The Criterion Collection has revealed a very European Blu-ray slate for February 2010, which consists of two new releases – Steve McQueen's '
Hunger' and Götz Spielmann's '
Revanche' – and one major classic film – Max Ophüls's '
Lola Montès'. 'Hunger' and 'Revanche' will feature director-approved high-definition transfers and DTS-HD Master Audio sondtracks, whereas 'Lola Montès' will come in uncompressed (LPCM) stereo.
Release details follow:
Hunger
- Video interviews with McQueen and actor Michael Fassbender
- A short documentary on the making of 'Hunger', including interviews with McQueen, Fassbender, actors Liam Cunningham, Stuart Graham, and Brian Milligan, writer Enda Walsh, and producer Robin Gutch
- “The Provo's Last Card?” a 1981 episode of the BBC program Panorama, about the causes and effects of the IRA hunger strikes at the Maze prison and the political and civilian reactions across Northern Ireland
- Theatrical trailer
- A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Chris Darke
Revanche
- New video interview with Spielmann
- The Making of 'Revanche,' a half-hour documentary shot on the film's set
- Foreign Land, Spielmann's award-winning student short film, with an introduction by the director
- US theatrical trailer
- An essay by critic Michael Wood
Lola Montès
- Audio commentary featuring Max Ophüls scholar Susan White
- “Max Ophüls ou le plaisir de tourner,” a 1965 episode of the French television program Cinéastes de notre temps, featuring interviews with many of Ophüls's collaborators
- Max by Marcel, a new documentary by Marcel Ophüls about his father and the making of 'Lola Montès'
- Silent footage of actress Martine Carol demonstrating the various glamorous hairstyles in 'Lola Montès'
- Theatrical rerelease trailer from Rialto Pictures
- A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Gary Giddins