Cinema & Film Documentaries

A collection that includes the Media Magica series, which deals with the history of the moving image before cinema, documentaries dealing with cinematographers (Visions of Light), directors, and styles of cinema (Defining the Moment), through to unclassifiable film reflections on the nature of cinema itself (Unrequited Love), this is film looking at itself as a subject.

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Christopher Kenneally, 2012

£11.99

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Side By Side

A documentary presented by Keanu Reeves, Side By Side explores the ongoing debate between traditi...

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Arnold Glassman, 1992

£9.99

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Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography

A documentary produced by the American Film Institute that is a celebration of o...

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Martin Scorsese, 1999

£7.99

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My Voyage to Italy

Martin Scorsese presents My Voyage to Italy, a heartfelt documentary in which he discusses the It...

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Martin Scorsese, 1995

£9.99

Scorsese: A Personal Journey Through American Movies

The Public Enemy to The Crowd, Broken Blossoms to U...

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Robert B. Weide, 2011

£12.99

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Woody Allen: A Documentary

A documentary about filmmaker, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen, made as ...

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Lev Kuleshov, 1918

£19.99

Engineer Prite's Project (Hyperkino Edition)

Lev Kuleshov’s directorial debut is a landmark work of Russian cinema, being the ...

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Mila Turajlic, 2010

£12.74

Cinema Komunisto

A fascinating documentary about state-run cinema and its collapse, Cinema Komunisto looks at how ...

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Craig McCall, 2010

£9.99

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Jack Cardiff was lauded by the Hollywood greats he photographed films for - John ...

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Terence Davies, 2008

£17.99

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Of Time and the City

For Of Time and the City, Terence Davies returned to his native Liverpool and to his filmmaking r...

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Viktor Turin, 1929

£17.99

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The Soviet Influence: From Turksib to Night Mail

In the early 1930s, a small number of Soviet propaganda films were shown in Brita...

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Robert Kuperberg, 1994

£15.99

Dance Crazy in Hollywood

A documentary profile of arguably Hollywood's greatest choreographer, Hermes Pan....

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Various (Compilation), 1970-87

£13.49

Mordant Music: MisinforMation

MisinforMation came about as a result of the BFI asking mysterious music makers M...

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Agnes Varda, 2008

£13.99

The Beaches of Agnes

Intimate and inventive autobiographical portrait of acclaimed experimental French director Agnes ...

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Rodney Ascher, 2012

£13.99

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Room 237

Documentary examining the numerous theories that have arisen over the years about the apparent hi...

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Emmanuel Laurent, 2010

£13.99

Two in the Wave

Two in the Wave is a story of a friendship and estrangement, charting the rise and fall of the fr...

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Gilles Penso, 2011

£12.99

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

Documentary which looks at the life, career and influence of Ray Harryhausen, a m...

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Agnes Varda, 2008

£22.99

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The Agnes Varda Collection: Volume 2

A second volume of classics from French director Agnes Varda. Features The Beache...

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Se Merry Doyle, 2010

£13.49

Dreaming the Quiet Man

A documentary exploring the legacy of John Ford's classic film 'The Quiet Man'. An array of Holly...

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