DVD & Blu-ray: LOVE AFFAIR (1939) Starring Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer - Criterion Collection

Product Description: Enchanting bittersweet romance from Leo McCarey, starring Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer Golden-age Hollywood’s humanist master Leo McCarey brings his graceful touch and relaxed naturalism to this sublime romance, one of cinema’s most intoxicating tear-wringers.

Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer are chic strangers who meet and fall in love aboard an ocean liner bound for New York. Though they are both involved with other people, they make a pact to reconnect six months later at the top of the Empire State Building—until the hand of fate throws their star-crossed affair tragically off course.

Swooning passion and gentle comedy coexist in perfect harmony in the exquisitely tender Love Affair (nominated for six Oscars), a story so timeless that it has been remade by multiple filmmakers over the years—including McCarey himself, who updated it as the equally beloved An Affair to Remember.

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Director: Leo McCarey

Starring: Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer, Maria Ouspenskaya, Lee Bowman, Astrid Allwyn

Genre: Drama, Romance

Runtime: 88 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Criterion Collection

Home Video Release Date: February 15, 2022

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DVD - Criterion Collection

Blu-ray - Criterion Collection

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Codec: MPEG-2
Resolution: 480i
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
Encoding Format: 16:9
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only)

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
Region: Region A/1

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DVD: Dolby Digital Mono
Blu-ray: LPCM Mono

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DVD: English SDH

Blu-ray: English SDH

SPECIAL FEATURES & EXTRAS

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NEW 4K RESTORATION by The Museum of Modern Art and Lobster Films, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
New interview with film critic Farran Smith Nehme about the movie's complicated production history
New interview with Serge Bromberg, founder of Lobster Films, about the restoration
Two radio adaptations, featuring Irene Dunne, William Powell, and Charles Boyer
Two shorts directed by Leo McCarey, both starring silent comedian Charley Chase:Looking for Sally (1925) and Mighty Like a Moose (1926)
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by author Megan McGurk