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Criterion release 6/17/14

posted 10 years ago by hobnob53
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Judex (1963) will be released by Criterion on June 17, 2014, in both a dual-format Blu-ray/DVD edition ($39.95) and DVD-only ($24.95, with fewer extras).

Features include:

* New 2K digital film restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
* Interview from 2007 with the film’s cowriter Jacques Champreux, the grandson of Louis Feuillade, cocreator of the silent serial Judex
* Interview from 2012 with actor Francine Bergé
* Franju le visionnaire, a fifty-minute program from 1998 on director Franju’s career and imagination
* New English subtitle translation
* PLUS: An essay by film scholar Geoffrey O’Brien, along with reprinted writings by and excerpted interviews with Franju (dual-format only)

New cover by Ron Wimberly

http://www.criterion.com/films/28047-judex

[–] mulholland_empire 10 years ago

just got it, man what a fantastic criterion disc. the art work alone is worth it no too mention how great the film is. wonderful 2k transfer also!!

[–] MrEdnablackadder 10 years ago

The new edition is really an essential purchase for Franju fans. I think this is the first time in my life that I've seen a Francine Bergé interview!

[–] msluornu 10 years ago

How's the image quality on the Criterion?
I own the Masters of Cinema Region 2 DVD and that one was/is amazing.
Any interesting extras exclusive to the Criterion?

"No more deals child, it is your flesh we want to experience, not your skill at bargaining."

[–] shogix 8 years ago

The Criterion transfer is gorgeous.

[–] Dan_Garten 7 years ago

Cool.

[–] samoanjoes (50984) 7 years ago

This is the version I saw. God bless Criterion. The quality was amazing.