As always, complementing the festival's Official Selection is the Cannes Classics sidebar, the annual showcase of new
restorations of older films, as well as a handful of cinema - focused documentaries.
Criterion regularly performs dazzling
restorations of older films, so it's not a huge surprise that Nashville, a mere 38 years old, looks terrific on Blu - ray.
Not exact matches
This episode
of The
Film Comment Podcast explores how we relate to
older films in the modern era, and examines the culture that surrounds their appreciation amidst revival runs,
film festivals, and
restoration efforts.
Where so many bigger companies have ignored major art - house releases (or even
older Hollywood releases) for careful, meticulous
restoration, Criterion has always dived head first and taken their job very seriously, packaging astounding A / V transfers with truly revelatory extras and consistently thought - provoking critical essays on each
of their
films.