‘Return to Reason: Four Films by Man Ray’ Blu-ray Joins The Criterion Collection

   December 1, 2025  Posted in Film News
Return to Reason: Four Films by Man Ray
Return to Reason: Four Films by Man Ray

Man Ray’s landmark quartet Return to Reason: Four Films by Man Ray arrives on Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection, presenting new 4K restorations of Le retour à la raison, Emak bakia, L’étoile de mer, and Les mystères du château du dé. The shorts are set to an ethereal score by SQÜRL, the collaboration between Jim Jarmusch and Carter Logan, presented in 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio.

Return to Reason Criterion

Film Info

Country: France
Year: 2023
Runtime: 70 minutes
Black and White/Color | 1.33:1 | French
Spine: #1291

Special Features

Blu-ray special edition features:

  • New 4K digital restorations of all four films, featuring a score by SQÜRL presented in 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio
  • Interview with Jim Jarmusch and Carter Logan
  • 2023 concert featuring SQÜRL performing its semi-improvised score to Man Ray’s films
  • Trailer
  • Plus: an essay by author Mark Polizzotti
  • New cover by Fred Davis

Release Date

Return to Reason: Four Films by Man Ray releases on December 2, 2025 and can be pre-ordered here.

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