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"
The Seven Ages of Elvis (2018)
Director: David Upshal
Starring: Elvis Presley
Elvis was the ultimate “rise and fall” megastar – he defined the pitfalls of modern super-celebrity. His childhood immersed in “trash white” poverty e... Read more
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (1999)
7/10
Travel back in time to the ancient world, learn the stories of the works of architecture regarded by the Greeks and Romans as the most extraordinary s... Read more
The Seventh Victim / Shadows in the Dark (1943)
Director: Mark Robson
Starring: Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell, Kim Hunter
A young woman comes to New York City to look for her missing sister and uncovers a deadly devil-worshipping cult in 'The Seventh Victim', starring Kim... Read more
The Shape of Things to Come (2008)
3.1/10
Director: Jeff Watson
Some new shapes are appearing in Australian skies... from the 560 tonne Airbus A 380 to the Global Hawk unmanned spyplane. Jeff Watson looks at the Su... Read more
The Showmen: Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill (1996)
The true story behind the fastest guns in the west! Crime wasn't the only way to turn profit from gunplay in the Old West, Buffalo Bill Cody and "Wild... Read more
The Shvitz (1993)
8.5/10
Director: Jonathan Berman
The vanishing culture of the American bathhouse is examined in this cheeky documentary. Featuring interviews with old-timers who recall the history of... Read more
The Song Keepers (2017)
8.6/10
Director: Naina Sen
Four generations of song women that make up The Central Australian Aboriginal Women's Choir, go on an historic tour of Germany, to take back the hymns... Read more
The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)
8.3/10
Director: Marcel Ophuls
Starring: Maurice Chevalier, Pierre Mendes-France
A staggering documentary detailing the Nazi occupation of France during World War II. Combining interviews and archival film footage, director Marcel... Read more
The Source (1999)
7.5/10
Director: Chuck Workman
Starring: Johnny Depp, Dennis Hopper, John Turturro
Acclaimed documentarian Chuck Workman chronicles the 50-year history of the Beat Generation and its lasting effects on American literature, music, art... Read more
The Spanish Earth (1937)
6.7/10
Director: Joris Ivens
In 1937 Joris Ivens directed THE SPANISH EARTH, a film designed to inform Americans about the Spanish Civil War and to raise funds for allies (the Loy... Read more