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Documentaries
John Grierson poetically defined documentaries as "The creative interpretation of actuality". Recent years have seen a surge of popularity in the form, but its true riches are to be found in the past - few areas of film have such a rich heritage, full of creativity, beauty and soul. Our documentaries library is organised by theme, each with an introduction and recommendations.
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Dreams of a Life
2011, Carol Morley, DVD
Carol Morley's moving documentary drama is based around the case of Joyce Vincent, who died in her bedsit above a shopping mall in North London in 2003. Her body wasn't discovered for three years, surrounded by Christmas presents she had been wrapping, and with the TV still on. Newspaper reports offered few details of her life - not even a photo...
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1992,
Ron Fricke, Blu-ray
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Baraka is an ancient Middle Eastern word meaning a blessing, or breath of life. A visually stunni...
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1961,
Pier Paolo Pasolini, DVD+Blu-ray
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The debut feature of Italian filmmaker, novelist, poet and provocateur Pier Paolo...
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1973,
Nicolas Roeg, DVD
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A vivid documentary of the second Glastonbury Festi...
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2008,
James Marsh, Blu-ray
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The true story of Frenchman, Philippe Petit, who gained fame for his audacious tightrope walk bet...
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2005-6,
Various (TV), DVD
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From South to North and East to West, the second BBC series Coast continues to look at the relati...
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2007,
Mike E. Kaplan, DVD
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This straight filming of Malcolm McDowell’s one-man stand-up tribute to his great friend and ment...
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1929/47,
John Grierson, Alan Harper, DVD
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The classic genre-defining documentary 'Drifters' tells the story of the North Se...
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1947, 1949,
Various (Documentary), DVD
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Two documentary features. A rare and believed lost film, 'Today and Every Day' pr...
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2007,
David Byrne, DVD
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All six episodes of the BBC4 series tracking the history of the most influential ...
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2011,
Wim Wenders, DVD
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Wim Wenders pays tribute to the work of brilliant avant-garde German choreographer Pina Bausch. W...
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1953,
Various (Documentary), DVD
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When Queen Elizabeth the Second was crowned on June 2nd, 1953, many of Britain's leading cinemati...
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1940-50,
Various , DVD
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A collection of films showing the effect of the blitz on London and its people, and the plans for...
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