Criterion and StudioCanal

[ryannichols7]

we were seriously due to have an OOP title come back. hoping Grand Illusion comes soon, or The Orphic Trilogy

still wild that Contempt didn't come back. poor Robert Stam

[dwk]

 The following Kino titles are going OOP:
121 Billy Liar
193 Quai des Orfèvres
402 The Milky Way
572 Léon Morin, Priest

[FrauBlucher]

 The following Kino titles are going OOP:
121 Billy Liar
193 Quai des Orfèvres
402 The Milky Way
572 Léon Morin, Priest

Thanks dwk. I have updated the info. I could see Criterion taking back the Buñuel and Melville

[Finch]

Was it confirmed that Criterion still have Diary of a Country Priest under license? Frau Blucher's column says Criterion rumoured to have and rumors confirmed. I just checked Amazon France and saw Studio Canal released a restored version of Diary 3 years (!) ago. Dépêche-toi, Monsieur Becker!

(Diary seems to have been a France-only release as I couldn't find a UK or German release of it, at least not in HD)

[Peacock]

You’re correct Finch, no English-friendly BDs are out there for this one.

[FrauBlucher]

Finch, our info is largely based on this list. It seems to be pretty darn accurate so far

A blu-ray.com forum member GetHarryPalmer stated tonight that these are the SC titles Criterion acquired (mostly re-acquired) in the latest deal:

The Blood of a Poet
Le Cercle Rouge
Le Corbeau
Coup De Torchon
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
Diary of a Country Priest
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Fallen idol
Forbidden Games
The Four Musketeers
Gervais
Le Jour Se Lève
Nights of Cabiria
The Phantom of Liberty
Peeping Tom
Pierrot Le Fou
The Servant
The Small Black Room
The Tales of Hoffman
The Testament of Orpheus
That Obscure Object of Desire
The Three Musketeers
The Trial
Le Trou
The White Sheik


And of course the already released Army of Shadows

[Finch]

Thanks FB!

[denti alligator]

So is the Cocteau set definitely getting a reissue?

[FrauBlucher]

Welp, here is the first title that was incorrectly rumored to be going back to Criterion

New update:

20/07/15 update: moved PIerrot le Fou to the re-release section
20/07/15 updated list based on the "getharrypalmer' info down thread
20/10/15 updated: moved three Bunuels to re-release section
21/01/15 updated: moved Fellinis to re-release section, with notation, made new section base on possible new SC licenses
21/07/20 updated: Mr Klein add to the "Unreleased potential licenses" column, Studio Canal confirming title to Criterion
21/12/16 updated: Mr Klein moved to the "Rumored to have and rumors confirmed " column & Le Circle Rouge UHD added to the re-releases column & Ran UHD moved to Lionsgate Retained section
21/12/17 updated: Variety Lights has been removed as indications show it's no longer a Studio Canal title
22/2/15 updated: Mr. Klein removed from the "Rumored to have and rumors confirmed " section and entered in the newly created "newly acquired" section
22/3/17 updated: The Tales of Hoffman moved from "Rumored to have and rumors confirmed " section to the "Criterion re-releases"
22/6/15 updated: Le Corbeau moved from "Rumored to have and rumors confirmed" section to the "Criterion re-releases"
23/2/26 updated: The Man that Fell to Earth moved from "SC's off limits to Criterion and now rumored to be licensed to Criterion" is indeed not coming back to Criterion but staying with Lionsgate; Also, Criterion releases of Mandabi and La piscine were added to "Newly Acquired from SC" that were overlooked and not added to list when they were respectively announced
23/3/25 updated: The Servant moved from "Unreleased potential licenses from Studio Canal" to the "Newly Acquired from SC"
23/6/15 updated: The Trial moved from "Unreleased potential licenses from Studio Canal" to the "Newly Acquired from SC"; Contempt moved from "SC's off limits to Criterion and now rumored to be licensed to Criterion" unfortunately is indeed staying with Lionsgate
23/7/22 updated: The Others has been confirmed as licensed from Studio Canal and inserted in the "Newly Acquired from SC" section
24/2/15: Peeping Tom moved from "Rumored to have and rumors confirmed" section to the "Criterion re-releases". A new section has been created. Former Criterion releases licensed by Kino that have now gone OOP by them. Billy Liar, Quai des Orfèvres, The Milky Way and Léon Morin, Priest have been moved from the Kino Licenses to the new OOP column
24/4/21: Diary of a Chambermaid which was rumored and assumed being reissued by Criterion has indeed been licensed to Kino and has been placed in the proper columns

Criterion re-releases:
49 Nights of Cabiria (only in Fellini Mega set)
58 Peeping Tom UHD
102 The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
143 That Obscure Object of Desire
189 The White Sheik (only in Fellini Mega set)
205 Lola
218 Le Cercle Rouge UHD
227 Le Corbeau
290 The Phantom of Liberty
317 The Tales of Hoffmann
385 Army of Shadows
421 Pierrot le Fou

Newly Acquired from Studio Canal:
1123 Mr. Klein
1065 Mandabi
1088 La piscine
1182 The Servant
1191 The TrIal UHD
1195 The Others UHD


Criterion Rumored to have and rumors confirmed
67 The Blood of a Poet
69 Testament of Orpheus
106 Coup De Torchon
129 Le Trou
222 Diary of a Country Priest
318 Forbidden Games
357 The Fallen Idol
441 The Small Back Room

Lionsgate Retained:
64 The Third Man
316 Ran UHD
304 The Man Who Fell To Earth UHD
171 Contempt UHD

2020/21 SC deal rumored previously off-limits titles now rumored to be licensed to criterion:
1 Grand Illusion


no info?:
238 A Woman Is a Woman
424 Mafioso

Kino Releases:
25 Alphaville
117 Diary of a Chambermaid
150 Bob Le Flambeur
245 Port of Shadows
271 Touchez Pas Au Grisbi
325 Kind Hearts and Coronets
447 Le doulos
478 Last Year At Marienbad

Former Criterion releases and now OOP Kino Releases:
121 Billy Liar
193 Quai des Orfèvres
402 The Milky Way
572 Léon Morin, Priest

If any other Kino/SC have gone OOP please let me know so I can update

Essential Art House titles, Criterion rumored to have
Gervaise
Le Jour se Leve

Essential Art House titles, no info
Mayerling
The Last Holiday

Unreleased potential licenses from Studio Canal
The Card
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
The Four Musketeers
The Three Musketeers

[brundlefly]

A reissue/upgrade of Saura's Flamenco Trilogy would be welcome, though the Spanish blu set has English subs.

[dwk]

A post over at the Blu-ray.com forum says that Diary of a Country Priest is available in HD from Criterion on Apple TV.

[Blutarsky]

I just checked and it is available for purchase and rent.