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"
Sunshine Superman (2014)
6.9/10
A heart-racing documentary portrait of Carl Boenish, the father of the BASE jumping movement, whose early passion for skydiving led him to ever more s... Read more
the Dalek Collection (2012)
Starring: Jennie Linden
DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS sees Dr. Who travel through space and time in the Tardis to find himself on Skaro, the birthplace of his arch-nemeses, the Dale... Read more
Marilyn's Man (2004)
7.1/10
Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Larry King, Jack Lemmon, Groucho Marx, Jane Russell
A riveting feature documentary about Marilyn Monroe's first husband and boyfriend. He was her svengali, her lover and her friend. She loved him more t... Read more
The Cave (2019)
7.5/10
Amidst air strikes and bombings, a group of female doctors in Ghouta, Syria struggle with systemic sexism while trying to care for the injured using l... Read more
Woman of the world (1963)
Starring: Belinda Lee, Peter Ustinov
From love in the streets of Paris to death on the African plain, the acclaimed MONDO CANE masters turn their unflinching eye on all the things never b... Read more
Love It Was Not (2020)
7.6/10
The tragic love story of Helena Citron, a young Jewish prisoner in Auschwitz, and Austrian SS officer Franz Wunsch. Read more
Harry & Snowman (2015)
7.6/10
The story of immigrant Harry DeLeyer and the plow horse he rescued from slaughter. Read more
Position Among The Stars (2010)
7.9/10
Position among the Stars, the final part of a trilogy, follows the award- winning documentaries Eye of the Day and Shape of the Moon (Joris Ivens Awar... Read more
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches (2016)
8.3/10
Starring: Rod Taylor, Maggie Smith, Angela Lansbury, Tippi Hedren, Baz Luhrmann, Bryan Bro...
The late Australian actor Rod Taylor, whose most recent role is in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, was a versatile and popular leading man,... Read more