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LA HAINE Commentary
Recorded in 2006, this audio commentary features director Mathieu Kassovitz.
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L’AVVENTURA Commentary
Recorded in 1989, this audio commentary features film critic Gene Youngblood.
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MAN PUSH CART Commentary
The following commentary, recorded in 2005, features director Ramin Bahrani, director of photography Michael Simmonds, assistant director Nicholas Elliott, and actor Ahmad Razvi.
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RASHOMON Commentary
Recorded in 2001, this commentary features noted critic and historian Donald Richie, author of “The Films of Akira Kurosawa.”
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SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG Commentary
This audio commentary featuring director Melvin Van Peebles was recorded in 1997 for the Criterion Collection’s laserdisc edition of SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG.
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AFTER LIFE Commentary
Recorded in 2021, this audio commentary features Linda C. Ehrlich, PhD, author of “The Films of Kore-eda Hirokazu: An Elemental Cinema.”
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LIFE IS SWEET Commentary
This audio commentary features director Mike Leigh and was recorded in London in 2013.
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THE EMPEROR JONES Commentary
Cultural historian Jeffrey C. Stewart, professor of history at George Mason University and the editor of Paul Robeson: Artist and Citizen, recorded this commentary in 2006.
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ROME OPEN CITY Commentary
Recorded in 1995, this commentary features film scholar Peter Bondanella, author of “The Films of Roberto Rossellini.”
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THE LAST METRO Commentary 1
Recorded in 2008, this commentary features film scholar Annette Insdorf (“François Truffaut: Indelible Shadows: Film and the Holocaust”).
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ORIGINAL CAST ALBUM: “COMPANY” Commentary 1
Recorded in 2021, this commentary features composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim.
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45 YEARS Commentary
Recorded in 2014, this commentary features director Andrew Haigh and producer Tristan Goligher.
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AN ANGEL AT MY TABLE Commentary
This commentary features director Jane Campion, director of photography Stuart Dryburgh, and actress Kerry Fox. Campion was recorded in Sydney, in 2003; Dryburgh, in New York City, in April 2005; Kerry Fox, in London, in June 2005.
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THE 400 BLOWS Commentary 2
Robert Lachenay, François Truffaut’s lifelong friend, offers a uniquely personal look at THE 400 BLOWS and the life of its creator. The French-language Lachenay commentary features optional italicized subtitles.
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STREETWISE Commentary
This commentary featuring director Martin Bell was recorded in early 2021.
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STRANGER THAN PARADISE Commentary
Recorded in 1996, this commentary features director Jim Jarmusch and actor Richard Edson.
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THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP Commentary
This audio commentary, recorded in 1988, features director Michael Powell and filmmaker Martin Scorsese, a lifelong fan and champion of the films of Powell and Pressburger.
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THE NAKED CITY Commentary
This commentary features THE NAKED CITY screenwriter Malvin Wald.
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METROPOLITAN Commentary
This audio commentary, recorded in 2005, features writer-director Whit Stillman, actors Christopher Eigeman and Taylor Nichols, and editor Christopher Tellefsen.
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TIME BANDITS Commentary
Recorded in 1997, this audio commentary features director Terry Gilliam, coscreenwriter and actor Michael Palin, and actors John Cleese, David Warner, and Craig Warnock.
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DESERT HEARTS Commentary
The following commentary features director Donna Deitch and was recorded in 2007.
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SLACKER Richard Linklater Commentary
This audio commentary features director Richard Linklater and was recorded in 2004.
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HOOP DREAMS Commentary: The Filmmakers
This audio commentary, recorded in Chicago in January 2005, features HOOP DREAMS filmmakers Peter Gilbert, Steve James, and Frederick Marx.
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PARIS, TEXAS Commentary
The following commentary features director Wim Wenders.