Subgenre Sampler
Music: 1381 Films to Buy & Rent
All My Loving (1968)
- Dir. Tony Palmer
- Early essay–piece from Tony Palmer was born from a challenge to the then–classical music documentarian by John Lennon and Paul McCartney:…
Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach (1968)
- Dir. Daniele Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
Feat. Gustav Leonhardt, Christiane Lang
- Less astringent than the reputation of husband and wife filmmakers Straub–Huillet would suggest, this lean but invigorating treatment of Johann…
Committee, The (1968)
- Dir. Peter Sykes
Feat. Paul Jones
- Short, surrealist slice of British hippie arcana in which a hitchhiker decapitates a passing driver (then changes his mind and sews the head back…
Complete Monterey Pop Festival, The (Monterey Pop, Jimi Plays Monterey, Shake! Otis at Monterey) (1968-1997)
- Dir. D.A. Pennebaker
Feat. Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding
- In 1967 the acclaimed documentary maker D.A. Pennebaker recorded performances at the Monterey Pop Festival, California.
This…
Doors, The - Feast of Friends (1968)
- Previously only available as a bootleg, this long sought after documentary, self–produced by The Doors, features mythological footage of the…
Elvis - '68 Comeback Special (1968)
- Feat. Elvis Presley
- An extraordinary and comprehensive compilation of material centering around the televised 'comeback' of Elvis Presley in 1968. In addition to the…
Head (1968)
- Dir. Bob Rafelson
Feat. Michael Nesmith, Annette Funicello
- This psychedelic indulgence from pop group 'The Monkees' has no plot to speak of, but is loaded with zany ideas. An amusing head trip for the eyes…
Rolling Stones - Rock and Roll Circus (1968)
- Feat. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton…
- A time–capsule of swinging London at its height, this TV special performance (which was never actually aired) has an unusual line–up,…
Yellow Submarine (1968)
- Dir. George Dunning
- 12 classic Beatles tunes and 90 minutes of bright and whimsical imagery are showcased in this surrealist fantasy from the days when all you needed…
Barber of Seville, The (Rossini) (1967)
- Dir. Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
- Teatro alla Scala Orchestra/Chorus. Luigi Alva, Enzo Dara, Teresa Berganza. Conductor: Claudio Abbado