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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"

Dali (1986)

Director: Adam Low
Starring: Salvador Dali

His influence on painting, sculpture, writing and cinema cannot be overstated. Here the life and works of Salvador Dali are featured in a documentary... Read more

What Happened to Kerouac? (1986)

7.1/10
Director: Lewis MacAdams, Richard Lerner
Starring: Steve Allen, William Burroughs, Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg

A lively and revealing investigation into the personal history and creative process of Jack Kerouac - father of the Beat Generation, author of 'On the... Read more

Sherman's March (1986)

7.5/10
Director: Ross McElwee

Consistently named on ten best lists - 'uproarious ... it'll put you in a placed delirium and leave you with a happy daze'. (San Francisco Examiner);... Read more

Journeys Across Latitude 45 Degrees South (1985)

Starring: Peter Hayden

Across Central Otago runs Latitude 45 degrees South - the midway point between the South Pole and the Equator. Twenty five years ago TVNZ presenter Pe... Read more

Broken Rainbow (1985)

6.9/10
Director: Maria Florio, Victoria Mudd

Martin Sheen narrates this Academy Award-winning documentary chronicling the resistance of the American Navajo population to efforts made by industry... Read more

The Day the Universe Changed (1985)

9.1/10
Starring: James Burke

Presented by veteran BBC historian and science reporter James Burke, this series explores influences of discoveries and shared knowledge and perceptio... Read more

Arthur C Clarke's World of Strange Powers (1985)

Starring: Arthur C Clarke

The world's best-selling science fiction writer, Arthur C. Clarke, challenges credulity and imagination as he examines our most mysterious supernatura... Read more

That's Dancing! (1985)

7/10
Director: Jack Haley Jr
Starring: Gene Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Ray Bolger, Sammy Davis Jr

Gene Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Sammy Davis, Jr., Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Ray Bolger take you on a tour of Hollywood musicals. Famous dance scenes from "4... Read more

Vietnam War (1985)

9.2/10
Starring: Walter Cronkite

For decades the war in Vietnam was the central drama on the stage of Southeast Asia. It was an intensely publicized war, the first television war that... Read more

In Search of the Trojan War (1985)

8.8/10
Starring: Presented By, Michael Wood

The tales of Troy and its heroes, Achilles and Hector, Paris and the famed beauty Helen, have enthralled generation upon generation. But did these leg... Read more