Documentary/Special Interest
Documentaries/Special Interest films I either want to see or have seen and can recommend.
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Triumph of the Will (Triumph des Willens) (, Unrated)
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The Endless Summer (1966, Unrated)
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Why Man Creates (1968, Unrated)
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Rocky Road to Dublin (1968, Unrated)
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La Soufrière - Warten auf eine unausweichliche Katastrophe (1977, Unrated)
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Pumping Iron (1977, PG)
Ahnold, back in the day. |
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Burden of Dreams (1982, Unrated)
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The Thin Blue Line (1988, Unrated)
Well done documentary that was responsible for overturning a prior conviction. |
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Crumb (1995, R)
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Maya Lin - A Strong Clear Vision (1995, Unrated)
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A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995, Unrated)
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Keep the River on Your Right - A Modern Cannibal Tale (2000, R)
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Dark Days (2000, Unrated)
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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001, Unrated)
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Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004, R)
A must see documentary that chronicles the lives of several Indian girls, and how their lives change, or don't change after they learn about the art of photography. Very engrossing. Highly recommended. |
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Grizzly Man (2005, R)
Terrific documentary. You will be intriqued by the story of Timothy Treadwell. Recommended. |
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Rize (2005, PG-13)
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The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2005, G)
fascinating documentary about a man and his parrots...highly recommended. |
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Murderball (2005, R)
interesting story about a sport i previously knew nothing about. recommended. |
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Wordplay (2006, PG)
aka: the passion of Will Shortz....fasicnating, even for non-puzzlers. |
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Killer of Sheep (2007, Unrated)
sounds interesting........ |
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In the Shadow of the Moon (2007, PG)
Fantastic documentary on the Apollo program. Favorite moment: Jim Lovell reading from Genesis as the Earth came into view while orbiting the moon. Highly recommended. |
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Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who (2007, Unrated)
I know I will enjoy this documentary of my all-time favorite band. |
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My Architect (2004, Unrated)
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King Corn (2007, Unrated)
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Fosse (2001, Unrated)
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Man on Wire (2008, PG-13)
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Gunner Palace (2005, PG-13)
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The Bridge (2006, R)
Truly a bridge of sorrows.............viewed on 10/5/09. |
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Touching the Void (2004, R)
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Who the $#%@ Is Jackson Pollock (2006, PG-13)
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Hoop Dreams (1994, PG-13)
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Why We Fight (2006, PG-13)
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Manda Bala (Send a Bullet) (2007, Unrated)
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Winged Migration (Le Peuple Migrateur) (2003, G)
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Brother's Keeper (1992, Unrated)
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Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1998, Unrated)
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9/11 (2002, Unrated)
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A Decade Under the Influence (2003, R)
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Taxi to the Dark Side (2007, R)
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Helvetica (2007, Unrated)
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The Devil Came on Horseback (2007, Unrated)
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This Film is Not Yet Rated (2006, NC-17)
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Manufactured Landscapes (2007, Unrated)
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Hiroshima - Why the Bomb Was Dropped (1996, Unrated)
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Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (2005, R)
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Rivers and Tides, (Fluß der Zeit) (2002, Unrated)
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One Day in September (1999, R)
Gripping crystallisation of the events surrounding the tragedy that was the '72 Munich Olympics. Strongly recommended. |
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The White Diamond (2003, Unrated)
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Forbidden Lie$ (Forbidden Lies) (2007, Unrated)
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Blokada (Blockade) (2006, Unrated)
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I Need Love (Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski) (, Unrated)
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Indie Sex: Censored (2007, Unrated)
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Capturing the Friedmans (2003, R)
recommended by 76Majikat. |
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Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing (2006, R)
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In Search of Mozart (2007, Unrated)
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No End in Sight (2007, Unrated)
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A Talk with Hitchcock (1994, Unrated)
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The Corporation (2004, Unrated)
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Tôkyô orimpikku (Tokyo Olympiad) (1965, Unrated)
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The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006, PG-13)
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The Gleaners and I (2000, Unrated)
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Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Völker (Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations) (1938, Unrated)
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Seven Up! (7 Up!) (1964, Unrated)
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7 Plus Seven (14 Up) (1964, Unrated)
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21 Up (Twenty One Up) (1977, Unrated)
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28 Up (1985, Unrated)
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35 Up (1991, Unrated)
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42 Up (1999, Unrated)
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49 Up (2006, Unrated)
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The Soul of a Man (2003, Unrated)
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Theremin - An Electronic Odyssey (1994, PG)
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Festival Express (2003, R)
recommended by NickCoalNoir. |
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Bonhoeffer (2003, Unrated)
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Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann (2007, Unrated)
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater (2008, Unrated)
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Into Great Silence (2007, Unrated)
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Le Mystère Picasso (The Mystery of Picasso) (2000, PG)
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It Might Get Loud (2009, PG)
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The Devil's Miner (2005, Unrated)
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