The Criterion Collection has released its July releases for their films in 2014. Check it out below.
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David Cronenberg
1981 • 103 minutes • 1.78:1
Spine: #712 Editions: Dual Format Blu-ray/DVD, DVDA trademark Cronenberg combination of the visceral and the cerebral, this phenomenally gruesome and provocative film about the expanses and limits of the human brain was the Canadian director’s breakout hit in the United States.
15 Jul 2014 Learn more »
Pickpocket
Robert Bresson
1959 • 75 minutes • 1.33:1 • France
Spine: #314 Editions: Dual Format Blu-ray/DVD, DVD, Hulu PlusA cornerstone in the career of this most economical and profoundly spiritual of filmmakers, Pickpocket is an elegantly crafted, tautly choreographed study of humanity in all its mischief and grace, the work of a director at the height of his powers.
15 Jul 2014 Learn more »
The Essential Jacques Demy
Jacques Demy
Spine: #713 Edition: Dual Format Blu-ray/DVDFrench director Jacques Demy didn’t just make movies—he created an entire cinematic world. Demy launched his glorious feature filmmaking career in the sixties, a decade of astonishing invention in his national cinema.
22 Jul 2014 Learn more »
Insomnia
Erik Skjoldbjærg
1997 • 97 minutes • 1.85:1 • Norway
Spine: #47 Editions: Dual Format Blu-ray/DVD, DVDErik Skjoldbjærg’s chilling procedural anticipated the international hunger for Scandinavian noirs and serial killer fictions, and features one of Skarsgård’s greatest performances.
22 Jul 2014 Learn more »
The Big Chill
Lawrence Kasdan
1983 • 105 minutes • 1.85:1 • United States
Spine: #720 Edition: Dual Format Blu-ray/DVDAfter the shocking suicide of their friend, a group of thirtysomethings reunite for his funeral and end up spending a weekend together, reminiscing about their shared pasts as children of the sixties and confronting the uncertainty of their lives as adults of the eighties.
29 Jul 2014 Learn more »
