Biography
This documentary sub-heading is one of the most popular forms of non-fiction film. The biography details the lives - usually the achievements and faults of - noted or notorious public figures. Also included, alongside other movie types, are profiles of everyday people and their human interest stories.
Kobi (2017)
8.4/10
Director: Andrea Bossshard, Shane Loader
This warm and humorous doco about Kobi Bosshard, widely regarded as the grandfather of contemporary New Zealand jewellery, explores his philosophy of... Read more
Kurosawa (2000)
7.3/10
Director: Adam Low
The man regarded by many as Japan's greatest filmmaker, Akira Kurosawa, is the focus of this retrospective documentary. Kurosawa's family and colleagu... Read more
Kurt and Courtney (1998)
Director: Nick Broomfield
Starring: Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love
Nick Broomfield's muckraking documentary profiles indie-rock stars Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love. Love objected to a one-sided, possibly slanderous po... Read more
Kusama: Infinity (2018)
7.1/10
Director: Heather Lenz
KUSAMA explores artist Yayoi Kusama's journey from a conservative upbringing in Japan to her brush with fame in America during the 1960s (where she ri... Read more
La Callas: Absolute (2007)
Starring: Maria Callas
September 2007 marked the 30th anniversary of Maria Callas's death. This documentary is the complete poignant story of the singer and the woman, with... Read more
Ladies And Gentlemen, Mr Leonard Cohen (1965)
7.4/10
Director: Don Owen, Donald Brittain
Starring: Leonard Cohen
This jazzy black and white film portrait catches the imaginative energies, lyrical and comical, of a young Leonard Cohen, the quicksilver poet, noveli... Read more
Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused (2009)
7.6/10
Director: Sonia Anderson
An unauthorised look at Led Zeppelin, from their humble beginnings to their status as rock gods. The volatile chemistry between singer Robert Plant, g... Read more
Lemmy (2010)
7.8/10
Director: Greg Olliver
Starring: Alice Cooper, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy , Dave Grohl
Explores the amazing life and career of heavy metal pioneer and cultural icon Lemmy Kilmister, the life force behind the enduring influential band Mot... Read more
LennoNYC (2010)
Director: Michael Epstein
Starring: Elton John, John Lennon, Yoko Ono
John Lennon's legend became intertwined with the mythology of New York City as soon as he and Yoko Ono moved to Manhattan in 1971. This special progra... Read more
Leonard Cohen: Under Review 1934 - 1977 (2006)
6.8/10
Starring: Leonard Cohen
The music and poetry of famed Canadian folk/rock performer Leonard Cohen is the focus of this outstanding documentary that provides a critical analysi... Read more