Andrei Rublev [Criterion Collection] [DVD] [1966]

Andrei Tarkovsky's brilliant but little-seen historical drama is treated with the respect it deserves in this DVD release from Criterion. Andrei Rublev has been restored to its original director's cut for this edition, which has been transferred to disc in letterboxed format at its original widescreen aspect ratio of 2.35:1. The original monophonic audio track has been mastered in Dolby Digital Mono, the Russian dialogue has been retained, and the disc features optional English subtitles. Bonus material featured on this edition includes a commentary track from film historian Vlada Petric, a filmed interview with director Tarkovsky, a timeline following events in Russian history as reflected by the film, text essays on the lives and art of both Tarkovsky and Rublev, and a short documentary on Tarkovsky and his films.