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Rental > Documentary: 2962 Films to Rent
Century of Cinema - Japan / Korea (1995)
- Dir. Nagisa Oshima, Jang Sun-Woo
- Provocative director Nagisa Oshima provides a purely cinematic, subjective overview of Japanese cinema, its themes, forces and historical context,…
Century of Cinema - Russia / Poland (1995)
- Dir. Sergei Selyanov, Pawel Lozinski
- In 'The Russian Idea' the philisophical concept of a self–contradicting Russian 'character' is discussed using the films of various political…
Churchills, The (1995)
- Dir. Greg Lanning
- Composed primarily of archival footage, this profiles Winston Churchill and the role his family played during his time as the nation's leader.…
Crusades, The (TV Series) (1995)
- Dir. Alan Ereira, David Wallace
Feat. Terry Jones
- The gruesome history of the crusades is covered here in great detail in this BBC production, from the political background to the harsh daily life of…
Directors, The (1995-1999)
- Dir. Robert J Emery
- Seven episodes on individual DVDs from the American Film Institute series covering film directing greats. Each episode comprises one hour of…
Executions (1995)
- Despite the exploitative title and subject, this in fact draws attention to the inhumanity of the death penalty and makes a case for its worldwide…
Flip and Two Twisters (1995)
- Dir. Shirley Horrocks
- Exploring NZ film–maker Len Lye's other outstanding talent, this documents the ongoing quest to build full–size versions of his…
For Love or Money (1995)
- Dir. Shirley Horrocks
- An interesting documentary about the 1990s New Zealand art scene, in particular the rise in number of those collecting art, whether for pleasure or…
Gaea Girls / Shinjuku Boys (1995-2000)
- Dir. Kim Longinotto, Jano Williams
- Two documentaries, one on the fascinating and hitherto unexplored world of Japanese women wrestlers (GAEA) and a second on Japanese transmen 'Onnabe'…
Gesualdo - Death for Five Voices (1995)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
- A sharp, sometimes unflattering profile of 16th century composer Don Carol Gesualdo, with dir. Herzog dividing his time between the artist's sexual…