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"
Original Schtick (1999)
8/10
Meet Robert (Bob) Fischer - and then wish you never had. This exposé follows an American (con) artist on his forest fire tour of Melbourne. Bob, a col... Read more
Pharos of Chaos (Leuchtturm des Chaos) (Blu-ray) (1983)
7.2/10
Director: Wolf-Eckart Bühler
Starring: Sterling Hayden, Burkhard Driest, Hannes Wader, Hanns Zischler
Pharos of Chaos (a.k.a Leuchtturm des Chaos) is a 1983 documentary profile of the American actor Sterling Hayden (1916 – 1986). The film features d... Read more
Muhammad Ali (2021)
8.6/10
Director: Ken Burns
Starring: Muhammad Ali
An in-depth look at the life of boxer, Muhammad Ali, including his years as an activist and philanthropist. Read more
My Passion For Trees (2017)
8.1/10
Starring: Judi Dench
Judi Dench embarks on a mission to learn and understand more about the beautiful giants that surround us: the trees. Read more
My Old School (2022)
7.1/10
Starring: Alan Cumming
In 1993, 16-year-old Brandon Lee enrolled at Bearsden Academy, a secondary school in a well-to-do suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. What followed over the... Read more
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (2010)
7.7/10
Director: Werner Herzog
Starring: Werner Herzog
A documentary depicting the life and work of the trappers of Bakhtia, a village in the heart of the Siberian Taiga, where daily life has changed littl... Read more
No Direction Home - Bob Dylan (2005)
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Bob Dylan, Joan Baez
Martin Scorsese directs this moving tribute to an American legend. Utilizing never-before-seen footage, rare performances and interviews wih Dylan him... Read more
Iwo Jima - The Boys of H Company (2006)
On 19 February 1945, along with 60,000 other US Marines, the boys of H Company - many of them barely more than teenagers - stormed the beaches of the... Read more
Fireplace Lounge - The Movie! (2003)
Pull up a chair, put your feet up and relax to soothing sounds mixed with images of mesmerizing dancing flames. "The Fireplace Lounge" is the next bes... Read more
Palace of Dreams (2005)
6.8/10
Sydney's magnificent State Theatre is one of the few remaining examples in the world of the old style Picture Palace, and also one of the most beautif... Read more