January releases from the Criterion Collection

THE CRITERION COLLECTION JANUARY 31, 2023 Our January Releases [The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]( Packed frame to frame with special effects and mischievous wit, this dazzling fantasy of epic proportions from the boundless imagination of Terry Gilliam follows the extravagant exploits of a whimsical eighteenth-century nobleman. Special Features: Audio commentary by Gilliam and coscreenwriter Charles McKeown, a video essay by critic David Cairns, behind-the-scenes footage of the film’s special effects, and more [Imitation of Life]( Melodrama master John M. Stahl brings his exquisite restraint and pure visual style to this story of two struggling single mothers: one a working-class white woman, the other her Black housekeeper, whose life is shattered by the rejection of her white-passing daughter. Special Features: An introduction to the film by critic Imogen Sara Smith, an interview with scholar Miriam J. Petty, and more [Lars von Trier’s Europe Trilogy]( With his dazzling first three features—The Element of Crime, Epidemic, and Europa—Lars von Trier maps the soul of Europe, filtering the continent’s turbulent history, guilt, and traumas through the Danish provocateur’s audacious genre deconstructions and hallucinatory visuals. Special Features: Audio commentaries by von Trier and others, documentaries about von Trier and each of the three films, two short student films by von Trier, and more [This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection]( With a poet’s eye for place, light, and the spiritual dimensions of everyday existence, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese crafts a meditation on the concept of homeland, featuring Mary Twala Mhlongo in a soul-shaking performance as a woman preparing for her own death. Special Features: Audio commentary by Mosese and producer Cait Pansegrouw, two short films and an essay film by Mosese, and more [Bergman Island]( A couple (Vicky Krieps and Tim Roth) travels to the remote home of Ingmar Bergman in search of inspiration in writer-director Mia Hansen-Løve’s luminous, shape-shifting tale about the interplay of life and art and the ways in which stories are born. Special Features: Interviews with Hansen-Løve and Krieps, a short film by cast member Gabe Klinger, and more 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.]( © 2023 The Criterion Collection :: 215 Park Ave S. New York, NY 10003