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The Criterion Collection presents

Dec 2008 Discoveries from Eclipse

Eclipse from the Criterion Collection is all about discovering great movies that have been overshadowed or forgotten. Sometimes it’s a neglected director, a great artist swept aside by history and the vagaries of preservation and distribution, as with the mesmerizing Raymond Bernard. Other times we’re unburying gems from masters such as Ingmar Bergman and Louis Malle. But all the Eclipse films have one thing in common: they’re revelations. To help you do some discovering of your own, this month we present six of these films, from our first six Eclipse series—each one a true treasure.

Films

Törst

Thirst

Sweden 1949

84 Min

Dir Ingmar Bergman

250 Views

  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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God’s Country

God’s Country

United States 1985

89 Min

Dir Louis Malle

430 Views

  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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Higanbana

Equinox Flower

Japan 1958

118 Min

Dir Yasujiro Ozu

198 Views

  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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Les Croix de bois

Wooden Crosses

France 1932

113 Min

Dir Raymond Bernard

147 Views

  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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I Shot Jesse James

I Shot Jesse James

United States 1949

81 Min

Dir Samuel Fuller

450 Views

  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Bodas de sangre

Blood Wedding

Spain 1981

71 Min

Dir Carlos Saura

166 Views

  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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Films in previous Criterion festivals are available to watch for $5.

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How about a French film festival before Criterion loses those StudioCanal films?  

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7Nov09

Watched all the 4 movies. My rankings/ratings: Onibaba - 8/10 Eyes Without a Face - 7.5/10 Sisters - 7/10 Carnival of Souls - 6/10 Now if we can have our share of November's movies, that would be great!  

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