Live stream preview

Watch this video and more on The Criterion Channel

Watch this video and more on The Criterion Channel

Start your free trial

Already subscribed? Sign in

The Sandpiper

Leaving September 30 • 1h 57m

Directed by Vincente Minnelli • 1965 • United States
Starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Eva Marie Saint

Ultimate celebrity power couple Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton bring their supernova star power to this spectacularly sudsy romance coscripted by formerly blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo and set against the stunning seaside vistas of California’s bohemian Big Sur beach community. Taylor is the free-spirited beatnik painter who refuses to live a conventional life, choosing to raise her teenage son herself rather than marry the boy’s father. Burton is the married Episcopalian minister with whom she unexpectedly sparks, igniting a passionate affair that forces him to reconsider his traditionalist values.

Up Next in Leaving September 30

  • Gidget
    1:35:34
    Gidget

    Gidget

    Directed by Paul Wendkos • 1959 • United States
    Starring Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson

    The wholesome, fun-in-the-sun ’50s classic that launched a wave of sequels and an entire subgenre of beach-party movies stars winsome Sandra Dee as the spirited titular teenager, who’s searching fo...

  • Front Cover
    1:27:02
    Front Cover

    Front Cover

    Directed by Ray Yeung • 2015 • United States
    Starring Jake Choi, James Chen, Elizabeth Sung

    The romantic comedy gets a queer culture-clash twist in this tender, entertaining tale of love and identity. Ryan (Jake Choi) is a handsome fashion stylist living in New York City who rejects his traditio...

  • Sierra
    16:07
    Sierra

    Sierra

    Directed by Sander Joon • 2022 • Estonia

    A father and son embark on a freewheeling road race that spins off into surreal and unexpectedly poignant realms in this brightly colored, boldly graphic animated capriccio.

×