Louis Theroux's BBC Two specials
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United Kingdom
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Louis Theroux explores American subcultures in these feature-length documentaries. He looks at sex workers in a Nevada brothel and critiques the world of plastic surgery, among other topics.
observationalthoughtfulserioussympatheticcriticalinvestigativeprobingquietly intense
What happens
In these first special programmes (2003), Louis Theroux returned to American themes, working at feature-length, this time with a more serious tone than in his earlier Weird Weekends work. For example, Louis and the Brothel takes a sympathetic look at the sex workers working at a legal brothel in Nevada whereas Under the Knife takes a more critical look at the world of plastic surgery. Other programmes cover a wide variety of topics including law and disorder and Nazis. In March 2006, Theroux signed a deal with the BBC to produce ten films over the course of three years. In February 2009, a new contract came into force which guaranteed him another ten hour-long documentaries with the BBC. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
Twilight of the Porn Stars (2012)
Louis Theroux: Altered States (2018)
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998)
Louis and the Brothel (2003)
When Louis Met... (2000)
Louis Theroux Interviews (2022)
My Scientology Movie (2015)
Living with Louis (2002)- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.