Now, Voyager (Criterion Collection)

Bette Davis stars in one of the all-time-great melodramas as Charlotte Vale, a plain spinster who endures emotional abuse from her domineering mother (Gladys Cooper). With help from a psychiatrist (Claude Rains), Charlotte becomes a confident, independent woman who romances a handsome, sophisticated (and married) architect (Paul Henreid) while on a South American cruise. Ilka Chase, Bonita Granville, John Loder also star. 117 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary on selected scenes; featurettes; "The Dick Cavett Show" episode; radio plays. Two-disc set