Subgenre Sampler
Performing Arts: 239 Films to Buy & Rent
Glass Menagerie, The (1973)
- Dir. Anthony Harvey
Feat. Katharine Hepburn, Sam Waterston, Joanna Miles…
- Katharine Hepburn grows old and dominates her children in this fine stage version of the Tennessee Williams play. From the Broadway Theatre Archive…
Much Ado About Nothing (1973)
- Dir. Nick Havinga, A. J. Antoon
Feat. Sam Waterston, Kathleen Widdoes, Barnard Hughes…
- Idiosyncratic stage version of the Shakespeare comedy, set in turn of the century American South. Part of the Boradway Theatre Archive series
Marlene Dietrich - An Evening with (1972)
- Feat. Marlene Dietrich
- The late great Marlene Dietrich live at the New London Theatre, England in 1972.
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Trojan Women, The (1972)
- Dir. Michael Cacoyannis
Feat. Katharine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave, Patrick Magee…
- Filmed on location in Greece, this star–powered version of Euripedes play is a patchy but earnest attempt to convey the power of the classical…
Home (1971)
- Dir. Lindsay Anderson
Feat. John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Dandy Nichols…
- Worthy TV adaptation of the stageplay by David Storey (THIS SPORTING LIFE), set amid the twilight psychodramas of residents at an old peoples' rest…
Macbeth (1971)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Roman Polanski
Feat. Jon Finch, Francesca Annis
- This version of violent tragedy benefits from Polanski's fine sense of storytelling. Bloodythirsty and geniunely eerie, it comes…
Tales of Beatrix Potter, The (1971)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Splendid version of Beatrix Potter's timeless tales, brought to life by members of The Royal Ballet (in costume).
King Lear (1970)
- Dir. Peter Brook
Feat. Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Jack MacGowran…
- This could hardly miss with Shakespeare perennials Paul Schofield in the title role and director Peter Brook at the helm. A strong and rewarding…
Bolshoi Ballet - Carmen (Poem of Dance) (1969)
- Another classic from the famous Russian ballet troupe, here choreographed by Alberto Alonso. Featuring Maya Plisetskaya. Narrated in English.
Hamlet (1969)
- Dir. Tony Richardson
Feat. Nicol Williamson, Gordon Jackson, Anthony Hopkins…
- The predominant use of close–ups enhances Nicol Williamson's bold performance as an impulsive, roguish young Hamlet.