The Criterion Collection

The BRD Trilogy

Edition no. 203

The Marriage of Maria Braun - The Criterion Collection 2003 DVD ( USA) Veronika Voss - The Criterion Collection 2003 DVD ( USA) Lola - The Criterion Collection 2003 DVD ( USA) The BRD Trilogy - The Criterion Collection 2003 DVD ( USA) The Marriage of Maria Braun - The Criterion Collection 2019 Blu-ray ( USA) Veronika Voss - The Criterion Collection 2019 Blu-ray ( USA) Lola - The Criterion Collection 2019 Blu-ray ( USA) The BRD Trilogy - The Criterion Collection 2019 Blu-ray ( USA)
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  • Release Date: Tuesday, 09 July 2019
  • Country of Release: USA
  • MSRP: $99.95
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The Marriage of Maria Braun | Veronika Voss | Lola
Licensor Information
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation, Studio Canal
In 1977, German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder was thirty-two years old and had already directed more than twenty-five feature films. That summer, he embarked on a project to trace the postwar history of West Germany in a series of films told from the perspectives of three remarkable women. Fassbinder’s The Marriage of Maria Braun, Veronika Voss, and Lola—The BRD Trilogy—would garner him his greatest commercial success, both at home and abroad, and cement his position as one of the foremost figures of the New German Cinema.
  • Year: 1979 | 1981 | 1982
  • Time: 120 | 113 | 104 min.

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Release Information:

Technical Specifications

Format:
Blu-ray
Discs:
BD-50 (3 Discs)
Total: 3 Discs
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66:1
1.78:1
Audio Options:
German PCM Mono 1.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English

Supplements

Types of Supplements Included:
  • Audio commentary by cinematographer Michael Ballhaus and renowned filmmaker Wim Wenders
  • Audio commentary from 2003 featuring film critic and author Tony Rayns, editor of Fassbinder
  • Audio commentary from 2003 featuring film scholar Christian Braad Thomsen
  • Exclusive video interview with the star of The Marriage of Maria Braun and regular Fassbinder collaborator, Hanna Schygulla
  • Conversation from 2003 between actor Rosel Zech and film editor Juliane Lorenz
  • Interview from 2003 with actor Barbara Sukowa
  • Video interview with Fassbinder scholar Eric Rentschler
  • Dance with Death, a program from 2000 about Ufa studios star Sybille Schmitz, director Rainer Werner Fassbinder's inspiration for the character Veronika Voss
  • Interview from 2003 with screenwriter Peter Märthesheimer
  • I Don't Just Want You to Love Me, a feature-length 1992 documentary on director Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s life and career
  • Life Stories: A conversation with R.W. Fassbinder, a rare 45-minute interview with the director, made for German television
  • Exclusive video conversation between Fassbinder scholar Laurence Kardish and editor Juliane Lorenz
  • Exclusive video interview with Fassbinder cinematographer Xaver Schwarzenberger
  • Trailer for Veronika Voss
  • Trailer for The Marriage of Maria Braun
  • Trailer for Lola
  • Booklet featuring an essay by Kent Jones and production histories translated by Stephen Locke

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Release Notes on Restoration

The Marriage of Maria Braun
The Marriage of Maria Braun is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.66.1. On standard 4:3 the image will appear letterboxed, On standard and widescreen televisions, black bars may also be visible on the left and right to maintain the proper screen format. This 4K digital restoration was undertaken by the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation from the 35 mm original camera negative at ARRI Media in Grünwald, Germany. The original monaural soundtrack was remastered from the 35 mm magnetic track.
Veronika Voss
Veronika Voss is presented in the aspect ratio of 1.78:1. On standard 4:3 televisions, the image will appear letterboxed. On widescreen televisions, the image should fill the screen. This high-definition digital transfer was created on a C-Reality Wetgate film scanner from the 35 mm original camera negative. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using the MTI Digital Restoration System. The original monaural soundtrack was remastered from the 35 mm magnetic track. Clicks, thumps, hiss, hum, and crackle were manually removed using Pro Tools HD and iZotope RX.
Lola
Lola is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.66:1. On standard 4:3 televisions, the image will appear letterboxed. On widescreen televisions, the image should fill the screen. This 4K digital restoration was undertaken by StudioCanal from the 35 mm original camera negative at Alpha-Omega Digital GmbH in Munich. The original monaural soundtrack was remastered from the 35 mm magnetic track.