Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Documentary: 204 Films to Rent on VHS
- Century of Cinema - Australia / NZ / UK (1997)
- Dir. George Miller, Sam Neill, Stephen Frears
- Director George Miller (MAD MAX) construes his own personal perspective on the history of Australian cinema and its wider cultural meanings. Perhaps…
- Century of Cinema - France / Germany / Scandinavia (1997)
- Dir. Jean-Luc Godard, Edgar Reitz, Stig Bjorkman
- French entry is a typically obtuse, subversive essay by iconoclast Jean–Luc Godard, questioning the validity of celebrating cinema. The Germans…
- Four Little Girls (1997)
- Dir. Spike Lee
- Spike Lee's Oscar–nominated documentary focuses on a quartet of pre–teens killed in the 1963 bombing of a black congregational church in…
- Peoples Century (TV Series) (1997)
- Dir. Various
- Indispensible BBC TV series covering 20th century history told via the accounts of ordinary people, gives a vivid and sobering taste of world events.…
- Pretty As a Picture (1997)
- Dir. Toby Keeler
Feat. Jack Nance, Mel Brooks, Dean Stockwell
- A beguiling and extensive peep behind the velvet curtains of director David Lynch's creative processes, during the making of LOST HIGHWAY. Helping…
- Road to Jerusalem + Roaring Forties (1997)
- Dir. Bruce Morrison
- Affectionate biography/homage tracing the life of the late great NZ poet James K Baxter. Admirable recitals of his verse complement many candid…
- Titanica (1997)
- Dir. Stephen Low
Feat. Leonard Nimoy
- Stunning footage of the world's most famous shipwreck shot by IMAX, who specialise in high–definition photography under exacting conditions.…
- Vietnam War - Unknown Images (1997)
- Dir. Isabelle Clarke
- Recently declassified military footage gives a harrowing new look into the years of the Vietnam War. Three episodes – 'Secrets of War',…
- Alien Autopsy Video (1996)
- Dir. Tom McGough
- Documentary based around footage purporting to come from the Roswell, New Mexico UFO crash in 1947, showing an 'alien' being dissected. A suspect…
- Alien Empire (1996)
- Dir. Steve Nicholls
- Utilising miniature cameras and endoscopes to peer into the 'microcosmos' of various insect species, this BBC series endeavours to vividly reveal…