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Criterion | 1982-2023 | 2 Movies | 134 min | Not rated | May 13, 2025

Room 666 / Room 999 (Blu-ray Movie)

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Overview

Room 666 / Room 999 (1982-2023)

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Foreign100%
Documentary13%
Short3%

Specifications

  • Video

    Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
    Video resolution: 1080p
    Aspect ratio: 1.37:1
    Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1

  • Audio

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  • Subtitles

    English

  • Discs

    Blu-ray Disc
    Single disc (1 BD)

  • Playback

    Region A (locked)

Review

Rating summary

Movie5.0 of 55.0
Video5.0 of 55.0
Audio3.5 of 53.5
Extras1.0 of 51.0
Overall5.0 of 55.0

Room 666 / Room 999 Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman July 28, 2025

It's maybe just slightly hilarious that the only hotel accomodation Wim Wenders could find during the 1982 Cannes Film Festival for a little project he had in mind had a rather, well, memorable room number, but in this case the only "horror" element was Wenders' assertion that cinema might be a dying art, a thesis he then asked a variety of remarkable filmmakers to react to, first person and alone in that very room, with a 16mm camera and tape recorder documenting their responses. The result is absolutely riveting, despite its presentational constraints. Forty years after Wenders' fascinating mini documentary was released, Lubna Playoust returned to the idea, if not the same hotel room, and asked a whole coterie of "new" filmmakers to react to Wenders' original "storm warning". Once again, the results are often provocative.


For reviews of the films in this release, please click on the following links:

Room 666 Blu-ray review

Room 999 Blu-ray review


Room 666 / Room 999 Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality  5.0 of 5

Video quality is assessed in the above linked reviews.


Room 666 / Room 999 Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality  3.5 of 5

Audio quality is assessed in the above linked reviews.


Room 666 / Room 999 Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras  1.0 of 5

This is obviously a double feature of sorts, with the disc offering the following supplements:

  • Meet the Filmmakers (HD; 14:35) is an appealing interview with Lubna Playoust and offers a bit more context on her effort.

  • Trailer (HD; 00:43) is for Room 999.
The insert leaflet contains an essay by Michael Joshua Rowin.


Room 666 / Room 999 Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation  5.0 of 5

This is a really captivating double feature which should be of considerable interest to film theorists and even cultural historians in particular. Technical merits are generally solid, and the included interview appealing. Highly recommended.