Subgenre Sampler
War: 956 Films to Buy & Rent
Troy (2004)
- Dir. Wolfgang Petersen
Feat. Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom…
- Homer's epic is cranked up to full fury in this Hollywood CGI–ed adaptation, depicting the seige of Troy by the vengeful Greek army and the…
Turtles Can Fly (Lakposhtha hâm parvaz mikonand) (2004)
- Dir. Bahman Ghobadi
Feat. Soran Ebrahim, Avaz Latif
- The first widely–released film to emerge from post–Hussein Iraq, this wrenching tale concerns a raucous gang of children who scratch out…
Uncovered: The Whole Truth about the Iraq War (2004)
- Dir. Robert Greenwald
- Born out of a personal "rage" against the Bush administration's justification for the pre–emptive war in Iraq, film–maker Robert…
Very Long Engagement, A (Long dimanche de fiançailles, Un) (2004)
- Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Feat. Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Clovis Cornillac…
- Another crowd–pleasing favourite from the dir. of AMELIE, which uses the Great War as setting for the fairytale search by Audrey Tatou for her…
WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (2004)
- Dir. Danny Schechter
- Media–commentator Schechter presents an angry analysis of the narrative of Western media complicity in the official 'line' on the US invasion…
As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me (2003)
- Dir. Hardy Martins
- Based on the novel by Josef Martin Bauer, this film recounts the harrowing true story of Clemens Forell, the German POW who escaped a Siberian labour…
Augustus (TV Mini-Series) (2003)
- Dir. Roger Young
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Charlotte Rampling
- Peter O'Toole takes on the role of Augustus Caesar in this refreshing series focusing on the time when Augustus stepped into his adopted father's…
Battlefield Britain (TV Series) (2003)
- Dir. Mary Cranitch
- Father–and–son team Peter and Dan Snow explore the history of Britain through a detailed investigation into 8 epoch–making battles…
Bon Voyage (2003)
- Dir. Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Feat. Isabelle Adjani, Gerard Depardieu, Virginie Ledoyen…
- A plushly–mounted, grander–than–life romantic farce from director of "Cyrano De Bergerac".
It's June 1940, when a group of…
Cold Mountain (2003)
- Dir. Anthony Minghella
Feat. Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger…
- Prestige historical epic set in the closing days of the American Civil War, with a wounded confederate soldier (Law) deserting the ranks to rejoin…