Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project No. 2 [Criterion Collection] [9 Discs] [Blu-ray/DVD]

Criterion Collection (9Pc)

Overview

"Established in 2007, The Film Foundation¿s World Cinema Project has maintained a passionate commitment to preserving and presenting masterpieces from around the globe, with more than two dozen restorations that have introduced international moviegoers to often-overlooked areas of cinema history. This collector¿s set gathers six works, from the Philippines (Insiang), Thailand (Mysterious Object at Noon), Soviet Kazakhstan (Revenge), Brazil (Limite), Turkey (Law of the Border), and Taiwan (Taipei Story). Each title is an essential contribution to the art form and a window onto a distinct filmmaking tradition unfamiliar to many."

Product Details

Release Date:	05/30/2017
UPC:	0715515198219
Original Release:	2017
Rating:	NR
Source:	Criterion
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[B&W, Wide Screen, Color]
Sound:	[silent, Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	9:55:00
Sales rank:	1,634

Special Features

Restorations of all six films, presented courtesy of the World Cinema Project in collaboration with the Cineteca di Bologna; Remastered digital soundtrack for Limite, created from archival recordings; New introductions to the films by World Cinema Project founder Martin Scorsese; New interview programs featuring film historian Pierre Rissient (on Insiang), director Apichatpong Weerasethakul (on Mysterious Object at Noon), director Ermek Shinarbaev (on Revenge), filmmaker Walter Salles (on Limite), film producer Mevlüt Akkaya (on Law of the Border), and filmmakers Hou Hsiao-hsien and Edmond Wong in conversation (on Taipei Story, which Hou cowrote and acted in)