Subgenre Sampler
Arts & Artists: 427 Films to Buy & Rent
Lust and Revenge (1996)
- Dir. Paul Cox
Feat. Nicholas Hope, Claudia Karvan
- An unlikely creative partnership between the solemn, prolific Dutch–Aussie director Paul Cox (MAN OF FLOWERS, A WOMAN'S TALE) and John Clarke…
Transformers (1996)
- Dir. Shirley Horrocks
- A short documentary about a mid–1990s international art exhibition which showcased works that 'transform' in various ways (create music, grow,…
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…
Lumiere and Company (1995)
- Dir. Various
- Fitting homage to those pioneers of filmmaking, the Lumiere Brothers, made on Cinema’s Centennial celebrations in 1995. Forty directors were asked…
Paris Was a Woman (1995)
- Dir. Greta Schiller
- Capturing a distinct ambience of early 20th century Paris, this feminist–orientated look at American–Parisians such as Gertrude Stein,…
Total Eclipse (1995)
- Dir. Agnieszka Holland
Feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, David Thewlis
- Voraciously dueling bohemians of late 19th century Paris, Leonardo Di Caprio and David Thewlis impersonate Rimbaud and Verlaine – French poet…
Unconditional Love (The Art of Passion) (1995)
- Dir. Arthur Bjorn Egeli
Feat. Pablo Bryant, Isabelle Dahlin, David Ellsworth…
- Art and love conflict in this semi–autobiographical portrait of a young painter whose work and respect suffers after a whirlwind affair with a…
Unzipped (1995)
- Dir. Douglas Keeve
- A giddy slice of non–fiction, the camera gets intimate with the colourful world of fashion king Isaac Mizrahi, whose charm and humour survives…
Crumb (1994)
- Dir. Terry Zwigoff
- Remarkable portrait of controversial cartoonist and non–conformist Robert Crumb. Documented over six years, his friend Terry Zwigoff manages to…