The Criterion Collection
André Gregory & Wallace Shawn: 3 Films
Details by Film
A Master Builder
Year: 2014
Time: 127
Aspect Ratio
1.78:1 (Anamorphic)
Audio
English 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround
Streaming Options
My Dinner with Andre
Year: 1981
Time: 111
Aspect Ratio
1.66:1 (Anamorphic)
Audio
English 1.0 Dolby Digital Mono
Streaming Options
Vanya on 42nd Street
Year: 1994
Time: 120
Aspect Ratio
1.66:1 (Anamorphic)
Audio
English 2.0 Dolby Surround
Streaming Options
A Master Builder
| My Dinner with Andre
| Vanya on 42nd Street
Licensors
Nouvelles Editions de Films
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
| Westward Productions
Featuring: Wallace Shawn, Julianne Moore, Julie Hagerty, Jean Lenauer, Lisa Joyce, Lynn Cohen, George Gaynes, Roy Butler, Larry Pine, Andre Gregory, Brooke Smith, Jerry Mayer, Madhur Jaffree, Oren Moverman
When André Gregory and Wallace Shawn—theater directors, writers, actors, and longtime friends—sat down for a stimulating meal in 1981’s My Dinner with André, they not only ended up with one of cinema’s unlikeliest iconic scenarios but launched a film collaboration that would continue to pay creative dividends for decades. The subsequent projects they made together for the screen—1994’s Vanya on 42nd Street, a passionate read-through of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, and 2014’s striking Henrik Ibsen interpretation A Master Builder—are penetrating works that exist on the boundary between theater and film, and that both emerged out of many years of rehearsals with loyal troupes of actors. Gregory and Shawn’s unique contributions to the cinematic landscape are shape-shifting, challenging, and entertaining works about the process of creation.
Technical Specifications
Format: DVD
Aspect Ratio:
1.66:1 (Anamorphic) , 1.66:1 (Anamorphic) , 1.78:1 (Anamorphic)
Audio:
English 1.0 Dolby Digital Mono
, English 2.0 Dolby Surround
, English 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround
Resolution:
Subtitles:
English
Region:
1
Discs:
5 Discs |
DVD-9
Supplements
- Interview from 2009 with actor-writers Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn, conducted by their friend the filmmaker Noah Baumbach
- “My Dinner with Louis,” a 1982 episode of the BBC program Arena in which Wallace Shawn interviews director Louis Malle
- A booklet featuring an essay by critic Amy Taubin and the prefaces written by Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn for the 1981 publication of the film’s screenplay
- New documentary featuring interviews with Andre Gregory, the play’s director; actors Lynn Cohen, George Gaynes, Julianne Moore, Larry Pine, Wallace Shawn, and Brooke Smith; and producer Fred Berner
- Trailer
- A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Steven Vineberg and a 1994 on-set report by film critic Amy Taubin
- New interview with director Jonathan Demme, stage director–actor Andre Gregory, and writer-actor Wallace Shawn, conducted by film critic David Edelstein
- New conversation between actors Julie Hagerty and Lisa Joyce
- New program featuring Andre Gregory, Wallace Shawn, and their friend the author Fran Lebowitz in conversation
- An essay by film critic Michael Sragow
Forum Member Statistics
Sign-in with your forum account to rate this release
A Master Builder
My Dinner with Andre
Vanya on 42nd Street
Picture
Audio
Supplements
Artwork
Release Credits
Artwork: Neil Kellerhouse
Producer: Kate Elmore
Restoration Information
Restoration by:
/
Year:
Scanned at:
Restored at:
Sources:
,
Notes: