The Criterion Collection has announced the six movies that will be joining the prestigious collection for the month of July 2022, including the legendary film Raging Bull, the Academy Award-winning Drive My Car, and more.
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The most notable release of July is Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull, which will release on July 12, 2022, in 4K. The film stars Robert De Niro in his Oscar-winning role of Jake La Motta, a rising middleweight boxer that becomes a superstar filled with paranoia and rage as he goes throughout his career. Much like other Criterion releases, Raging Bull will release with a variety of special features, including new video essays, audio commentaries, and more.
Also releasing on July 12, 2022, David Leon’s Summertime will receive a new 4K digital restoration for its Blu-ray release, complete with the uncompressed monaural soundtrack of the film. Originally released in 1955, the film stars the legendary Katharine Hepburn, and tells the story of a middle-aged American tourist who confronts her own deep-seated insecurities as she meets a charming Italian shopkeeper (Rossano Brazzi).
✨ Announcing our JULY 2022 Criterion titles! ✨ https://t.co/J7yBynYUtI pic.twitter.com/aAStJQXT3C
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On July 19, 2022, Carl Franklin’s Devil in a Blue Dress (which is also getting a 4K UHD release) and Ryusuke’s Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car will release. The former is an adaptation of Walter Mosley’s novel of the same name, and tells the story of ex-GI Easy Rawlins as he’s recruited to find the missing lover of a mayoral candidate. As for Drive My Car, the 2021 release was an award season darling, earning Best Picture and Best Director nominations – as well as winning the Oscar for Best International Feature Film.
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Finally, two additional films, Bong Joon Ho’s Okja and Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides, will release on July 5, 2022. The two films will each receive 4K restorations, meaning four of the six films released in July will receive 4K editions.
