Subgenre Sampler
Music > Performing Arts: 103 Films to Buy & Rent
Remembering Jacqueline Du Pre (1994)
- Dir. Christopher Nupen
- Official doco on the renowned cellist suffers from a sanctimonious voice–over. Still, the best record of this talent with interviews and…
Art of Conducting - Volume 1, The (1993)
- Dir. Sue Knussen
- Sixteen of the 20th century’s greatest conductors are studied in this top–notch, award–winning series, including: Bernstein,…
Latcho Drom (1993)
- Dir. Tony Gatlif
- A moving testament to the plight of inter–continental gypsy culture and to the redemptive and communicative power of music, Tony Gatlif's…
Porgy and Bess (1993)
- Dir. Trevor Nunn
Feat. Willard White, Cynthia Haymon
- Acclaimed stage–director Nunn, brings the Gershwin brother’s greatest opera/musical to life. Recorded at Shepperton Studios in 1992.
Holst - The Planets (1992)
- Dir. Ken Russell
- Ken Russell plunders newsreel archives for his kaliedoscope of vivid imagery set to the classical work of Gustav Holst. While it works in its own…
On the Town (Stage version) (1992)
- Leonard Bernstein's classic Broadway musical, following the misadventures of three sailors is captured here in a recent stage version, accompanied by…
Pavarotti & the Italian Tenors (1992)
- Dir. Joshua Waletzky
- Luciano Pavarotti traces his musical influences back, through early appearances and interviews with his tutors, to reveal the rich heritage of…
Ute Lemper - Illusions (1992)
- Dir. Michael Houldey
Feat. Ute Lemper
- Live performances of songs from Ute Lemper's 1992 album.
Jose Carreras - A Life Story (1991)
- Feat. Jose Carreras
- Overshadowed by some of his larger than life peers, Spanish tenor Jose Carreras is here celebrated in his own right, surveying a life of perseverance…
Monster in a Box (1991)
- Dir. Nick Broomfield
- Spalding Gray recalls the adventures that befell him while trying to write his autobiography. Colourfully delivered monologue with Laurie Anderson…