The Criterion Collection in 2.5 Minutes (or Dance of the Criterion Collection)

This video is a series of over 600 clips from over 600 different films from The Criterion Collection library as of September 1st, 2012. There are no repeats, each film is represented by one clip each, in numerical order by Spine number. It begins with Jean Renoir's "Grand Illusion" (spine #1) and ends (technically), with the currently announced release of Michael Cimino's "Heaven's Gate" (spine #636). I have not included any of the Janus Art House or Eclipse series, just the straight up Criterions.

The last shot is from one of the most famous films ever made, and is an Essential Art House release, but needed to be in the montage...so this is 637 different films in under 2 1/2 minutes.

One minor issue is the placements of the films "Downhill Racer" (spine #494), "Secret of the Grain" (spine #527) and "Underworld" of the Josef Von Sternberg trilogy (spine #529). The clips were lost and I was too pleased with the layout of the clips to return them to there chronological order, so they appear after "A Hollis Frampton Odyssey" (spine #607).

I did not want to change any of the aspect ratios, so the video should be presented in a 4:3 ratio.

This is to honor the diligent efforts of the Criterion Collection, who have devoted decades to restoring, preserving and exposing some of the greatest cinema the world has to offer. If you're not familiar with them, I urge you to check them out and take a look at 637 of the most incredible images cinema has ever displayed, courtesy of The Collection.

To follow the ordinance of the films, you can see the complete list of films at www.criterion.com.

"Music For A Found Harmonium" performed by Patrick Street.

Enjoy....

• Category

  Film & Animation

[Jonathan Keogh]

@Zero, it is deep in there because it goes by spine #. I can't bear to watch this any more times since I made it, but I chose the clip of the planting of the knife into the table.

[Jonathan Keogh]

@Renard...whoa...that is an incredible point. There are films with animated sequences in the collection, but can't seem to find an animated feature...perhaps they will hear the prayer.

[Jonathan Keogh]

Armageddon @ 00:15

[Jimmy Kavanagh]

Was anyone else trying really hard not to blink?

[Wired4Life2]

No animated films. Shame...

[Thomas Emmerich]

This video is just amazing!

[xSanSanfanx]

Awesome! Criterion rules. I'm kind of ashamed at how many movies I recognized in this.

[Antone Delia]

Patrick Street - Music For A Found Harmonium

[thornike]

this artist/song name please :)

[VodeniMedved]

Argh! It's too fast!

[MightyQuinn2021]

You should do they shoot pictures' top 100 films

[Mervyn Marshall]

How many of you are waiting on a Barnes and Noble package as we speak?

[Mervyn Marshall]

I like in the UK and have around 70 Criterion Blu Rays. Get yourself a Region A player if you can. Masters of Cinema are great though.

[silviuil12]

Awesome!