August releases from the Criterion Collection

An intellectual cage match, an unsettling erotic thriller, and the collected work of a cinematic icon NEWSLETTER - AUGUST 25, 2020 Our August Releases [The Complete Films of Agnès Varda]( [The Complete Films of Agnès Varda]( A founder of the French New Wave who became an international art-house icon, Agnès Varda was a fiercely independent, restlessly curious visionary whose work was at once personal and passionately committed to the world around her. This landmark collection brings together her entire body of work for the first time. Special Features: Introductions by Varda, hours of archival programs and interviews, rare footage, and more. [Town Bloody Hall]( [Town Bloody Hall]( In 1971, D. A. Pennebaker captured a no-holds-barred debate on the women’s movement between Norman Mailer, Germaine Greer, Jacqueline Ceballos, Jill Johnston, and Diana Trilling. Several years later, Chris Hegedus turned the footage into this riveting snapshot of a singular cultural moment. Special Features: Audio commentary by Hegedus and Greer, archival footage of Greer and Mailer, and more. [The Comfort of Strangers]( [The Comfort of Strangers]( Director Paul Schrader and screenwriter Harold Pinter craft a spellbinding atmosphere of sumptuous dread in this Venice-set erotic thriller starring Rupert Everett, Natasha Richardson, Christopher Walken, and Helen Mirren. Special Features: Interviews with Schrader, Walken, Richardson, cinematographer Dante Spinotti, editor Bill Pankow, and novelist Ian McEwan. [Toni]( [Toni]( Set in a community of immigrants working on the margins of society in the South of France, this marvel of poetic feeling by Jean Renoir became a precursor to Italian neorealism and a favorite of the directors of the French New Wave. Special Features: An introduction by Renoir, audio commentary by critics Kent Jones and Phillip Lopate, a television profile of Renoir directed by Jacques Rivette, and more. [The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum]( [The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum]( Based on the novel by Heinrich Böll, this political thriller by Volker Schlöndorff and Margarethe von Trotta is a stinging commentary on state power, individual freedom, and media manipulation that is as relevant today as when it was released. Special Features: Interviews with Schlöndorff, von Trotta, and director of photography Jost Vacano and a documentary on Böll. For further information on Criterion and our products, please visit our website at [criterion.com.]( To start streaming the Criterion Channel, please visit [criterionchannel.com.]( If you are not already on our mailing list and would like to be added, please [click here]( to register at [criterion.com.]( To unsubscribe, [click here.]( © 2020 The Criterion Collection :: 215 Park Ave S. New York, NY 10003