FOR FIFTY YEARS, THE PREEMINENT U.S. DISTRIBUTOR OF FOREIGN AND CLASSIC FILMS THAT HAVE COLLECTIVELY SHAPED THE ART OF CONTEMPORARY CINEMA

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AMARCORD

Federico Fellini's Amarcord will receive a two-week run at New York's Film Forum beginning on December 3. Struck from a new restoration personally supervised by director of photography Giuseppe Rotunno, the film will subsequently tour the country. Click here for more info.

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FOUR NEW RELEASES

Janus currently has four new releases touring the country:

Day of Wrath (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1943)
The Human Condition (Masaki Kobayashi, 1959-61)
Shoot the Piano Player (François Truffaut, 1960)
Vivre sa vie (Jean-Luc Godard, 1962)

All are new 35mm prints, with Day of Wrath coming from a new restoration. Click on each title for playdates, reviews, and other information.

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JANUS PICKS UP NEW FILM

Goetz Spielmann’s Revanche, a 2008 festival favorite and Austria’s submission for the best foreign film Oscar, has found a North American home with sister companies Janus Films and the Criterion Collection. In a rare step into the first-run business, Janus will launch the thriller theatrically early next year, followed by a Criterion DVD release. "This was a staff pick," explains Criterion president Peter Becker. "We’re not in the habit of acquiring new films before they’re released, but Goetz Spielmann is such a commanding filmmaker that we wanted to be able to present his work in the Criterion Collection. The theatrical arm of Janus Films has made that possible, and we’re very proud to have the opportunity." More info to come soon.

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THE RED BALLOON & WHITE MANE

Three Children's Classics

The Red Balloon, White Mane, and another classic children's film, Bill Mason's Paddle to the Sea, are now available to order on DVD. Click here for more information on these releases.

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PAST RELEASES:

The Earrings of Madame de...
Mala Noche
The Rules of the Game

Pierrot le fou

The Red Balloon / White Mane

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CRITERION COLLECTION

Don't miss the amazing selection of Janus films available from The Criterion Collection.

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booking@janusfilms.com.


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.
ALEXANDER NEVSKY (1938)
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)
IVAN THE TERRIBLE,
  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)
RICHARD III (1955)
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


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