'Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films' -- new boxset from CC
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'Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films' -- new boxset from CC
ESSENTIAL ART HOUSE: 50 YEARS OF JANUS FILMS
“The Janus Films icon—the black and white image, the lettering, the two faces on the seemingly ancient coin—meant that you were going to see something special, something new, something completely different from anything you’d ever seen before.” —Martin Scorsese
Janus Films opened American viewers’ eyes to the pleasures of Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini, and François Truffaut at the height of their artistic powers. Celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of this world-renowned distribution company with 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 all new extensive notes on all fifty films, plus cast and credit listings and U.S. premiere information.
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50 YEARS OF JANUS FILMS: BOX SET TITLES
ALEXANDER NEVSKY (1938)
ASHES AND DIAMONDS (1958)
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 EARNEST (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)
PÉPÊ 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)
VIRIDIANÁ (1961)
THE WAGES OF FEAR (1953)
THE WHITE SHEIK (1952)
WILD STRAWBERRIES (1957)
THREE DOCUMENTARIES BY SAUL TURELL
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The price isn't bad at all... $650 which is about $13 a film, cheaper than buying all these individually. It is but OH so tempting. So tempting...
http://store.prostores.com/servlet/c...ANUS+FILMS+BOX
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Already being discussed since this morning here:
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=473886&page=3
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=473886&page=3
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Yeah, this should undoubtedly have it's own thread, because DEAR LORD that set is un-freakin' believable ... and, sadly, not for CC veterans.
I mean ... whoa. What a way to jump in.
I mean ... whoa. What a way to jump in.
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I only own 12 of those, and there are quite a few more I've thought about buying, so it's pretty tempting--especially if I could get it at around 30-35% off the $850 MSRP which is usually possible with the regular Criterions if you can hold off for a good sale.
I think I'll put it on my Christmas list just on the off chance someone's feeling really (really) generous.
I think I'll put it on my Christmas list just on the off chance someone's feeling really (really) generous.
Last edited by Ginwen; 09-01-06 at 01:31 AM.
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I already have half the films (and I doubt this would have the bonus discs, or any extras at all) and don't want the rest, but I would love to be able to get just the book.
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Originally Posted by slop101
I already have half the films (and I doubt this would have the bonus discs, or any extras at all) and don't want the rest, but I would love to be able to get just the book.
Pretty much the same here - hopefully the book will be available on its own.
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I volunteer to review this set if DVDTalk would like to send it to me.
This is just an insane set, and if i had the cash i would definately buy it. This is kinda like when Amazon had the entire Criterion Collection for sale(minus OOP).
This is just an insane set, and if i had the cash i would definately buy it. This is kinda like when Amazon had the entire Criterion Collection for sale(minus OOP).
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There are 4 movies not yet released by Criterion though.
Fires on the Plain
Le Jour Se Leve
Miss Julie
Three Documentaries by Saul Turell
So, if anyone wants to buy this bad boy I will happily pay you generously for those titles.
Fires on the Plain
Le Jour Se Leve
Miss Julie
Three Documentaries by Saul Turell
So, if anyone wants to buy this bad boy I will happily pay you generously for those titles.
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I have a feeling that the book is just the essays from the inserts on the Criterion dvds, just blown up to book size. I could be totally wrong though.
EDIT: Looking at the pictures in the book, they're the same ones (at least for Rashomon) that are in the insert, so I'd say I may be right on that.
EDIT: Looking at the pictures in the book, they're the same ones (at least for Rashomon) that are in the insert, so I'd say I may be right on that.
Last edited by Shagrath; 09-01-06 at 12:29 PM.
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Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt
There are 4 movies not yet released by Criterion though.
Fires on the Plain
Le Jour Se Leve
Miss Julie
Three Documentaries by Saul Turell
So, if anyone wants to buy this bad boy I will happily pay you generously for those titles.
Fires on the Plain
Le Jour Se Leve
Miss Julie
Three Documentaries by Saul Turell
So, if anyone wants to buy this bad boy I will happily pay you generously for those titles.
I really don't know who this set is targeted for other than someone where money is burning a hole in their pocket along with their common sense.
The cineaste that has been around for a while already has many of these titles including the special features this won't have.
The new to Criterion collecting guy/gal? Are they going to shell out $650 for this set ... with high def around the corner? Even those of us that have many of these titles don't have the others one due to a lack of strong interest.
Maybe they will smarten up and just offer the book at some point.
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Originally Posted by Harry Lime
As wonderful as this is...No individual artwork, booklet, or case = No Sale
Having all of the DVDs in those pockets (picture above) is the worst idea ever. After all I would think that a person willing to shell out the funds for such an elaborate set would also want his/her films to be stored properly. A book-pocket is anything but a decent holder! Individual cases and no scratches for me!
Aside from that the idea is great!
Ciao,
Pro-B
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Originally Posted by ctyankee
...I really don't know who this set is targeted for other than someone where money is burning a hole in their pocket along with their common sense.
but then...
Originally Posted by Shagrath
I have a feeling that the book is just the essays from the inserts on the Criterion dvds, just blown up to book size. I could be totally wrong though.
EDIT: Looking at the pictures in the book, they're the same ones (at least for Rashomon) that are in the insert, so I'd say I may be right on that.
EDIT: Looking at the pictures in the book, they're the same ones (at least for Rashomon) that are in the insert, so I'd say I may be right on that.
Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist
...Having all of the DVDs in those pockets (picture above) is the worst idea ever.
Originally Posted by ctyankee
...I really don't know who this set is targeted for other than someone where money is burning a hole in their pocket along with their common sense.
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Originally Posted by The Bus
You can now get just the book ($65).
I guess my question now would be if the book is more than just a reprinting/reorganization of the individual Criterion dvds' inserts/booklets.
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Originally Posted by The Bus
You can now get just the book ($65) or order the whole thing from DDD for $595 shipped.
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According to DVDPlanet:
Product details
* Hardcover, linen-bound box set with 240-page, full color book and 50 DVDs
* Dimensions: 12.5” x 12.75” x 3.5”
* Weight: 14 lbs.
* Format: NTSC
* Region: Region 1
* Each DVD features a pristine digital transfer of the film in it's original language, as well as English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
It does not seem that they are porting over the extras.
http://www.dvdplanet.com/detailsjanu...info=IMA002122
Product details
* Hardcover, linen-bound box set with 240-page, full color book and 50 DVDs
* Dimensions: 12.5” x 12.75” x 3.5”
* Weight: 14 lbs.
* Format: NTSC
* Region: Region 1
* Each DVD features a pristine digital transfer of the film in it's original language, as well as English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
It does not seem that they are porting over the extras.
http://www.dvdplanet.com/detailsjanu...info=IMA002122