Documentaries
Documentary Films, strictly speaking, are non-fictional, "slice of life" factual works of art, sometimes known as cinema verite. As films became more narrative-based, documentaries branched out and took many forms, some of which have been termed propagandistic or non-objective.
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Right: Werner Herzog directs "Burden of Dreams"
Picasso - Magic, Sex and Death (2002)
Director: Waldemar Januszczak
Starring: Pablo Picasso, John Richardson
The definitive film biography of the 20th century's greatest artist, Pablo Picasso. Programme One: Magic (1881-1914). John Richardson, Picasso's frien... Read more
The Salt of the Earth (2014)
8.4/10
Director: Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Starring: Sebastiao Salgado
The epic still photographs of Brazilian artist and environmentalist Sebastião Salgado fill the giant screen in this spectacular new documentary about... Read more
Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth (1988)
8.8/10
Starring: Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers
Renowned teacher and storyteller Joseph Campbell joins Bill Moyers in this acclaimed series exploring the meaning myths have in our daily lives. Each... Read more
That Sugar Film (2014)
7.4/10
Director: Damon Gameau
Starring: Damon Gameau, Brenton Thwaites, Isabel Lucas, Jessica Marais, Stephen Fry
"That Sugar Film" is one man's journey to discover the bitter truth about sugar. Damon Gameau embarks on a unique experiment to document the effects o... Read more
Triumph of the Will (1934)
7.5/10
Director: Leni Riefenstahl
Starring: Adolf Hitler
Leni Riefenstahl's breathtaking film record of the 1934 Nazi Nuremberg Rally is universally regarded as one of the most outstanding documentaries ever... Read more
Frank Lloyd Wright (1997)
7.8/10
Director: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick
Starring: Frank Lloyd Wright
An absorbing study of U.S. architect Frank Lloyd Wright's tumultuous life and career. Using all manner of original photographs, plans, home movies of... Read more
Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back (1967)
8/10
Director: D A Pennebaker
Starring: Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Donovan, Alan Price
One of the best portraits of an artist ever put on film, 'Don't Look Back' is about Bob Dylan and the Sixties. Director Pennebaker, known for 'Montere... Read more
Waltz with Bashir (2008)
8/10
Director: Ari Folman
Israeli filmmaker Ari Folman employs a unique animated style in this innovative documentary that recalls his military service in the early 1980s. When... Read more
Antonio Gaudi (1984)
7.4/10
Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara
'Antonio Gaudi' is a spellbinding visual journey through the enchanted world of the great Spanish architect whose work influenced Picasso, Miro and Da... Read more
The Act of Killing (2012)
8.2/10
Director: Joshua Oppenheimer
This chilling and inventive documentary tells the stories of members of the Indonesian death squads who tortured and killed over 500,000 people throug... Read more