“Condemned as a failure on its release by most critics and immediately cut, A Canterbury Tale has now been fully restored. Essentially it is an extended meditation on the positive and negative aspects of tradition - a call to adjust to the reality of wartime Britain while respecting the past - hung on the slender tale of a U.S. sergeant spending several days' leave on his way to see Canterbury Cathedral. Beautiful black and white photography and a subtle, poetic construction make this one of the happiest re-discoveries of recent years.”