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"
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
The Charles Bukowski Tapes (1985)
8.6/10
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Starring: Charles Bukowski
During the years filmmaker Barbet Schroeder spent making the 1987 film 'Barfly', his evenings were often spent in (frequently inebriated) discussions... Read more
National Geographic: Vietnam's Unseen War - Pictures from the Other Side (1985)
7.5/10
National Geographic journeys deep behind battle lines to experience a different side of the Vietnam War - the side seen only through the lenses of Nor... Read more
Partisans of Vilna (1985)
8.4/10
Director: Josh Waletzky
Starring: Narrated by, Roberta Wallach
An enormously riveting and inspirational tale of WWII and the Holocaust, "Partisans of Vilna" chronicles the amazing endeavors of the Jewish resistanc... Read more
Shoah - 1st Era, Part One (1985)
Director: Claude Lanzmann
Claude Lanzmann's landmark, monumental epic of the Holocaust. With an assemblage of witnesses, death camp survivors and Nazi functionaries whose combi... Read more
Shoah - 1st Era, Part Two (1985)
Director: Claude Lanzmann
Part Two of the First Era of Claude Lanzmann's landmark, monumental epic of the Holocaust. With an assemblage of witnesses, death camp survivors and N... Read more
Shoah - 2nd Era, Parts Three and Four (1985)
Director: Claude Lanzmann
The concluding parts of Claude Lanzmann's landmark, monumental epic of the Holocaust. With an assemblage of witnesses, death camp survivors and Nazi f... Read more
Chronos (1985)
7.8/10
Director: Ron Fricke
Ron Fricke, the cinematographer of 'Koyaanisqatsi', takes you on a dazzling journey through time to some of the world's most intriguing destinations,... Read more
Speed ( IMAX ) (1984)
7.2/10
Director: Greg MacGillivray
From the dawn of man to the distant future, see how the need to go faster has shaped our lives and motivated our progress in this dynamic visual and e... Read more
The Robert Epstein Collection: The Celluloid Closet / Common Threads / Paragraph 175 / The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
Director: Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein
A collection of four documentaries from queer filmmaker Robert Epstein. "The Celluloid Closet" (1995) - This entertaining and often hilarious look at... Read more