Sure, summer is just beginning. You’re probably thankful the time has come to go out in the sun and enjoy the next three months of beautiful weather. But today, we’re not going to talk about beaches, pools, or BBQ. No, we want to look forward to September. Specifically, we want to highlight the Criterion Collection’s new crop of films coming out that month.
Leading the pack in September is “Cold Water” from director Olivier Assayas. After finally getting U.S. distribution earlier this year, the classic coming-of-age drama from 1994 is finally available for fans to own, and it’s going to be a special treat, as you might expect from Criterion. The “director-approved” release includes a new 4K restoration, as well as new interviews with Assayas, cinematographer Denis Lenoir, and a brand-new English subtitle translation. There’s also an excerpt from a 1994 French TV program that interviewed the director and the two stars of the film.
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Another September Criterion release is “Andrei Rublev,” which is the second film from Andrei Tarkovsky. The 1966 film is going to be a must-own for Tarkovsky fans because it features two new restored versions of the classic film. In addition to the new 2K restoration of the original 205-minute version of the film, there’s actually a 2K restoration of the director’s preferred 185-minute cut of the film, with the uncompressed monaural soundtrack. Of course, the film comes with all the other bells and whistles you have come to expect from Criterion, including interviews, commentary, and a new English subtitle translation.
Other films joining the September class of the Criterion Collection include 1936 comedy “My Man Godfrey,” “A Raisin in the Sun,” and “Scenes from a Marriage,” from writer-director Ingmar Bergman.