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The Criterion Collection is more than a home video label; it is a meticulously curated "film school in a box." For cinephiles, the letter "E" in the catalog represents a rich vein of cinematic history, ranging from existential Swedish dramas to satirical American comedies and the pioneering .

The 4K restoration from a 4K scan of the 35mm original camera negative is revelatory. The supplements include a 1993 interview with Darrieux and a video essay by scholar Susan White on Ophüls’s trademark crane shots. For the letter "E", this is Effervescence — light as champagne, sharp as broken glass. The Criterion Collection - E

Roberto Rossellini’s companion piece to Stromboli and Journey to Italy , this film stars Ingrid Bergman as a wealthy Roman socialite who, after her son’s suicide, descends into radical charity — and is declared insane by her class. The Criterion Collection is more than a home

While David Cronenberg’s Videodrome sits under "V," its central philosophy—regarding the "New Flesh" and the melding of man and machine—finds a spiritual cousin in the "E" section through the works of Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Specifically, Eyes of the Spider (Spine #1010) and Serpent's Path represent the darker, more nefarious side of the letter "E." For the letter "E", this is Effervescence —

Slow, architectural, and indifferent to plot, L’eclisse rewards patience. The final shot — a streetlamp flickering on — is as devastating as any murder in a thriller.

If "E" stands for Elevated Melodrama , Max Ophüls’s masterpiece claims the throne. Often shortened to Madame de... in common parlance, its full French title begins with Les —but Criterion files it under "E" for Earrings .