Subgenre Sampler
History: 398 Films to Buy & Rent
- In the Light of the Sun (Alla luce del sole) (2005)
- Dir. Roberto Faenza
Feat. Luca Zingaretti
- Grave Italian drama, set in a time of increased Mafia terrorism and based on the chain of events that led to the assassination of the Catholic priest…
- Nomad - The Warrior (2005)
- Dir. Sergei Bodrov, Ivan Passer
Feat. Kuno Becker, Mark Dacascos, Jason Scott Lee
- Historical war epic set in Kazakhstan centred around the life of the prophesied warrior destined to unite the Kazakh peoples.
With its awkwardly…
- Sometimes in April (2005)
- Dir. Raoul Peck
Feat. Debra Winger, Idris Elba, Oris Erhuero
- A worthy HBO dramatisation of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in which around one million ethnic 'Tutsis' were slaughtered by ethnic 'Hutu' military and…
- Virgin Queen, The (TV Mini-Series) (2005)
- Dir. Coky Giedroyc
Feat. Anne-Marie Duff, Joanne Whalley, Dexter Fletcher…
- Imprecise yet compelling mini–series portraying the life and loves of the infamously independent Queen Elizabeth I – from her fearful…
- Warm Springs (2005)
- Dir. Joseph Sargent
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Cynthia Nixon, David Paymer…
- Typically smooth and competent HBO biopic, which dramatises Franklin D. Roosevelt's (Branagh) pre–presidency years, especially the period from…
- White Countess, The (2005)
- Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave…
- Set in the tumult of 1930s Shanghai, when China was threatened with Japanese invasion, this final Merchant–Ivory production (producer Ismail…
- Who Do You Think You Are? (TV Series) (2005)
- Celebrated BBC series which explains the 'ins and outs' of researching your own family genealogy through a featured celebrity. Each episode touches…
- Why We Fight (2005)
- Dir. Eugene Jarecki
- Matching THE FOG OF WAR in terms of impact and cogency, this Sundance–winning doco investigates the long history of American involvement in…
- Alexander (2004)
- Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer…
- A valiant, though flawed attempt by dir. Oliver Stone (PLATOON) to depict the life and times of Grecian military commander Alexander the Great,…
- Aryan Couple (2004)
- Dir. John Daly
Feat. Martin Landau, Judy Parfitt, Kenny Doughty
- Mild World War II drama set in against the backdrop of The Euopa Plan in which in wealthy European Jews traded their riches and property in exchange…