Popular Documentary Movies - Page 436

The United States of America

1975

The United States of America

1975
7.6
A conceptual bicentennial film dealing with spatial and temporal relationships between two travelers, their car, and the geographic, political, and social changes from NY to Los Angeles.
16 Days of Glory

1985

16 Days of Glory

1985
7.2
The definitive photographic record of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, told "from the inside" through the lives of the participants, the words of David Perry, and the singing voice of Placido Domingo. From the opening to closing ceremonies, this unique style of storytelling shows a side of the Olympic Games not seen by television audiences.
Before My Eyes

1989

Before My Eyes

1989
6.1
A 'filmscape' on the Kashmir valley.
Wind Vane

1972

Wind Vane

1972
5.5
Two cameras mounted on tripods with wind vane attachments were positioned about 50 feet apart along an axis of 45 degrees to the direction of the wind. Both cameras were free to pan through 360 degrees in the horizontal plane. There are three continuous 100 foot takes for each screen. The movements of the two cameras, which were filming simultaneously, were controlled by the wind strength and direction.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

1990

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

1990
8.3
Documentary about the making of the 1939 MGM classic film The Wizard of Oz. Includes interviews of cast and crew members, their families and fans of the film.
Chuck Amuck: The Movie

1991

Chuck Amuck: The Movie

1991
6.2
Chuck Amuck: The Movie is a 1991 documentary film about Chuck Jones' career with Warner Bros., centered on his work with Looney Tunes; narrated by Dick Vosburgh.
Gently Down the Stream

1981

Gently Down the Stream

1981
5
GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM is constructed from fourteen dreams taken from eight years' worth of my journals. The text is scratched directly on to the film so that you hear your own voice as you read. The accompanying images of women, water, animals and saints were chosen for their indirect but potent correspondence to the text.
How Nice to See You Alive

1989

How Nice to See You Alive

1989
7.2
Four years after a military coup overthrew the Brazilian government in 1964, all civil rights were suspended and torture became a systematic practice. Using a mix of fiction and documentary this extraordinary film is a searing record of personal memory, political repression and the will to survive. Interviews with eight women who were political prisoners during the military dictatorship are framed by the fantasies and imaginings of an anonymous character, portrayed by actress Irene Ravache.
Black Roots

1970

Black Roots

1970
7.3
Black Roots is the fourth feature-length film produced and directed by American independent filmmaker Lionel Rogosin. The film gathers a number of African American folk and blues musicians in a room, where they share stories and songs about the black experience in America.
Sprout Wings and Fly

1983

Sprout Wings and Fly

1983
5.9
Set in the North Carolina Appalachians, Sprout Wings and Fly honors the fiddle playing of 82-year-old Tommy Jarrell of Toast, NC. Tommy was quirky, gregarious and generous, and this film shows him at his best, in fine fiddling form.
Songs for After a War

1976

Songs for After a War

1976
6.5
A particular reading of the hard years of famine, repression and censorship after the massacre of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), through popular culture: songs, newspapers and magazines, movies and newsreels.
89 mm from Europe

1993

89 mm from Europe

1993
7
This movie shows the simplest difference between Europe and former Soviet Union. It is the eponymous 89 mm - Russian train tracks are 89 mm wider than tracks in European countries. And because of this fact, it is not easy to go through the Soviet border by train in Brest as the passengers in the film do.
Flamenco at 5:15

1983

Flamenco at 5:15

1983
6.4
In this Oscar Winning documentary short film, students in their final year at the National Ballet School of Canada are seen learning the flamenco from Susana and Antonio Robledo, who come to the school every winter to conduct classes which are held after the day's regular schedule has ended.
Jaime

1974

Jaime

1974
7.3
Jaime, a poem of suffering and loneliness, describes the existence and pictorial work of a man isolated in a psychiatric hospital.
The Patriot Game

1979

The Patriot Game

1979
6.7
Recounts Ireland's history from British colonization to the territory's division in 1922, then from 1968 details a decade of events through images and eyewitness accounts of killings and such massacres as the infamous "Bloody Sunday" as the IRA argues their cause.
Color Adjustment

1992

Color Adjustment

1992
6.9
From Amos 'n' Andy to Nat King Cole, from Roots to The Cosby Show, black people have played many roles on primetime television. Brilliantly weaving clips from classic TV shows with commentary from TV producers, black actors and scholars, Marlon Riggs blends humor, insight, and thoughtful analysis to explore the evolution of black/white relations as reflected by America's favorite addiction.
Fortini/Cani

1977

Fortini/Cani

1977
5.3
The film is a sort of presentation of Franco Fortini's book 'I Cani del Sinai'. Fortini, an Italian Jew, reads excerpts from the book about his alienation from Judaism and from the social relations around him, the rise of Fascism in Italy, the anti-Arab attitude of European culture. The images, mostly a series of Italian landscape shots, provide a backdrop that highlights the meaning of the text. - Fabrizio Sabidussi
Blood Ties: The Life and Work of Sally Mann

1994

Blood Ties: The Life and Work of Sally Mann

1994
5.2
An intimate portrait of the photographer and the complex, enigmatic pictures she takes of her children.
Amsterdam Global Village

1996

Amsterdam Global Village

1996
6.6
"I am far away on a distant journey through my own city", filmmaker Johan van der Keuken says at the end of his four-hour portrait of Amsterdam. The city is presented as a place where people from all corners of the world live, who all exert their cultural influence on the life in the city. With a motor courier as his central figure, the filmmaker introduces the audience to birds of different feathers. We see diverse cultural expressions, like the house scene, the entry of St. Nicholas and a Ghanese mourning ritual. The binding factor in the film is the concept of 'travelling', in other words Amsterdam as a global village. The camera travels through the film in three ways: over land, over water (canals) and through the air.
A Hypnotic Television Experience

1994

A Hypnotic Television Experience

1994
5.4
A shortfilm directed for Canal + TV Show "L'Œil du Cyclone", Episode 74. "What interests me is the hypnotic trance in which one can plunge a viewer. When you make a film and it works, you're like a shaman, a hypnotist."

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