Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3037 Films to Buy & Rent
Architecture of Doom (1991)
- Dir. Peter Cohen
- Uniquely, this study of the Nazi era concentrates on the vast creations of Adolf Hitler’s Masterplan – choreographed rallies, architecture,…
Brief History of Time (1991)
- Dir. Errol Morris
- A fitting tribute to the life and work of Stephen Hawking, who has continued his breakthrough studies in the physical sciences despite suffering from…
Cage/Cunningham (1991)
- Dir. Elliot Caplan
- A document of the extraordinary 50–year collaboration between avant–garde composer John Cage and choreographer Merce Cunningham, who…
Commissioner of Sewers (1991)
- Dir. Klaus Maeck
- Dir. Maeck brings a European perspective to bear on the cult American writer, William S. Burroughs (NAKED LUNCH). A familiar blend of archival…
Good Woman of Bangkok (1991)
- Dir. Dennis O'Rourke
- A typical sex–worker reveals her experiences to illuminate the harsh reality and profound sadness at the base of Thailand's prolific sex…
In the Shadow of the Stars (1991)
- This winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary film 1991 depicts the lives of various members of the chorus in the San Francisco Opera.
Jacquot De Nantes (1991)
- Dir. Agnes Varda
Feat. Philippe Maron, Edouard Joubeaud, Laurent Monnier
- Beautifully–crafted, affectionate tribute to the director's late husband, the film–maker Jacques Demy (UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG, LOLA).…
Jerry Springer Uncut (Jerry Springer Uncensored) (1991)
- An appalling compilation of salacious and outrageous moments from the legendarily vulgar tabloid talk–show hosted by Jerry Springer, sometimes…
Leader, the Driver and the Driver's Wife, The (1991)
- Dir. Nick Broomfield
- Both scary and hilarious, this look at the Afrikaner Resistance Movement and its leader Eugene Terreblanche, sees Nick Broomfield honing his…
Making Sense of the Sixties (1991)
- Fulsome documentary overview of the turbulent sixties, specifically in context with America, where John F. Kennedy, civil rights, the Vietnam War,…