THIS RELEASE IS A ONE-WAY SALE ITEM AND IS NON-RETURNABLE. This monumental forty-film box set celebrates forty years of the Criterion Collection by gathering an electrifying mix of classic and contemporary films, and presenting them with all their special features and essays in a deluxe clothbound, slipcased edition. CC40’s eclectic selection includes the releases most frequently chosen by the hundreds of filmmakers, actors, writers, and other movie-loving luminaries who have visited Criterion over the years, as documented in our popular Closet Picks video series. Neither a historical survey nor a top-forty compilation, this exciting, personal, unpredictable anthology reflects the cinematic joys and inspirations of the creative community that makes the Criterion Collection possible. 49-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION COLLECTOR’S SET FEATURES • Digital restorations of all forty films • Hundreds of hours of supplemental features • Alternate soundtracks and dubbed tracks • Audio commentaries • Extensive documentaries and making-of programs • Interviews with casts and crews • Outtakes and deleted scenes • Trailers and TV spots • English subtitles and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing • Selection of Criterion Closet Picks videos • And more! • PLUS: Deluxe packaging with a lavishly illustrated 216-page book featuring essays on the films by critics, scholars, and authors
