The Criterion Collection was founded in 1984; 40 years and over 1,200 restored and re-released “important classic and contemporary films” later, the brand is celebrating with a massive box set that’ll make a great gift for the cinephile in your life this holiday season.
CC40 is an “eclectic selection” of 40 titles from the Criterion Collection that all have something in common: they’re all among the most frequently chosen films by hundreds of filmmakers, actors, writers, and “other movie-loving luminaries” when they visit the Criterion Closet.
What’s the Criterion Closet, you ask? It’s better if we just show you…
So, from the hundreds of films in the collection, these 40 films are the most-loved by people who love movies.
Naturally, something of this scale is pricey; 40 Blu-rays and all of the fun special features that Criterion DVDs typically include (like making-of documentaries, additional films and short films that enrich the feature presentation, essays, and more) will start to add up. Luckily, you don’t even have to wait until Black Friday to save big on this big collection because it’s currently on sale for the lowest price it’s ever been ahead of its official release on November 19.
Normally $799.99, per Criterion, you can preorder the CC40 box set on Amazon right now for just $559.99 — that’s a $230 discount from the list price (and over $1,000 less than it would cost to buy 40 Criterion Collection Blu-rays separately).
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