Some of the other original ideas weren’t so bad (this one being my favorite). What bothers me most about the design they decided to go with other than the font is that black chunk in the upper right-hand corner. Just throws the whole thing off, imo.
Ohhh? I am surprised that – that was the one you liked the most… It looks like a well printed 80s manual for learning how to snow ski in 12 steps!
The link at the bottom is my favorite of the designs – but this would be best if it lost the actor’s names…
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I quite like the one that they went with. I must however gripe a bit that the inside of the cover sleeve is plain white. It should have been a wide shot of the Alpine landscape, or maybe that wonderful first person shot. Anything but plain white.
Travis
I am excited to see this receive a proper Criterion release but I must say the artwork may be one of Criterion’s worst covers ever! Especially sad when you see how unforgettable and powerful the original film poster was.