Choose Me (1984) (Criterion Collection, Restored, Special Edition)

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An achingly romantic neon dream, Alan Rudolph’s comic and cutting exploration of the mysteries of human desire established him as one of the most boldly idiosyncratic independent auteurs of the 1980s. At the smoky dive Eve’s Lounge, a collection of strangers—including an insecure radio sexpert (Geneviève Bujold), a commitment-phobic former sex worker (Lesley Ann Warren), and a globe-trotting mystery man (Keith Carradine)—become entangled in a web of passion, jealousy, and self-discovery. Grooving to the rhythms of Teddy Pendergrass’s sexy slow jams, Choose Me exists on its own offbeat wavelength—knotty, surprising, and deeply tender in its vision of lost souls wounded by love yet still reaching out for human connection.

BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director Alan Rudolph and producer David Blocker, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
New conversation between Rudolph and actor Keith Carradine
New program featuring interviews with Rudolph, Blocker, production designer Steven Legler, and producer Carolyn Pfeiffer
Excerpts from an interview with Rudolph at the Midnight Sun Film Festival
Trailers
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by critic Beatrice Loayza

New cover based on an original theatrical poster