Subgenre Sampler
History: 406 Films to Buy & Rent
Michael Wood's Story of England (2010)
- Feat. Michael Wood
- Michael Wood (STORY OF INDIA) embarks on an archeological profile of the village of Kibworth in Leicestershire in this fascinating,…
Normans, The (TV Series) (2010)
- Three–part British documentary series about the Normans in the 11th century, from their conquest of England through to their expansion into…
Nostalgia for the Light (2010)
- Dir. Patricio Guzmán
- Famed documentarian Patricio Guzmán directs this mesmerizing journey into Chile’s recent and faraway past through the annals of astronomy,…
Of Gods and Men (2010)
- Dir. Xavier Beauvois
Feat. Lambert Wilson, Michael Lonsdale, Olivier Rabourdin
- Residing peacefully in a North African monastery, eight French Christian monks must confront the threat of an Islamic fundamentalist group in this…
Oranges and Sunshine (2010)
- Dir. Jim Loach
Feat. Hugo Weaving, Emily Watson, David Wenham…
- Dir. Jim Loach (son of Ken) tackles the scandalous post–war history of Britain's deportation of lower class children to the colonies –…
Royal Upstairs Downstairs (TV Series) (2010)
- The secret lives of British servants and aristocrats are speculated on this prim history series which takes viewers on a tour of the houses and…
Story of Science, The (2010)
- Passionate overview of the forces that came together to create scientific knowledge. Revealing how scientific ideas have shaped the modern world this…
Turn Back Time (TV Series) (2010)
- Illuminating series that takes a group of modern shopkeepers and has them experience their occupations through differing periods of history beginning…
We Believed (Noi credevamo) (2010)
- Dir. Mario Martone
Feat. Luigi Lo Cascio
- Period drama set during the repressive Bourbon reign in Italy in 1828, where two aristocrats and a young peasant join Giuseppe Mazzini's Young Italy…
100 Years - 20th Century Almanac (2009)
- Witness the most significant events of the 20th Century, from the Wright Brothers’ first flight to the moon landing, from WWI to the end of the…