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"
Instant Expert: The Battle of Britain (2009)
Germany's devastating campaign to gain air superiority over the RAF and the British isle was the first such battle to be fought entirely in the air an... Read more
Instant Expert: The French Revolution (2004)
The History Channel's 'The French Revolution' details this pivotal period in European history, focusing on how the revolution shook the very foundatio... Read more
Instrument of War: Part One - Ladies From Hell (1997)
6.2/10
Director: Patrick King, Grahame Wickings
Starring: Narrated by, Charlton Heston, Tom Conti, Hannah Gordon
The fierce, kilted, bagpipe-wielding highlanders were nicknamed 'The Ladies From Hell' by their enemies. This award-winning documentary traces their... Read more
Instrument of War: Part Two - Call to the Blood (1997)
6.2/10
Director: Patrick King, Grahame Wickings
Starring: Narrated by, Charlton Heston, Tom Conti, Hannah Gordon
Part Two of the award-winning documentary picks up the haunting call of the bagpipe from World War 2 through the presidency of John F Kennedy to its u... Read more
Into Great Silence (2005)
7.4/10
Director: Philip Groning
In 1984 filmmaker Philip Groning wrote to the Order of Carthusian Monks asking for permission to make a documentary about them. Sixteen years later t... Read more
Into the Abyss / Death Row (2011)
Director: Werner Herzog
Two documentaries by acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog. "Into the Abyss" focuses on the powerful subject of capital punishment. It follows the moving... Read more
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000)
7.8/10
Director: Mark Jonathan Harris
Starring: Narrated by, Judi Dench
In the months before WW2, an extraordinary rescue operation aided the youngest victims of Nazi terror. Ten thousand Jewish and other children were tra... Read more
Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking (2010)
Starring: Stephen Hawking
Definitive, provocative and exquisitely beautiful, 'Into the Universe' with Stephen Hawking is a fascinating look at space from one of the finest brai... Read more
Intrepid Journeys: Volume 1 (2004)
6.9/10
Director: Various
Starring: Marcus Lush, Robyn Malcolm, Peta Mathias, Tim Shadbolt, Kerre Woodham
A collection of Intrepid Journeys from series one and two of the popular TV travel show. Features Marcus Lush in Egypt, Peta Mathias in Bolivia, Tim S... Read more
Intrepid Journeys: Volume 2 (2007)
6.9/10
Starring: Marcus Lush, Miriama Smith, Dave Dobbyn, Kim Hill, Andrew Fagan, etc ...
10 more intrepid travellers hit the road in TVNZ's revealing series. Marcus Lush heads off on the Trans-Siberian Railway; Miriama SMith finds herself... Read more