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"
This 1977 spoof documentary caused uproar when first broadcast on UK Television. Taking its premise that there was a colony of scientists on Mars, vie... Read more
Cut from over 28 hours of interview footage between Sir David Frost and Richard Nixon, this was originally broadcast in May of 1977. Never before (or... Read more
Broad and ambitious in scope, this British documentary series chronicling the "story of popular music" was made at the suggestion of John Lennon. Film... Read more
Barbara Kopple's Academy Award-winning documentary unflinchingly details the gruelling 1973 coal miners' strike in small-town Kentucky. With unprecede... Read more
For over three-quarters of a century, Russian-born Marc Chagall set new standards for modern art with his colourful, heartfelt paintings, murals and s... Read more
Called 'the definitive documentary' produced and directed by Michael Apted. Beginning in 1963 a camera has followed a group of children from the age o... Read more
On his ship "Calypso," as well as in a submarine, Jacques Cousteau and his crew sail from South America and travel to Antarctica. They explore islands... Read more
An award-winning look at the world of professional bodybuilders, this insightful and entertaining documentary follows the preparations for and staging... Read more
This feature-length documentary captures the migratory lifestyle of nomadic peoples and remains gripping throughout. The Babadi clan of the same Bakht... Read more
One of the most incredible road-cycling documentaries ever made is this chronicle of the 1976 Paris-Roubaix race. Featuring insights into the top com... Read more