Germaine Greer

Acting

Germaine Greer

Born 1939-01-29 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Germaine Greer is an Australian writer and public intellectual, regarded as one of the major voices of the second-wave feminist movement in the latter half of the 20th century.

Acting credits

Sunshine City poster
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SUNSHINE CITY is Albie Thom’s sprawling, protoplasmic experimental portrait of his hometown of Sydney. The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia call it “a structured diary film which investigates the process of living in Sydney, which uses a repeating light modulation to intensify experiences of light, heat, colour”.

Sunshine City

1973

The Dark Side of Porn: The Real Animal Farm poster
8.3

A look at the story behind the bestiality tape ANIMAL FARM. From its production in early 70's Denmark, to when it was smuggled to the UK and distributed in 1981.

The Dark Side of Porn: The Real Animal Farm

2006

Paula Rego poster
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Documentary about the artist Paula Rego. Includes interviews with Rego, Germaine Greer, Ruth Rosengarten, John McEwan, and Rudi Nassauer.

Paula Rego

1992

Naughty! poster
4.2

A look at sex and pornography through down the ages. From the liberal ancient Greeks, to the hypocritical Victorians, and on to modern times.

Naughty!

1971

The Artist Was a Woman poster
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The history of Western art has few examples of great women artists. This documentary uncovers the works of some gifted women, while exploring why talent such as theirs was overlooked. We learn that women were denied admission to art school, or if admitted, not allowed to study the human figure. Also, male art historians did not take their work seriously, denying them the recognition they deserved. Rosa Bonheur, Mary Cassatt and Georgia O'Keeffe bear witness to the fact that talent knows no gender. Jane Alexander reads from letters and diaries and Germaine Greer provides wry social commentary.

The Artist Was a Woman

1988

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened poster
8.4

30 years after Fawlty Towers (1975) ended, Stephen Fry narrates a documentary about the making of this classic sitcom.

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

2009

ABBA: Against the Odds poster
7.1

This year marks the 50th anniversary of ABBA’s iconic Eurovision victory, a milestone that calls for a celebratory cinematic tribute fitting for the ultimate pop band. ‘ABBA: Against the Odds’ unveils the epic journey of ABBA’s rise to global fame. Starting with the moment they won Eurovision, it tells the story of how they overcame critical backlash, societal attitudes and marital break-up to deliver their ground-breaking music and prove themselves as a live act.

ABBA: Against the Odds

2024

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6.1

The Rabbit is the world's belling-selling vibrator. In the past year alone, millions have been sold all over the globe. Now experts are warning the Rabbit is becoming the new addiction; women who start using often find they simply cannot stop. RABBIT FEVER is the first film to follow the trials and tribulations of a group of Rabbit Addicts as they attempt to kick their Rabbit habit.

Rabbit Fever

2006

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Short film is based on the ballet 'Les Fausses Sceptiques' by the French film scenarist and surrealist poet Jacques Prevert

It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain

1963

Universal Soldier poster
6.7

A life-long mercenary commander and weapons expert is commissioned to train an army for an exiled African leader. But as his conscience finally catches up to him, he is seen as a threat to the powers behind the operation.

Universal Soldier

1972

Town Bloody Hall poster
5.8

On the evening of April 30, 1971, a standing room only audience of local literati and feminists packed New York City’s Town Hall to watch Norman Mailer, who had just written “The Prisoner of Sex,” grapple with a panel of passionate feminists. The subject was Women’s Liberation, an issue on which Mailer seemed like the devil’s own advocate.

Town Bloody Hall

1979

Jimi Hendrix poster
7.7

Made shortly after his death, this documentary explores the brief life and remarkable legacy of guitarist Jimi Hendrix. After finding fame in the U.K., Hendrix brought his act back to the U.S., where his influential playing style left a blazing imprint on a whole generation of musicians. Employing interviews with family and contemporaries, such as Eric Clapton, as well as scorching live performances from Woodstock and Isle of Wight, the film paints an indelible portrait of a rock 'n' roll legend.

Jimi Hendrix

1973

Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive poster
8.0

Documentary charting the Derek and Clive phenomenon. The two foul-mouthed toilet attendants were the creations of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore and were responsible for some of the filthiest comedy to come out of Britain. Despite being banned from radio and television the duo achieved great success and a cult status, but the act broke up one of the greatest comedy partnerships of recent years. Featuring excerpts from the actual records and video footage of Cook and Moore.

Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive

2002

Being Bridget Jones poster
9.0

Marking 25 years since the creation of the Bridget Jones character for a column in The Independent newspaper, author Helen Fielding opens up her personal archive for the very first time to tell the story of how Bridget Jones’s Diary came to be. We meet Helen’s friends and family who inspired many of the characters and interview the stars of the hugely successful film adaptations, Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth.

Being Bridget Jones

2020

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8.0

A documentary about Paraskeva Clark, a Russian painter who trained in Paris and moved to Canada in the 1930s.

Portrait of an Artist as an Old Lady

1982

Behind the scenes: Last Tango in Paris poster
8.5

A behind the scenes look at Bernardo Bertolucci’s classic film about the dark side of the sexual revolution: Last Tango in Paris, starring Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider.

Behind the scenes: Last Tango in Paris

2004

Darling, Do You Love Me? poster
4.2

In a hugely entertaining parody of her media persona, a pre-'Female Eunuch' Germaine Greer stars as a terrifyingly amorous woman who alternately cajoles, pursues and assaults a mild little man with cries of "Darling, do you love me?" until he succumbs to her strangling hands.

Darling, Do You Love Me?

1968

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Jacques Peretti sets out to find out what happened to the game that obsessed him as a kid. In this documentary, he presents an eye-opening account of the sport's heady popularity in the 1970s and 1980s.

Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World

2006

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This landmark documentary explores the extent to which young people around the world are being failed by an education system created at the time of the Industrial Revolution. A provocative and relevant exploration of the most important issue of our time, We Are The People We've Been Waiting For confronts our expectations of what education systems ought to be achieving for our children.

We Are the People We've Been Waiting For

2009

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6.3

Karl Pilkington, best known for his podcasts with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant and his travel show An Idiot Abroad goes on a quest to find out if intelligence really makes you happier.

Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool

2007

Trouble in Molopolis poster
7.0

The debut feature from Philippe Mora, promising “Action! Songs! Laughter! … Romance!” and more.

Trouble in Molopolis

1969

Great Poets: In Their Own Words poster
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A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from some of Britain's greatest poets.

Great Poets: In Their Own Words

2014

Genderquake: The Debate poster
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A wide-ranging panel of guests discuss what gender means in 2018. Issues include 'Should it be easier to change gender?', and 'Does gender matter anyway?'.

Genderquake: The Debate

2018

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A profile of the Australian author and academic whose 1970 book "The Female Eunuch" became an international bestseller and an important part of the feminist movement. Featuring previously unseen archive footage.

Germaine Bloody Greer

2018