Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3050 Films to Buy & Rent
Bigger Splash, A (1974)
- Dir. Jack Hazan
- A whimsical, unconventional doco, interweaving the somewhat vacuous daily life of English painter David Hockney and his retinue, with the formal…
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1974)
- Dir. Phillipe Mora
- Intriguing montage of Depression–era America, that combines newsreels and Hollywood movie–clips in an ambiguous, imaginative…
Edvard Munch (1974)
- Dir. Peter Watkins
- Norwegian painter Munch's life and artistic genius is portrayed here in an original and hypnotic synthesis of documentary and drama, by acclaimed…
General Idi Amin Dada (A Self Portrait) (1974)
- Dir. Barbet Schroeder
- General Idi Amin Dada’s narcissism is serviced willingly by an intrigued Barbet Schroeder, focusing his camera on the lunatic dictator during his…
Hearts and Minds (1974)
- Dir. Peter Davis
- The most famous Vietnam War documentary, this ambitious project took a year to film at the cost of a million dollars, representing the catastrophe…
Johnny Cash - Ridin' The Rails: The Great American Train Story (1974)
- Dir. Nicholas Webster
Feat. Johnny Cash
- Johnny Cash narrates this fascinating glimpse into the history of America's railroads, which includes performances of his well–loved songs…
Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire (1974)
- Dir. Tony Palmer
Feat. Leonard Cohen
- Fittingly moody portrait of the master of melancholy is an intimate account of his exhausting 1972 European Tour.
Shocking Asia Vol.1 & 2 (1974-1985)
- Dir. Rolf Olsen
- One of the original ‘video nasties’, this mondo–style reportage on extreme social practices on the Asian continent includes cremations in…
Andy Warhol and His Work (1973)
- Dir. Lana Jokel
- Enigmatic pop artist Warhol's life and art is chronicled through a mixture of film footage and interviews.
Ascent of Man, The (TV Series) (1973)
- Feat. Jacob Bronowski
- Renowned TV series from the era of epic–length documentaries, this analyses the progress of mankind through scientific and technological…