Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films [Criterion Collection] [50 Discs] [With Book]

John Mccullagh

Overview

Erforschung und Analyse des Gleichgewichts bzw. des Gleichgewichtsverhaltens des Men­ schen sind schon seit langer Zeit Objekt wissenschaftlicher Forschung. Viele Forscher haben sich mit zum Teil recht unterschiedlichen Messmethoden mit dem Fragenkomplex des Gleichgewichtsverhaltens auseinandergesetzt Die grosse Anzahl der verschiedenartigen Arbeiten auf diesem Gebiet weist unter anderem auf das grosse Interesse der Forschung an diesem Thema hin. Der Begriff des Gleichgewichts ist vom physikalischen Standpunkt aus wohl definiert. Der Begriff des menschlichen Gleichgewichtsverhaltens ist vom biomechanischen Standpunkt aus gesehen jedoch nicht klar festgelegt. Zur Unklarheit des Begriffs kommt noch die Unklarheit der Bedeutung hinzu. Es stellt sich also die Frage, welche Messwerte ein Mass für das sogenannte Gleichgewichtsverhalten sind und welche Bedeutung diese Messwerte haben. Historisch finden wir Arbeiten zur Messung des Gleichgewichts schon früh. Wohl als einer der ersten hat VIERORDT [66] 1864 Schwankungsmessungen im Stehen durchgeflihrt. Auf dem Scheitel der Versuchsperson wurde in axialer Richtung ein Pinsel befestigt, der die horizontale Bewegung des Kopfes auf eine Russplatte aufzeichnete. Mit dieser Methode sollten die Stabilitätsgrade der verschiedenen Stehweisen ermittelt werden. Er untersuchte Unterschiede zwischen Stehen mit offenen und mit geschlossenen Augen auf einem und auf beiden Beinen. Es zeigte sich dabei, dass die Schwankungen vor- und rückwärts grösser waren als die Schwankungen seitwärts (qualitativ).

Product Details

Release Date:	10/24/2006
UPC:	0715515021227
Original Release:	2006
Source:	Criterion
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[B&W, Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)]
Sound:	[monaural]
Language:	English
Time:	89:07:00

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Alexander Nevsky
1. Credits (00:02:00)
2. The Thirteenth Century (00:01:33)
3. The Plescheevo Lake (00:08:03)
4. The Free City of Novgorod (00:05:21)
5. Debate in the Town Square (00:04:58)
6. Pskov (00:08:19)
7. Peryaslavl (00:04:32)
8. "Arise, You Russian People" (00:02:27)
9. Novgorod (00:06:38)
10. Off to Hunt the Russian Bear (00:03:59)
11. The Rabbit and the Fox (00:03:00)
12. Chudskoye Lake (00:04:32)
13. April 5, 1242 (00:06:19)
14. The Battle Is Joined (00:02:49)
15. "For Russia!" (00:06:00)
16. German Retreat (00:05:32)
17. Prince Alexander vs. the Master (00:01:21)
18. Germans Overrun (00:02:47)
19. Death of Ignat (00:00:52)
20. Thin Ice (00:03:02)
21. Women and Torches (00:09:13)
22. Pskov (00:04:34)
23. Court of Justice (00:03:57)
24. Alexander the Matchmaker (00:03:38)
25. "And Now...Let Us Celebrate" (00:01:29)
26. Epilogue (00:01:12)
27. Color Bars
Disc #2 -- Ashes and Diamonds
1. "The Fight...Has Only Just Begun" (00:08:35)
2. Entertaining Distractions (00:07:01)
3. An Unfinished Job (00:06:12)
4. Mourning and Contemplation (00:03:50)
5. Political Reasons (00:03:28)
6. Expats and In-laws (00:04:11)
7. Commitments and Vigils (00:10:26)
8. A Vow (00:02:31)
9. Debs, Doubts, and Drinks (00:04:57)
10. "Tell Me Something About Yourself" (00:03:28)
11. Futures (00:06:08)
12. Facing Memories (00:04:17)
13. A Diamond (00:06:26)
14. "I Didn't Know What Love Was" (00:03:08)
15. "What's There to Understand?" (00:04:10)
16. "I Want to Live" (00:05:50)
17. Fire for Father (00:05:48)
18. The Last Dance (00:05:39)
19. Running Away (00:06:19)
20. Color Bars (00:00:01)
Disc #3 -- L'avventura
1. Opening Credits (00:02:13)
2. The Old and the New World (00:02:09)
3. "Good-bye Cruise" (00:01:34)
4. "Let Her Wait" (00:04:14)
5. "Shall We Swim?" (00:04:38)
6. "Shark!" (00:03:07)
7. "WHich Shall I Wear?" (00:02:33)
8. "There's No Spark" (00:02:03)
9. "I Don't Feel You Anymore" (00:03:19)
10. "And Anna?" (00:11:49)
11. The Storm (00:04:16)
12. "You Love Anna" (00:06:49)
13. "An Ancient Vase" (00:04:05)
14. "Here's Anna's Father" (00:03:40)
15. "I'll Join You at the Montaldos" (00:03:02)
16. "And the Other Boat?" (00:03:00)
17. "When Will I See You, Then?" (00:03:15)
18. "Come Away With Me" (00:05:15)
19. "My Name Is Gloria Perkins" (00:04:11)
20. "A Lovely Clinic for Nervous Disorders" (00:02:05)
21. "How Does It Look?" (00:02:38)
22. "I'd Make a Beautiful Portrait" (00:04:51)
23. "I'm Not Coming" (00:02:10)
24. "Picture of Marital Bliss" (00:04:13)
25. "It's Not a Town, It's a Cemetery" (00:06:33)
26. "A Can of Paint" (00:04:25)
27. "Shall We Get Married?" (00:04:22)
28. "I've Been Twenty-three Too" (00:06:17)
29. "I Feel As Though I Don't Know You" (00:03:41)
30. "A Sensible Childhood" (00:04:15)
31. "I'm Too Sleepy" (00:05:45)
32. "One...Two...Three..." (00:05:59)
33. "I'm Afraid Anna's Back" (00:03:07)
34. "A Small Souvenir" (00:02:24)
35. Conclusion (00:04:36)
36. Color Bars
Disc #4 -- Ballad of a Soldier
1. A Son and a Hero (00:03:35)
2. David and Goliath (00:04:20)
3. Six Days' Leave (00:03:10)
4. A Special Present (00:03:25)
5. Good Deeds (00:04:33)
6. Gorisov (00:07:25)
7. Stowaways (00:07:38)
8. Shura (00:07:18)
9. Close Call (00:04:29)
10. Love and Friendship (00:04:39)
11. Separated (00:02:49)
12. A Good Girl (00:02:58)
13. 7 Chekhov Street (00:06:14)
14. The Present Delivered (00:02:37)
15. True Love (00:05:33)
16. Haunted (00:01:56)
17. "Is That Thunder?" (00:05:00)
18. Sosnovka (00:02:31)
19. Mother and Son (00:02:50)
20. A Soldier (00:04:51)
21. Color Bars
Disc #5 -- Beauty and the Beast
1. "Once Upon a Time..." (00:03:22)
2. Wicked Sisters (00:03:53)
3. La Belle (00:03:48)
4. Encha

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Disc #6 -- Black Orpheus
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Disc #8 -- The Fallen Idol
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Disc #9 -- Fires on the Plain
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Disc #12 -- Forbidden Games
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Disc #13 -- The 400 Blows
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Disc #14 -- Grand Illusion
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Disc #15 -- Häxan
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Disc #16 -- Ikiru
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Disc #17 -- The Importance of Being Earnest
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Disc #18 -- Ivan the Terrible Part II
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Disc #19 -- Le Jour Se Lève
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Disc #21 -- Kind Hearts and Coronets
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Disc #22 -- Knife in the Water
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Disc #23 -- The Lady Vanishes
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Disc #24 -- The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
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Disc #25 -- Loves of a Blonde
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Disc #26 -- M
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Disc #27 -- M. Hulot's Holiday
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Disc #28 -- Miss Julie
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Disc #29 -- Pandora's Box
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Disc #30 -- Pépé Le Moko
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Disc #31 -- Il Posto
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Disc #33 -- Rashomon
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Disc #34 -- Richard III
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Disc #35 -- The Rules of the Game
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Disc #36 -- Seven Samurai
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Disc #37 -- The Seventh Seal
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Disc #38 -- The Spirit of the Beehive
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Disc #39 -- La Strada
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Disc #40 -- Summertime
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Disc #41 -- The Third Man
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Disc #42 -- The 39 Steps
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Disc #43 -- Ugetsu
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Editorial Reviews

Living in our current DVD era, when the availability of international film classics is taken for granted, it’s sobering to consider a time -- not so long ago -- when foreign films were a prized commodity. Here’s where we must tip our hats to Janus Films. Formed in 1956, Janus pioneered foreign-film distribution in the United States, bringing the films of such auteurs as Jean Renoir, Sergei Eisenstein, Federico Fellini, Akira Kurosawa, François Truffaut, Ingmar Bergman, and countless others to American viewers. We have this intrepid company to thank for practically establishing the basic canon of great international cinema. A landmark enterprise deserves a landmark box set, and Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films fits the bill perfectly. The 50 featured films are each uncontested masterpieces; a random sampling draws such, well, essential titles as Grand Illusion, Seven Samurai, Knife in the Water, The Third Man, Wild Strawberries, Forbidden Games, Umberto D., Loves of a Blonde, M, The 39 Steps, Jules and Jim, La Strada, and L'avventura. The stylistic range is panoramic, from classics of the 1930s and '40s to signposts of modernist cinema in the '50s and '60s. Essential Art House is more than a perfect primer for those coming anew to international cinema. It is, simply, a cornerstone for any true film lover’s collection. A hardcover coffee-table-sized companion book -- including notes on each film -- and the fabric-coated slipcase only add to the set’s indispensable nature.