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Rental > Classical Music: 97 Films to Rent on DVD
Four Minutes (Vier Minuten) (2006)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Chris Kraus
Feat. Monika Bliebtreu, Hannah Herzsprung
- Unrelentingly gritty German drama of redemption details the hostile relationship between an incarcerated piano player and her emotionally chilly…
In Search of Mozart (2006)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Phil Grabsky
- Thoughtful and well–orchestrated documentary about 18th century classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, which aims to not only put across…
Joan Sutherland - The Reluctant Prima Donna (2006)
- Dir. Steve Cole
- Spotlight on Australian opera diva Joan ‘La Stupenda’ Sutherland, from her modest early years, through to international stardom via two…
Knowledge is the Beginning (incl. The Ramallah Concert) (2006)
- Dir. Paul Smaczny
- Inspiring documentary about Daniel Baremboim's West–Eastern Divan Orchestra that illustrates how prejudices between young Arabs and Israelis…
Page Turner, The (2006)
- Dir. Denis Drecourt
Feat. Catherine Frot, Deborah Francois
- A typically frosty, femme–centric French chamber–piece about a classical music prodigy whose career is sabotaged by a concert pianist,…
Salzburg Festival, The (2006)
- Dir. Tony Palmer
- An epic and detailed look at the world's most revered classical music festival, which takes place annually in Mozart's birthplace, the Austrian town…
Vitus (2006)
- Dir. Fredi M. Murer
Feat. Julika Jenkins, Urs Jucker, Bruno Ganz…
- Sweet–natured chronicle of a young prodigy whose parents demand success as a pianist.
The problem of trying to foster a child’s talent but…
Five Days in September: The Rebirth of an Orchestra (2005)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Barbara Willis Sweete
- A supreme classical music doco, this intimate look behind the scenes of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra delves candidly into the artistic process of…
As it is in Heaven (Så som i himmelen) (2004)
- Dir. Kay Pollak
Feat. Michael Nyqvist
- A feelgood arthouse hit about a renowned classical music conductor who rediscovers his roots in the far north of Sweden.
Acquiring a rundown…
Dame Kiri and Friends - The Gala Concert (2004)
- A concert performed at the Aotea Centre, Auckland to celebrate the launch of the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation. Dame Kiri sings with other luminaries…