Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode features panel conversations and 1:1 interviews offering insights on movies that premiered in a particular season of a year in the past, which were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by Jordan Essoe, Trevor Berrett, Keith Enright, John Laubinger, and Robert Taylor to discuss five titles from the Spring of 1969: Ingmar Bergman’s The Rite, Louis Malle’s Calcutta, Dennis Hopper’s Easy Rider, Masahiro Shinoda’s Double Suicide and John Schlesinger’s Midnight Cowboy.

Episode Time Markers:

Introduction: 0:00:00 – 0:11:00

The Rite: 0:11:01 – 0:45:20

Calcutta: 0:45:21 – 1:02:12

Easy Rider: 1:02:13 – 2:00:17

Double Suicide: 2:00:18 –  2:33:06

Midnight Cowboy: 2:33:07 – 3:12:02

The Rite (3/25/69)

Guest: Jordan Essoe

FilmStruck

IngmarBergman.se

Acting Out Politics

Breaking Down Bergman

Can’t Stop the Movies

Derek Winnert

Films de France

Calcutta (4/16/69)

Guests: Trevor Berrett and Keith Enright (from “The Eclipse Viewer”, 2016)

Criterion

A Journey Through the Eclipse Series

The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 50 – The Documentaries of Louis Malle [Part 2]

Dharma Documentaries

Jamuura

The Film Sufi

TCM

Easy Rider (5/8/69)

Guests: Jordan Essoe and Jon Laubinger

Criterion

AMC FilmSite

Cinepassion

Digital Fix

New York Times

Ozu’s World

Roger Ebert

Variety

Double Suicide (5/24/69)

Guest: Trevor Berrett

Criterion

The Criterion Contraption

Combustible Celluloid

J-Film Pow-Wow

Japanese Culture Reflections

Mondo Digital

Midnight Cowboy (5/25/69)

Guest: Robert Taylor

Criterion LaserDisc

Opening and Final Scene Excerpt from Criterion LaserDisc commentary track

History of the Academy Awards

AMC FilmSite

New York Magazine

New York Times

Roger Ebert

Variety

Washington Post

More!

Criterion Reflections blog (1922 – 1967)

Criterion Reflections columns on CriterionCast (1968)

The Eclipse Viewer

A Journey Through the Eclipse Series

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Robert Taylor [ Website ]

Criterion Reflections logo designed by Brandon Blakeslee

Opening theme music: “Going to the Supermarket” by The Maroons (1980)