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, 30 September 2003
  • Country of Release: USA
  • MSRP: $79.95
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The Marriage of Maria Braun | Veronika Voss | Lola
Licensor Information
Wellspring, Filmverling des Autoren
By the age of thirty-four, German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder had directed already twenty-two feature films. In 1978, he embarked upon a project to trace the history of postwar Germany in a series of films told through the eyes of three remarkable women. Fassbinder’s The Marriage of Maria Braun, Lola, and Veronika Voss—the BRD (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) Trilogy—would garner him the international acclaim he had always yearned for and place his name foremost in the canon of New German Cinema.
  • Year: 1979 | 1981 | 1982
  • Time: 120 | 113 | 104 min.

Details by Film

Release Information:

Technical Specifications

Format:
DVD
Discs:
DVD-9 (4 Discs)
Total: 4 Discs
Regions:
6/5/4/3/2/1 (DVD)
1/6/5/4/3/2 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.78:1
Audio Options:
German Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English

Supplements

Types of Supplements Included:
  • Audio commentary by cinematographer Michael Ballhaus and renowned filmmaker Wim Wenders
  • Audio commentary by Fassbinder scholar Tony Rayns
  • Audio commentary by Fassbinder documentarian, biographer, and friend Christian Braad Thomsen
  • I Don't Just Want You to Love Me, a feature-length 1992 documentary on director Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s life and career
  • New video conversation with star Rosel Zech and editor Juliane Lorenz
  • New video interview with Lola star Barbara Sukowa
  • Life Stories: A conversation with R.W. Fassbinder, a rare 45-minute interview with the director, made for German television
  • Exclusive video interview with the star of The Marriage of Maria Braun and regular Fassbinder collaborator, Hanna Schygulla
  • Dance with Death (Tanz mit dem Tod), a one-hour portrait of UFA Studios star Sybille Schmitz, Fassbinder
  • Interview from 2003 with screenwriter Peter Märthesheimer
  • Exclusive video interview with Fassbinder cinematographer Xaver Schwarzenberger
  • Video interview with Fassbinder scholar Eric Rentschler
  • Exclusive video conversation between Fassbinder scholar Laurence Kardish and editor Juliane Lorenz
  • 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 1.78:1. On standard 4:3 televisions the image will appear letterboxed. On widescreen televisions, the image should fill the screen. This new high-definition digital transfer was created from a 35mm interpositive. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using the MTI Digital Restoration System. The soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from a 35mm magnetic audio track, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle. The Dolby Digital 1.0 signal will be directed to the center channel on 5.1-channel sound systems, but some viewers may prefer to switch to two-channel playback for a wider dispersal of the mono sound.
Veronika Voss
Veronika Voss is presented in its original 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 new high-definition digital transfer was created from a 35mm original camera negative. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using the MTI Digital Restoration System. The soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from a 35mm magnetic audio track, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle. The Dolby Digital 1.0 signal will be directed to the center channel on 5.1-channel sound systems, but some viewers may prefer to switch to two-channel playback for a wider dispersal of the mono sound.
Lola
Lola is presented in its original 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 new high-definition digital transfer was created from a 35mm interpositive. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using the MTI Digital Restoration System. The soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from a 35mm magnetic audio track, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle. The Dolby Digital 1.0 signal will be directed to the center channel on 5.1-channel sound systems, but some viewers may prefer to switch to two-channel playback for a wider dispersal of the mono sound.