1992 - spine # 153, catalog # CC1269L, with no extras (and a photo from the film as the front cover). Odd that both use the English 'Breathless' title instead of 'A Bout De Souffle', no?

Wow, I'm breathless after reading this. Yuk, yuk. Can't wait for them all.

2007 has been a banner year for Criterion.

Wow. I'm in for all four.

I'm in for all of them except the VanSant one - I'm not a fan of his, and that cover makes it look like kiddie porn...

What's interesting to me is that a few years ago a couple of Criterion employees jumped ship and started their own company, FlexFilms or something like that. FlexFilm's spine #1 was Mala Noche. Criterion releasing this must be a way to say "up yours" to the defectors.

I'm in for Breathless and Days of Heaven. Too bad that Breathless coverart is hideous.

I like the Breathless cover art.

I'll probably buy all four, with Breathless being my first ever 'triple dip.'

I'm up for all five releases this month, now. The fifth being Eclipse Series 6: Carlos Saura's Flamenco Trilogy.

"One of Spanish cinema’s great auteurs, Carlos Saura brought international audiences closer to the art of his country’s dance than any other filmmaker, before or since. In his Flamenco Trilogy—Blood Wedding, Carmen, and El amor brujo—Saura merged his passion for music with his exploration of national identity. All starring and choreographed by legendary dancer Antonio Gades, the films feature thrilling physicality and electrifying cinematography and editing—colorful paeans to bodies in motion as well as to cinema itself."

Under the Volcano is a great movie. It's a textbook example of how to adapt an almost unfilmable novel, and it helps to prove that Huston was possibly the finest cinematic interpreter of great novels (Maltese Falcon, Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Red Badge of Courage, Man Who Would Be King, The Dead, etc.). Finney's performance is also one of the best of the 1980s.

It's not for all tastes, however. As Marty points out, it's rather slow-moving, especially in comparison to Huston's earlier movies. But I think it's a powerful masterpiece from the late period of a major American artist. (Huston was pushing 80 when he made it, and still had two more films to go.)

Been meaning to see Days of Heaven for a long time. I'll definitely wait for this one for the new transfer.

The Saura Eclipse set sounds really interesting! I'm probably going to blind-buy that one (along with his Cria Cuervos).

Why, oh why did I open this thread? Breathless and Days of Heaven are MUST OWNS for me, with rentals of the Van Sant and Huston films.

That Eclipse Series 5 set sounds very interesting....I'll have to check it out.

I absolutely love collecting and being able to select such movies from my shelves on a movie night.

Breathless is probably a purchase for me and Days of Heaven a rental. I'm unfamiliar with the other two however.

Impressive batch for October. Breathless is a must buy for me! Are these single or 2 disc releases?

Under the Volcano and Breathless are 2-Disc. Mala Noche and Days of Heaven are 1-Disc.

This makes sense, but I can bet that most people who own HD DVD and BD (at least stand-alone players) are probably more likely to be Criterion customers. Certainly something like Breathless should be one of their new releases.

Here's hoping the market expands soon.

Days of Heaven artwork added.

Wow. A must have. Not only does this cancel out the need for that ugly-ass reprinted cover, but it's totally what their edition of the movie should look like. And I normally don't like period pieces or Richard Gere movies, but that is the one glowing exception. Terrence Malick is indeed a genius, especially if he can make Richard Gere watchable. Well, it was mainly the cinematography and Ennio Morricone's score, but...

Beautiful.

Same here. About the Breathless cover art: Why the hell is the director's name larger than the title of the film? That is probably the most pretentious presentation I have ever seen. Without a doubt those living under a rock who pass this by in Best Buy will assume the title of the film is "Godard...Breathless" at first glance if they even bother to read it. Unless they are fluent in Hebrew at which case reading from right to left would be natural and they would read the proper title: Breathless: A film by Jean-Luc GODARD

Who cares about those living under a rock? Anyone familiar with Godard knows that his name is often privileged over that of the film, on one sheets and DVD covers, and those unfamiliar with Godard might not mistake this release for that Richard Gere flick.

The inherent postmodernism and elevation of "text" (literally speaking) are key components of Godard's work. This cover not only expresses that, but is very similar to other Godard artwork - again, one sheets and DVD covers - and bears such an unmistakable resemblance to the French "Histoire(s)" coffret that one wonders how many people in Criterion's art department own that release! See that cover here: http://www.gaumont.fr/DVD/affiche_ag...id_dvd=219&t=A

gotta chunk that old breathless dvd

I recall there being a decent commentary track on that one.

bump for a link to the criterion blog and lee kline on working on days of heaven:
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