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Chilly Scenes of Winter - The Criterion Collection

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Genres: Anti-Romantic Comedy
Starring: John Heard, Mary Beth Hurt
Director: Joan Micklin Silver
Plot Synopsis:

The trailblazing Joan Micklin Silver—one of only five women to direct a film for a Hollywood studio in the 1970s—digs fearlessly into the psychology of a thorny relationship in this anti–romantic comedy, based on Ann Beattie’s best-selling novel, about lovelorn civil servant Charles (John Heard) and his married-but-separated coworker Laura (Mary Beth Hurt). Months after their affair has ended, Charles is haunted by memories as he desperately attempts to rekindle a love that perhaps never was. Switching deftly between past and present, Micklin Silver guides this piercing deconstruction of male wish-fulfillment fantasy beyond standard movie-romance tropes into something more complicated and cuttingly truthful.

BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • New, restored 4K digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
  • New program featuring producers Griffin Dunne, Mark Metcalf, and Amy Robinson
  • Documentary from 1983 by Katja Raganelli about director Joan Micklin Silver
  • Excerpts of a 2005 interview with Micklin Silver
  • Original ending of the film, cut by Micklin Silver for its rerelease in 1982
  • Trailer
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • PLUS: An essay by scholar Shonni Enelow

    New cover by Marc Aspinall
  • Release Details
    Release Date: March 28th, 2023
    Movie Release Year: 1979
    Release Country: United States
    Movie Studio: Criterion
  • Technical Specs
    Specs:Blu-ray - Spine #1176
    New, restored 4K digital transfer
    Video Resolution/Codec:1080p/AVC MPEG-4
    Aspect Ratio(s):1.85:1
    Audio Formats:English uncompressed monaural soundtrack
    Subtitles/Captions:English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing