Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Documentary: 204 Films to Rent on VHS
- American Cinema (Box Set) (1996)
- In–depth series explores most dimensions of the American feature film (mainly post–1930s). Ten 50 minute episodes include classic clips…
- Betrayal, The (1996)
- Dir. John Anderson
Feat. Allen O'Leary
- A dynamic mix of documentary, rare achive footage, and vivid dramatic recreations tells the extraordinary adventures of Kiwi Ron Jeffrey in wartime…
- Century of Cinema - China (Yang±Yin - Gender in Chinese Cinema) (1996)
- Dir. Stanley Kwan
- One of the more outstanding (and idiosyncratic) episodes in the CENTURY OF CINEMA series, dir. Kwan (ROUGE) analyzing depictions of sexuality and…
- Cinema of Unease (1996)
- Dir. Sam Neill & Judith Rymer
- Sam Neill essays a personal history of Kiwi film as a reflection of our national identity. From his big break in the landmark SLEEPING DOGS to the…
- Conspirators of Pleasure (1996)
- Dir. Jan Svankmajer
Feat. Petr Meisell, Gabriela Wilhemova
- Famed animator Svankmajer moves further into the live–action arena, but remains anything but conventional. The private perversities and…
- Dancing in the Street (TV Series) (1996)
- Exemplary documentary chronicles the history of pop music through nine hour–long episodes defined by generic lineage. Truly rare clips and…
- Dexter Gordon - More Than You Know (1996)
- Dir. Don McGlynn
- Tenor jazz saxophonist Dexter, renowned for his work with Lionel Hampton and others, gets fan treatment in a lively montage of performance and…
- East Side Story (1996)
- Dir. Dana Ranga
- Enchanting curiosity draws back the Iron Curtain to detail the history of the Communist musical! Focus on the Russian, East German, and…
- Fetishes (1996)
- Dir. Nick Broomfield
- One of dir. Broomfield's more insalubrious documentaries, where his customised faux innocence is used as a passport into the world of New York's…
- Gallivant (1996)
- Dir. Andrew Kotting
- An engrossing ‘gallivant’ around the coastline of Great Britain (and the parameters of experimental documentary) with the filmmaker, his…