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"
Ultimate Battles: Waterloo (2006)
On June 18th, 1815, the fate of Europe rested in the hands of two distinguished generals. Bonaparte, the Emperor of France, had marshalled his forces... Read more
Un Chien Andalou / Land Without Bread ( Las Hurdes ) (1929)
Director: Luis Bunuel
Luis Bunuel's first film, the surrealistic masterpiece "Un Chien Andalou" ("An Andalusian Dog"), was based after an exchange of dreams with co-writer... Read more
Under the Spell of Horses (2009)
Starring: Silvio Rivier, (narrated by)
A beautifully shot four part series that explores the ancient relationship of horses and man. From Morocco, and the royal city of Meknes, to Argentina... Read more
Underground Britain (2014)
7.4/10
An alternative exploration of Britain through an underground world Rob Bell climbs, crawls, dives and burrows into the amazing world of Underg... Read more
Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst (2005)
6.9/10
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Florence Broadhurst lived an amazing life. Not content with reality, she invented and reinvented her past to be even more interesting. Before her brut... Read more
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2005)
8.3/10
Director: Ken Burns
Starring: Muhammad Ali, Adam Arkin, Philip Bosco, Keith David, Jack Johnson, Samuel L Jack...
Award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns employs his inimitable laid back style to explore the life of flambloyant heavyweight boxer, Jack Johnson. Born to... Read more
Union Square (2003)
6.6/10
Director: Stephen Szklarski
A chilling and powerful glimpse into the lives of the homeless heroin addicts who populate New York's Union Square. Seven 20-something-year-old indiv... Read more
Universe (1999)
8/10
Director: Alice Harper, Martin Gorst
Starring: Narrated by, Stephen Hawking, John Hurt
Breathtaking imagery and extraordinary graphics highlight this wonderful offering. Featuring interviews with leading cosmological astronomers and worl... Read more
Unknown White Male (2005)
6.6/10
Director: Rupert Murray
Starring: Doug Bruce
In July 2003, ex-pat Brit Douglas Bruce, woke up on a subway train in New York headed for Coney Island. He had no idea who he was, how he got there o... Read more
Unlikely Heroes (Simon Wiesenthal Collection) (2006)
7.7/10
Director: Richard Trank
Starring: Ben Kingsley
Narrated by Sir Ben Kingsley, 'Unlikely Heroes' tells the untold stories of Jewish resistance that took place throughout the Nazi Holocaust. In illust... Read more