50 Years of Janus Films

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[captainofbeef]

Yikes!! 50 films?

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I want this more than anything. Films in set:

• ALEXANDER NEVSKY (1938), Sergei Eisenstein • ASHES AND DIAMONDS (1958), Andrzej Wajda • L'AVVENTURA (1960), Michelangelo Antonioni • BALLAD OF A SOLDIER (1959), Grigori Chukhrai • BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1946), Jean Cocteau • BLACK ORPHEUS (1959), Marcel Camus • BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1945), David Lean • THE FALLEN IDOL (1948), Carol Reed • FIRES ON THE PLAIN (1959), Kon Ichikawa • FISTS IN THE POCKET (1965), Marco Bellocchio • FLOATING WEEDS (1959), Yasujiro Ozu • FORBIDDEN GAMES (1952), René Clement • THE 400 BLOWS (1959), François Truffaut • GRAND ILLUSION (1937), Jean Renoir • HÄXAN (1922), Benjamin Christensen • IKIRU (1952), Akira Kurosawa • THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (1952), Anthony Asquith • IVAN THE TERRIBLE, PART II (1958), Sergei Eisenstein • LE JOUR SE LÈVE (1939), Marcel Carné • JULES AND JIM (1962), François Truffaut • KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS (1949), Robert Hamer • KNIFE IN THE WATER (1962), Roman Polanski • THE LADY VANISHES (1938), Alfred Hitchcock • THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP (1943), Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger • LOVES OF A BLONDE (1965), Milos Forman • M (1931), Fritz Lang • M. HULOT'S HOLIDAY (1953), Jacques Tati • MISS JULIE (1951), Alf Sjöberg • PANDORA'S BOX (1929), G.W. Pabst • PÉPÉ LE MOKO (1937), Jean Duvivier • IL POSTO (1961), Ermanno Olmi • PYGMALION (1938), Anthony Asquith • RASHOMON (1950), Akira Kurosawa • RICHARD III (1955), Laurence Olivier • THE RULES OF THE GAME (1939), Jean Renoir • SEVEN SAMURAI (1954), Akira Kurosawa • THE SEVENTH SEAL (1957), Ingmar Bergman • THE SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE (1973), Víctor Erice • LA STRADA (1954), Federico Fellini • SUMMERTIME (1955), David Lean • THE THIRD MAN (1949), Carol Reed • THE 39 STEPS (1935), Alfred Hitchcock • UGETSU (1953), Kenji Mizoguchi • UMBERTO D. (1952), Vittorio De Sica • THE VIRGIN SPRING (1960), Ingmar Bergman • VIRIDIANA (1961), Luis Buñuel • THE WAGES OF FEAR (1953), Henri-Georges Clouzot • THE WHITE SHEIK (1952), Federico Fellini • WILD STRAWBERRIES (1957), Ingmar Bergman • THREE DOCUMENTARIES: THE GREAT CHASE (1962), THE LOVE GODDESSES (1965), and PAUL ROBESON: TRIBUTE TO AN ARTIST (1979), Saul J. Turell

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"DEAR CRITERION VIEWERS,

This fall, celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Janus Films, the legendary distributor in the United States of foreign and classic films. Janus Films opened American viewers' eyes to the pleasures of Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini, and Franois Truffaut at the height of their artistic powers. Founded in 1956 the Janus collection continues to offer the greatest of international cinema to the American public, from the art-house canon to the undiscovered gems, from Kurosawa to Louis Malle to Gus Van Sant.

Coming in October: Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films, an expansive collectors box set featuring fifty classic films on DVD and a lavishly illustrated hardcover book that tells the story of Janus Films through an essay by film historian Peter Cowie, a tribute from Martin Scorsese, and extensive notes on all fifty films, plus cast and credit listings and U.S. premiere information.

All the greats of world cinema are here: Bergman, Kurosawa, Truffaut, Tati, Renoir, Antonioni, Lean, Hitchcock, and so many more. Were currently offering a special early fall, pre-order deal on Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films, which includes a huge discount, complimentary T-shirts or hats, and free shipping. Plus youll be entered into a raffle for twenty-five free Criterion DVDs! Go to Janusfilms.com for more information!

But the Janus fanfare doesnt end there: Check out the official Janus Films website for information and more exciting upcoming Janus news and events.

Happy viewing,

Sincerely"

[captainofbeef]

Who has the money to drop 650 on this set???

[blackmoses]

I do.

[criterionmaster]

Obviously only hardcore fans, but if you look at it the films would only be like 10 dollars each and plus you get about 6 films you can't even get on Criterion DVD yet, two shirts/hats, a huge awesome book, and that nice case (-shipping). If you don't have many of the films I think it may be worth it!

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From DigitalBits:

"Meanwhile, Criterion has just announced the 10/24 release of a spectacular new 50-film collector's book/DVD box set combination, entitled Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films. Carrying a whopping $650 price tag, the set will include the Criterion DVDs of Alexander Nevsky (1938), Ashes and Diamonds (1858), L'Avventura (1960), Ballad of a Soldier (1959), Beauty and the Beast (1946), Black Orpheus (1959), Brief Encounter (1945), The Fallen Idol (1948), Fires on the Plain (1959), Fists in the Pocket (1965), Floating Weeds (1959), Forbidden Games (1952), The 400 Blows (1959), Grand Illusion (1937), Häxan (1922), Ikiru (1952), The Importance of Being Ernest (1952), Ivan the Terrible, Part II (1958), Le Jour se léve (1939), Jules and Jim (1962), Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), Knife in the Water (1962), The Lady Vanishes (1938), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), Loves of a Blonde (1965), M (1931), M. Hulot's Holiday (1953), Miss Julie (1951), Pandora's Box (1929), Pépé le Moko (1937), Il Posto (1961), Pygmalion (1938), Rashomon (1950), Richard III (1955), The Rules of the Game (1939), Seven Samurai (1954), The Seventh Seal (1957), The Spirit of the Beehive (1973), La Strada (1954), Summertime (1955), The Third Man (1949), The 39 Steps (1935), Ugetsu (1953), Umberto D. (1952), The Virgin Spring (1960), Virigiana (1961), The Wages of Fear (1953), The White Sheik (1952), Wild Strawberries (1957), The Great Chase (1962), The Love Goddess (1965) and Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist (1979). Whew! Also included in the box will be "a lavishly illustrated hardcover book that tells the story of Janus Films through an essay by film historian Peter Cowie, a tribute from Martin Scorsese, and all new extensive notes on all fifty films, plus cast and credit listings and U.S. premiere information." That is one HELLUVA great classic film collection. Very nice indeed."

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Pre-order now

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[captainofbeef]

ONLY 600 bucks??? Haha, that set is a total waste of money and time in my opinion. Very few people have that kinda cash to drop all at one time.

[blackmoses]

Yeah, I bet only about 5 people in the whole world are going to buy that. If I ever had that kind of money I would buy it though.

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www.amazon.com/gp/explorer/B000I5YUE4/2/ref=pd_lpo_ase/102-3554869-8672164?

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FOR FIFTY YEARS, THE PREEMINENT U.S. DISTRIBUTOR OF FOREIGN AND CLASSIC FILMS THAT HAVE COLLECTIVELY SHAPED THE ART OF CONTEMPORARY CINEMA



DEAR CRITERION VIEWERS.

Janus Films’ extensive library of classics has always been an important part of the Criterion Collection. Now, we are pleased to announce and celebrate Janus’s fiftieth anniversary—and the festivities have already begun. From an upcoming DVD box set to cable-TV series and theatrical road shows, celebrations of the fiftieth anniversary of the legendary distributor will be everywhere this fall.

On September 30, the forty-fourth annual New York Film Festival, run by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, kicks off with a monthlong sidebar featuring all-new 35mm prints of classic Janus titles. This series, titled 50 Years of Janus Films, will feature a wide variety of great movies, from the iconic—The Seventh Seal and La strada—to the less well-known, many of which haven’t been seen in years and are unavailable on DVD, including Carlos Saura’s Cria cuervos and Mario Monicelli’s The Organizer. It is rediscoveries like these that continue to make Janus Films fresh and exciting today.

You can read more about the films in this series here, but even if you don’t live in New York, you can still see these movies on the big screen: 50 Years of Janus Films will subsequently tour to Boston; San Francisco; Berkeley and San Rafael, California; Chicago; Pleasantville, New York; Seattle; Los Angeles; Washington, D.C.; Toronto; and other cities in the United States and Canada in the coming year.

And our friends at Turner Classic Movies are currently presenting a grand selection of Janus films throughout the month of September, from classic Akira Kurosawa to “hidden gems” like Juan Antonio Bardem’s Death of a Cyclist. And on the heels of that series, the Independent Film Channel will celebrate Janus with programming from October through December.

To top it all off, in October, Janus releases its deluxe collectors’ box set Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films. Do you remember the first time you had your eyes opened to the wonders of great movies—perhaps in college or at your local cinematheque? Essential Art House is that experience and more, providing an extraordinary collection of undisputed masterpieces that have changed the way people make and watch movies. The package features fifty classic films on DVD and a lavishly illustrated hardcover book that tells the story of Janus Films through an essay by film historian Peter Cowie, a short tribute from Martin Scorsese, and extensive notes on all fifty films, plus cast and credit listings and U.S. premiere information. Ingmar Bergman, Kurosawa, François Truffaut, Jacques Tati, Jean Renoir, Michelangelo Antonioni, David Lean, Alfred Hitchcock—the whole family’s here.

This gift set is certainly the most cost-effective way to discover, or rediscover, and own the films that have shaped the history of cinema over the past seven decades (with each film averaging out to about thirteen dollars). So, if you like the idea of owning your own library of the classics, to share with friends and family, this set offers a unique opportunity to take in the great breadth of cinema history—at an affordable price.

And now is the best time to get your copy: There’s currently a special, early fall preorder offer on Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films, which includes a significant discount off the retail price, complimentary T-shirts or hats, and free shipping. Plus you’ll be entered into a raffle for twenty-five free Criterion DVDs! Go to janusfilms.com for more information!

Happy viewing . . ..

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ORDER HERE:

OFFICIAL SITE: www.janusfilms.com/

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Criterion Store is selling the book seperate as well for $65! Thank God, I will be buying it!

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Why dont you guys that have many criterions just sell them all and buy this box? You'd probably be to raise most of the capital...

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Well the problem with that is because look at the case. They are in flimsy CD slips with no cases. Plus the fact that, to my knowledge, it is just the films, no bonus discs. And the inserts won't be there either. And the extra films will be coming out eventually so there is no point, although it would be awesome.

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criterionmaster said:

Well the problem with that is because look at the case. They are in flimsy CD slips with no cases. Plus the fact that, to my knowledge, it is just the films, no bonus discs. And the inserts won't be there either. And the extra films will be coming out eventually so there is no point, although it would be awesome.

Add to that the concept that I, and maybe other people, do not love every Criterion Collection release. Sure, some are culturally significant, but that doesn't mean I ever want to watch it again, let alone own it.


And, the packaging is not as cool as the Seven Samurai's three-disc box set packaging, so, yeah.

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DEAR CRITERION VIEWERS,

Time is running out on our special preorder offer for the deluxe, fifty-disc box set Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films. Along with some of the greatest films by the greatest filmmakers of all time—from Bergman to Kurosawa to Hitchcock—Essential Art House comes with a lavishly illustrated hardcover book, which tells the story of Janus Films through an essay by film historian Peter Cowie, a tribute from Martin Scorsese, and extensive notes on all fifty films.

Make sure to order before October 24, however, or you’ll miss out on the deal, which includes not only a significant discount on the retail price of the gift set but also two complimentary Criterion T-shirts or hats, free shipping, and entry into a raffle to win twenty-five free Criterion DVDs!

Go to janusfilms.com for more information, and order now! All early orders ship next week.

Happy viewing,

The Criterion Collection