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"
Paris - An Insider's Guide (2007)
Starring: Sandrine Voillet
Join Sandrine Voillet as she takes you on a journey, experiencing life in the real Paris; a ground view of the city that's seldom seen by tourists. Fr... Read more
Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World (2008)
Director: Paul Cowan
For six fateful months in 1919, Paris was the centre of the world. The last shots had been fired in the most devastating war in history - and world le... Read more
Paris Is Burning (1990)
8.1/10
Director: Jennie Livingston
Starring: Dorian Corey, Pepper Labeija, Venus Xtravaganza
Equally outrageous, funny and touching, Jennie Livingston's acclaimed documentary looks at a very vocal segment of the gay community: the drag 'houses... Read more
Paris Revealed (2013)
"Paris Revealed" embarks us on a journey to the heart of the most emblematic monuments of the City of Lights. Over the course of three episodes, meet... Read more
Particle Fever (2013)
7.4/10
Director: Mark A Levinson
The Large Hadron Collider is a gigantic experimental apparatus, conceived in an attempt to discover the fundamental particles that make up the univers... 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
Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2007)
7.2/10
Director: Steven Sebring
Starring: Patti Smith, Philip Glass, Sam Shepard, Tom Verlaine, Jay Dee Daugherty, etc ...
Eleven years in the making, and shot mostly in 16mm black and white, director Steven Sebring began following rock poet Patti Smith as her career took... Read more
Pavarotti (2019)
7.6/10
Director: Ron Howard
Featuring never-before-seen footage, concert performances and intimate interviews, filmmaker Ron Howard examines the life and career of famed opera te... Read more
Peace One Day (2004)
7.9/10
Director: Jeremy Gilley
Produced for the BBC, this film tells of director Jeremy Gilley's attempts to have the United Nations sanction a global day of peace where all countri... Read more
Peak Oil - Imposed by Nature (2005)
In the film Dr.Colin Campbell takes us to Stavanger in Norway where he worked the last 10 years of his professional career. He explains the aspects of... Read more