Subgenre Sampler
Arts & Artists: 427 Films to Buy & Rent
Guinevere (2001)
- Dir. Audrey Wells
Feat. Sarah Polley, Stephen Rea
- Sarah Polley (GO) headlines in this Sundance–winning indie, as a directionless Harvard graduate who falls under the spell of…
Hotere (2001)
- Dir. Merata Mita
- Noted documentary on New Zealand's reclusive artist Ralph Hotere, constructed in non–linear, impressionistic style. Seven years in the making,…
Impressionists, The (2001)
- Dir. Bruce Alfred
- A two–part examination of the French Impressionist movement, in which painters like Monet, Degas and Renoir captured visual reality in a…
Iris (2001)
- Dir. Richard Eyre
Feat. Kate Winslet, Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent
- Moving biopic of British novelist Iris Murdoch and her journey from literary genius to the mental wilderness of Alzheimers, that unquestionably rests…
Life With Judy Garland: Me And My Shadows (2001)
- Dir. Robert Allan Ackerman
Feat. Judy Davis, Victor Garber, Hugh Laurie…
- The amazing, slightly tragic life of Hollywood star Judy Garland is retold with Judy Davis (eventually) in the title role, in a compelling telemovie…
Pandaemonium (2001)
- Dir. Julien Temple
Feat. Samantha Morton, Linus Roache, John Hannah…
- The intense friendship between romantic poets Wordsworth (John Hannah) and Coleridge (Linus Roache) is the subject of this 18th century psychedelic…
Pinero (2001)
- Dir. Leon Ichaso
Feat. Benjamin Bratt, Rita Moreno, Giancarlo Esposito…
- Biopic of the controversial Puerto Rican poet Miguel Pinero, whose play 'Short Eyes' and NYC junkie lifestyle propelled him to brief fame, before he…
Caveman's Valentine, The (2000)
- Dir. Kasi Lemmons
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Ann Magnuson
- Dir. Lemmons follows up EVE’s BAYOU with an ambitious portrayal of classical–composer–turned–paranoid–schizophrenic Samuel…
Dirty Pictures (2000)
- Dir. Frank Pierson
Feat. James Woods, Craig T. Nelson
- Based on the true–story of how the Chicago Arts Centre was prosecuted in 1990 for obscenity over an exhibition of Robert Mapplethorpe's…
Farewell - Brecht's Last Summer, The (2000)
- Dir. Jan Schutte
Feat. Josef Bierbichler, Monika Bliebtreu, Elfriede Irrall
- Prior knowledge of the life of playwright Bertolt Brecht (played by Josef Bierbichler) will enhance this accomplished chamber–drama, set at an…