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, Lauren LoGiudice, Robert Taylor and Trevor Berrett to discuss three titles from the Autumn of 1969: Allan King’s A Married Couple,  Michael Ritchie’s Downhill Racer, and Ingmar Bergman’s  The Passion of Anna.

Episode Time Markers

Introduction: 0:00:00 – 0:06:36

A Married Couple: 0:06:37- 1:08:07

Downhill Racer: 1:08:08 – 1:56:05

The Passion of Anna: 1:56:06 – 2:44:36

A Married Couple (11/6/69)

Guests: Jordan Essoe and Lauren LoGiudice

Criterion

FilmStruck

Allan King Films (official)

YouTube/TVO (interview with Antoinette from 2009)

A Journey Through the Eclipse Series

The Eclipse Viewer

New York Times

Flow Journal

From the Projection Room

Pacific Cinematheque

JSTOR

The Canadian Encyclopedia

Downhill Racer (11/6/69)

Guests: Jordan Essoe and Robert Taylor

Criterion

Criterion Close-Up Episode 47

New York Times

Roger Ebert

Time

AV Club

Cinema Retro

Criterion Confessions

The Film Corner

MTV

Pop Dose

Pop Matters

Slant

Vogue

The Passion of Anna (11/10/69)

Guests: Trevor Berrett and Jordan Essoe

FilmStruck

IngmarBergman.se (official)

New York Times

Alt Film Guide

Apocalypse Later

Combustible Celluloid

Cultjer

Ekphrasis

Not Coming to a Theater Near You

Ozu’s World

Sonic Cinema

TCM

The Cinematika

This Recording

Tony McKibben

 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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David Blakeslee [ Twitter / Website ]

Jordan Essoe [ Twitter / Website / Instagram ]

Lauren LoGiudice [ Twitter / Website / Instagram ]

Robert Taylor [ Website ]

Trevor Berrett [ Twitter / Website ]

Criterion Reflections logo designed by Brandon Blakeslee

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