FOR FIFTY YEARS, THE PREEMINENT U.S. DISTRIBUTOR OF FOREIGN AND CLASSIC FILMS THAT HAVE COLLECTIVELY SHAPED THE ART OF CONTEMPORARY CINEMA
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
Our new retrospective of the films of Charlie Chaplin is currently playing at Film Forum in New York City, and expand nationwide throughout the fall. Check out film info, screening dates, and more here.
KUROSAWA AT 100
In celebration of the director's centennial, an Akira Kurosawa retrospective is now touring the country, featuring new and rare prints of such films as Rashomon, Dodes'ka-den, and Stray Dog. Click here for more information.
CLOSE-UP
Our new 35mm print of Abbas Kiarostami's masterpiece Close-Up is now making the repertory rounds. Click here for more information on the film.
HOUSE
Coming soon to theater near you: Nobuhiko Obayashi's 1977 psychedelic horror classic House, which will be receiving its first-ever U.S. release. Click here for more on the film, including playdates, press notes, stills, and our new poster.
M. HULOT'S HOLIDAY
A new 35mm restoration of Jacques Tati's M. Hulot's Holiday is now touring the country. Click here for more information.
RASHOMON
New 35mm prints of Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon - struck from a new, definitive restoration - are now touring nationwide. Click here for more info.
HOUSE T-SHIRTS NOW AVAILABLE!
While you're waiting for House to stop over in your town, celebrate its release with this nifty t-shirt, available in both women's and men's sizes. Posters are now available too!
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Revanche
The Rules of the Game
Shoot the Piano Player
Vivre sa vie
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Celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of this world-renowned distribution company with Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films, an expansive collectors' box set featuring fifty classic films on DVD and a beautifully illustrated hardcover book that tells the story of Janus Films through an essay by film historian Peter Cowie, a tribute from Martin Scorsese, and notes on each of the fifty films.
ASHES AND DIAMONDS (1958)
L'AVVENTURA (1960)
BALLAD OF A SOLDIER (1959)
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1946)
BLACK ORPHEUS (1959)
BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1945)
THE FALLEN IDOL (1948)
FIRES ON THE PLAIN (1959)
FISTS IN THE POCKET (1965)
FLOATING WEEDS (1959)
FORBIDDEN GAMES (1952)
THE 400 BLOWS (1959)
GRAND ILLUSION (1937)
HÄXAN (1922)
IKIRU (1952)
THE IMPORTANCE OF
BEING EARNEST (1952)
PART II (1958)
LE JOUR SE LÈVE (1939)
JULES AND JIM (1962)
KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS (1949)
KNIFE IN THE WATER (1962)
THE LADY VANISHES (1938)
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF
COLONEL BLIMP (1943)
LOVES OF A BLONDE (1965)
M (1931)
M. HULOT'S HOLIDAY (1953)
MISS JULIE (1951)
PANDORA'S BOX (1929)
PÉPÉ LE MOKO (1937)
IL POSTO (1961)
PYGMALION (1938)
RASHOMON (1950)
THE RULES OF THE GAME (1939)
SEVEN SAMURAI (1954)
THE SEVENTH SEAL (1957)
THE SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE (1973)
LA STRADA (1954)
SUMMERTIME (1955)
THE THIRD MAN (1949)
THE 39 STEPS (1935)
UGETSU (1953)
UMBERTO D. (1952)
THE VIRGIN SPRING (1960)
VIRIDIANA (1961)
THE WAGES OF FEAR (1953)
THE WHITE SHEIK (1952)
WILD STRAWBERRIES (1957)
THREE DOCUMENTARIES
BY SAUL J. TURELL
“There’s not a richer gift . . . for someone ready to experience the
wonders of movies beyond Hollywood than this sumptuous set."
-- RICHARD CORLISS, TIME MAGAZINE
“It’s hard to argue with the artistic significance and historical
importance of the great majority of the movies in this volume . . .
these are movies to be returned to again and again.”
-- DAVE KEHR, THE NEW YORK TIMES
“Quite simply the year’s best DVD boxed set.”
-- PETER HOWELL, THE TORONTO STAR
“Makes film school almost irrelevant.”
-- TIM PURTELL, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
“If you’re looking for an instant start for a DVD collection, or a gift
that will keep on giving for thousands of hours, here it is.”
-- JOE MORGENSTERN, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
“I was speechless . . . it is beyond deluxe.”
-- LIZ SMITH
“The perfect present.”
-- JOAN JULIET BUCK, VOGUE