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 Jon Laubinger, Matt Gasteier,  and William Remmers to discuss four titles from the Autumn of 1969: Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Katzelmacher, Eric Rohmer’s My Night at Maud’s, Barbet Schroeder’s More and Sergei Paradjanov’s The Color of Pomegranates.

Episode Time Markers

Introduction: 0:00:00 – 0:06:48

Katzelmacher: 0:06:49 – 0:55:04

My Night at Maud’s: 0:55:05 – 1:43:18

More: 1:43:19 – 2:23:10

The Color of Pomegranates: 2:23:11 – 3:03:57

Katzelmacher (10/8/69)

Guest: Jon Laubinger

Criterion

FilmStruck

A Journey Through the Eclipse Series

The Eclipse Viewer

Combustible Celluloid

Der Filmsnob

Films de France

Jim’s Reviews

Jonathon Rosenbaum

New York Times

My Night at Maud’s (10/12/69)

Guest: Matt Gasteier

Criterion

FilmStruck

Criterion Cast Episode 168

New York Times

Roger Ebert

Pacific Film Archive

Films de France

Lisa Thatcher

Long Pauses

Strictly Film School

The Guardian

Classic Art Films

World Cinema Review

More (10/21/69)

Guest: William Remmers

FilmStruck

Barbet-Schroeder.com

Formidable Mag

Ibiza Holiday Secrets

New Wave Film

New York Times

Off Screen

Roger Ebert

TCM

Ultimate Classic Rock

The Color of Pomegranates (10/31/69)

Guest: William Remmers

FilmStruck

Parajanov.com (Official site)

The World is a Window: Making “The Color of P0megranates”

The Color of Pomegranates (Juno Reactor soundtrack)

Cinematheque (University of Wisconsin)

The Film Sufi

The Guardian

Melt

New York Times

Senses of Cinema

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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Matt Gasteier [ Twitter / Letterboxd / The Complete Pod ]

William Remmers [ Twitter / Instagram / Letterboxd ]

Criterion Reflections logo designed by Brandon Blakeslee

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