Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3037 Films to Buy & Rent
Sherman's March (1986)
- Dir. Ross McElwee
- A wonderfully oddball chronicle of the disastrous and wacky lovelife and times of the film–maker. Intending to make a historical doco, he veers…
Werner Herzog Documentaries and Shorts - Part 6 (Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun; Lessons of Darkness; Bells From the Deep; Portrait Werner Herzog) (1986-1993)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
- The complete short documentaries and fictional works of the legendary German director, over six discs.
Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun…
28 Up (1985)
- Dir. Michael Apted
- The fourth part of the extraordinary television documentary series that documents the attitudes, personalities and lives of 14 Britishers of…
All American High (All American High Revisited) (1985-2014)
- Dir. Keva Rosenfeld
- Excellent 'time–capsule' account of a year at an affluent American High School in Los Angeles, California in 1984.
The film's key character…
Broken Rainbow (1985)
- Dir. Victoria Mudd
- This 1985 Oscar–winning documentary, narrated by Martin Sheen, deals with the forced relocation of the Desi (Navajo) people from their…
Chronos (1985)
- Dir. Ron Fricke
- This earlier short film from the director of BARAKA is a montage of time–lapse and aerial photography thematically connected by the consequence…
Dario Argento's World of Horror (1985)
- Dir. Dario Argento
Feat. James Franciscus, Karl Malden, Jessica Harper…
- A compendium of scenes and images from the work of Italian horror maestro Dario Argento, including an indepth interview with the maestro.
Covering…
Day the Universe Changed, The (TV Series) (1985)
- Feat. James Burke
- Science historian James Burke's classic 10–part series for the BBC exploring key moments in Western History where new knowledge in science…
Filmmaker's Journey, A (1985)
- Dir. George Stevens Jr.
- Remarkable bio of the life and career of George Stevens, director of GIANT and SHANE, in context of the political events of the time. Directed by his…
God's Country (1985)
- Dir. Louis Malle
- This early excursion to the States sees Louis Malle observe the everyday workings of a prosperous farming community in Minnesota, returning six years…