Sure, Peter Jackson's King Kong is the most talked-about release of the day. But if you want love and heartbreak that goes beyond the mind of a big ape, don't miss the Criterion Collection box set of three films by Louis Malle. A triple feature not easily forgotten, this much anticipated DVD release includes Murmur of the Heart, Lacombe, Lucien and Au revoir les enfants.
1. 3 Films by Louis Malle
Few directors have portrayed the agonies and epiphanies of growing up as poetically—and scandalously—as French filmmaker Louis Malle. Laced with autobiographical details Murmur of the Heart, Lacombe, Lucien and Au revoir les enfants tell stories of youth, set against the tumult of World War II and postwar France. 
2. The Children Are Watching Us (I Bambini ci guardano)
Neo-realist master Vittorio De Sica and screenwriting partner Cesare Zavattini teamed up to make such classic Italian films as The Bicycle Thief and The Garden of the Finzi-Continis. Their first film together, the 1994 I Bambini ci guardano, tells the story of a family's disintegration and the effect on the 4-year-old son who watches it all.
3. I Love Your Work
This quirky hip release deserves attention just for its clever casting. Giovanni Ribisi and Franke Potente play a red hot movie star couple struggling with the pitfalls of celebrity. Adam Goldberg's funny and incisive directorial debut follows the couple's demise (along with some interesting paranoid episodes.) The cast includes Christina Ricci, Elvis Costello, Joshua Jackson and Vince Vaughn.4. The Story Of Qiu Ju
The wife of a chili farmer (infamous Chinese actress Gong Li) becomes involved in a one-woman crusade against bureaucracy in Zhang Yimou's fable of contemporary China.5. Stay
Psychiatrist Ewan McGregor has three days to stop tormented young art student Ryan Gosling from committing suicide in Marc Forster's psychodrama. Naomi Watts and Bob Hoskins also star. A stellar cast under the helm of an accomplished director, Stay is getting a second life on DVD.