JANUS FILMS - 50th Anniversary, 50 DVD Box Set
by Sandy ~ January 14th, 2007. Filed under: Movies.JANUS FILMS, a distributor of foreign and classic films, fed those “art†houses around the country that were brave enough to show movies with *sub titles*!
If it weren’t for them, I would not have seen Ingmar Bergman’s Seventh Seal( 1957), Truffaut’s Jules and Jim (1962), Fellini’s La Strada (1954) and classic English films like Brief Encounter (1945). The yearly showing of the Russian Alexander Nevsky (1938) at the west village Art Theater on 8th Street in NYC was always an event.
Their 50 year celebration is marked with the issue of a 50 DVD box set. This is a fun assortment - from to M to Rashomon, but a bit pricey, about $800. (Amazon.com has already got it on sale, so the price will go down eventually)
But, you can always rent! Look at the list of films included in the set, pick your favs, or the one’s you might have missed and enjoy.
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