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.
One of Alice's favourite sections, and due to the sheer size of this collection, we have split ioto a number of sub-sections. See side bars on left for more options. By scrolling below are you will be exposed to whole darn caboodle - all of Alice's documentaries.
Right: Werner Herzog directs "Burden of Dreams"
The Knowledge Of Healing (1996)
7.8/10
Director: Franz Reichie
Starring: H H Dalai Lama, Dr Tenzin Choedrak, Dr Chimit-Dorzhi, H H Tenzin Gyatso
The first full-length film dealing extensively with Tibetan medicine, one of the most highly developed, holistic approaches to health. With its own p... Read more
Lost Civilizations: Greece (1995)
7.8/10
Director: Anon
"A Moment of Excellence" - Journey Back to classical Greece....to the world's first democracy, led by the statesman Pericles into a golden age of art,... Read more
A Very British Gangster (2007)
6.3/10
Director: Donal MacIntyre
Starring: Dominic Noonan, Donal MacIntyre
World-renowned, award-winning BBC journalist Donal MacIntyre dives into Manchester's underworld, revealing Britain's most notorious and powerful crime... Read more
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2011)
7.5/10
Director: Lisa Immordino Vreeland
Starring: Diana Vreeland
A documentary charting the life and work of Diana Vreeland, the influential fashion editor, who, after 25 years at Harper's Bazaar magazine, transform... Read more
Baraka (1992)
8.6/10
Director: Ron Fricke
'Baraka' is an ancient Sufi word meaning a blessing, or the breath or essence of life, from which the evolutionary process unfolds. This gorgeous and... Read more
The Civil War (1990)
9.1/10
Director: Ken Burns
Starring: Narrated by, David McCullough
Director Ken Burns' ('Jazz', 'Frank Lloyd Wright') most acclaimed documentary series is a comprehensive chronicle of the American Civil War. Over elev... Read more
Bukowski: Born Into This (2003)
7.9/10
Director: John Dullaghan
Starring: Charles Bukowski, Bono, Harry Dean Stanton, Tom Waits, Linda Lee Bukowski, Tayl...
The first comprehensive documentary on the controversial poet, underground writer and cult icon. Director John Dullaghan spent seven years researchin... Read more
My Architect (2003)
7.4/10
Director: Nathaniel Kahn
Born in Estonia and raised in Philadelphia, Louis I. Kahn was one of the 20th century's most important architects, blending the massive geometrics of... Read more
Michael Palin: Full Circle (1997)
8.4/10
Director: Roger Mills
Starring: Michael Palin
Michael Palin and his intrepid BBC crew set off on their most ambitious journey yet. 55,000 miles around the Pacific Rim, taking in 18 countries, sta... Read more
Quantum Astrology (2005)
Taking astrology out of the fortune-telling realm and placing it firmly alongside quantum physics, Rick Levine shows with outstanding computer animati... Read more