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"
Nancy Wake: Gestapo's Most Wanted (2013)
7.7/10
Director: Mike Smith
Starring: Owen Black, Rachael Blampied
This is the incredible true story of Nancy Wake, the daring allied spy who became the Gestapo's most wanted woman in WWII. Codenamed The White Mouse... Read more
Nanook of the North (1922)
7.7/10
Director: Robert Flaherty
Standing the test of time, this groundbreaking silent film detailing the harsh existence of an Eskimo tribe living on the shores of Canada's Hudson Ba... Read more
Napoleon (Heroes and Villains) (2007)
8.2/10
Director: Nick Murphy
Starring: Rob Brydon, Richard McCabe, Alice Krige, Kenneth Cranham, Gina Bellman, Anthony...
The little known story of how Napoleon Bonaparte first emerged from obscurity and entered the national consciousness. A life and death struggle both o... Read more
Napoleon: In The Name Of Art (2021)
7.5/10
Starring: Jeremy Irons
Explores the complex relationship between Napoleon, culture and art. Read more
Naqoyqatsi (2002)
6.7/10
Director: Godfrey Reggio
"Life as War". The link between humanity and technology is explored in this cinematic tone poem from Godfrey Reggio, creator of "Koyaanisqatsi" and "P... Read more
NASA Unauthorized (2006)
This unauthorized documentary recounts NASA's history of space exploration through telescopic photography and interviews with scientists, covering suc... Read more
Nasa's Greatest Missions (2008)
A documentary miniseries about American human spaceflight, spanning from the Mercury and Gemini programs to the Apollo moon landings, the Space Shuttl... Read more
NASA's Unexplained Files (2014)
6.9/10
Countless mysterious objects have been caught by NASA's cameras. In this series, Discovery reveals NASA's top ten unexplained encounters using origina... Read more
National Gallery (2014)
7.3/10
Director: Frederick Wiseman
The National Gallery, the splendidly accessible repository of European art that overlooks Trafalgar Square, is the subject of Frederick Wiseman's late... Read more
National Geographic: 125th Anniversary Collection (2013)
7.5/10
Since 1888, National Geographic has been at the forefront of scientific and cultural exploration and in 2013, the National Geographic Society celebrat... Read more