD. Essential Art House: Vol. 2 - staring Deborah Kerr Breno Mello Marpessa Dawn Jean-Pierre Leaud Takashi Shimura New Sealed Dvd. Janus Films and the Criterion Collection are pleased to present more selections from the Essential Art House | $70  DVDmagnet.com |
|  | Brand New DVD. Essential Art House: Vol. 2 - staring Deborah Kerr Breno Mello Marpessa Dawn Jean-Pierre Leaud Takashi Shimura New Sealed Dvd. Janus Films and the Criterion Collection are pleased to present more selections from the Essential Art House | $38  DVDmagnet.com |
|  | Used DVD. Essential Art House: Vol. 2 - staring Deborah Kerr Breno Mello Marpessa Dawn Jean-Pierre Leaud Takashi Shimura Janus Films and the Criterion Collection are pleased to present more selections from the Essential Art House line: indispensable cine | $38  DVDmagnet.com |
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