Subgenre Sampler
Performing Arts: 239 Films to Buy & Rent
- Great Composers - Volume 2 (Beethoven, Wagner) (2001)
- Dir. Jill Marshall, Kriss Rusmanis
- Excellent BBC series gives a substantial insight into its selected classical composers, combining biographical narrative with musical–analysis…
- Great Composers - Volume 3 (Tchaikovsky, Puccini, Mahler) (2001)
- Dir. Simon Broughton, Chris Hunt, Kriss Rusmanis
- Excellent BBC series gives a substantial insight into its selected classical composers, combining biographical narrative with musical–analysis…
- Othello (2001)
- Dir. Geoffrey Sax
Feat. Christopher Eccleston, Eamonn Walker, Keeley Hawes…
- Andrew Davies' brilliantly distilled screenplay brings Othello's universal themes of love and obsession into the format of a modern crime drama set…
- Cirque du Soleil - Dralion (2000)
- Dir. David Mallet
- Splendid blend of music, dance and circus by French troupe Cirque du Soleil, giving one a close–up look at their dizzying opus.
- Cirque du Soleil - Journey of Man (2000)
- A shortish stage concoction from the modernday circus troupe who combine magic, ballet and stylish costume in rich productions. This depicts the…
- Jesus Christ Superstar (2000)
- Feat. Rik Mayall, Glenn Carter
- Filmed stage version of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock–opera which dramatises the life of Jesus Christ. Glitzy, 'Las…
- Merchant of Venice, The (2000)
- Dir. Trevor Nunn
Feat. Henry Goodman
- A wonderful TV version (taken from an acclaimed production) of Shakespeare's 'problem play', recreating the classic tale of debt, honour and love in…
- Midsummer Night's Dream, A (2000)
- Dir. Adrian Noble
- A version of William Shakespeare's classic comedy by the Royal Shakespeare Company, which utilises special effects to realise the play's fantasy…
- Shaolin - Wheel of Life (2000)
- Dir. Nick Morris
- Unique stage–spectacle performed by the highly–trained Buddhist monks of China’s Shaolin Temple, performing…
- Why Sing? - Opera Explored (2000)
- Music–writer Michael Shmith answers the question with a TV series exploring opera.
4 episodes covering the varying themes of 'Opera…