82.2% from 23 members
Nanook of the North
Considered to be one of the first documentaries, Flaherty's film looks into the life of Inuit, Nanook, as he and his family struggle to survive. However, much of what's on display was recreation for the camera, and Flaherty's team even taught Nanook et al primitive hunting techniques that they were no longer using. Great cinema, but don't believe it's unembelished!
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Nanook of the North
(1922)
Starring: n, N, a
Director: Robert J. Flaherty
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A story of life and love in the actual Arctic
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from 29 members
Terminus
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Terminus
on DVD
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Recorded in 1961, 'Terminus' captures a typical day at London's Waterloo station. The documentary is accompanied by a jazz soundtrack, featuring Ron Grainer's music and the songs of Julian Cooper.
67%
from 244 members
Man With A Movie Camera
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Man With A Movie Camera
on DVD
(1929)
Director: Dziga Vertov
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Not merely a cinematic portrait of a day in the life of a city, cinema pioneer Dziga Vertov's MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA is an experimental manifesto of vision. Controversial when it was created in 1929, the film still pulses with the unruly energy and innovation of Vertov's genius. Subverting and ..read more »
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from 1,970 member
Battleship Potemkin
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Battleship Potemkin
on DVD
(1925)
Starring: Alexander Antonov, Vladimir Barsky, Grigori Alexandrov
Director: Sergei Eisenstein
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Sergei Eisenstein's film of the famed Odessa revolt has been one of the landmarks of cinema since its release. Commissioned by the government to commemorate the failed uprising of 1905, it's without stars or even actors in the usual sense, exemplifying the collectivism it celebrates. The Battleship ..read more »
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from 3,211 members
The War Game
Peter Watkin's speculative film on the aftermath of a nuclear attack. Despite it's strong factual base, it was banned by the Government and BBC as 'propaganda' at a time when nuclear weapons were a major public controversy.
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The War Game
(1965)
Starring: Michael Aspel, Peter Graham
Director: Peter Watkins
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Commissioned by the BBC to dramatize the effects of a nuclear attack on Great Britain, this film of monumental devastation so shocked and stunned the heads of the agency that it was never shown in television.
Not currently released
72%
from 662 members
Culloden
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Culloden
(1964)
Starring: Peter Watkins
Director: Peter Watkins
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A dramatized reconstruction of one of the most brutal battles ever fought in Britain on the 16th April, 1746. Also includes Peter Watkins' amateur film 'The Forgotten Face' plus location footage of the making of 'Culloden'.
Not currently released
70%
from 229 members
Salesman
The Maysles brothers produce one of Direct Cinema's most famous pieces as they follow round a group of bible salesman. A piece of documentary history but not the most exciting of watches.
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Salesman
on DVD
(1969)
Starring: Jamie Baker, Paul Brennan, Melbourne I. Feltman
Director: Albert Maysles
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A landmark documentary, Salesman captures in vivid detail the bygone era of the door-to-door salesman. While laboring to sell a gold-embossed version of the Holy Word, Paul Brennan and his colleagues target the beleaguered masses -- then face the demand of quotas and the frustrations of life on the ..read more »
72%
from 318 members
Grey Gardens
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Grey Gardens
on DVD
(1976)
Starring: Norman Vincent Peale
Director: David Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Albert Maysles
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The unbelievable but true story of Mrs. Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edie, the aunt and first cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Mother and daughter live in a world of their own behind the towering privets that surround their decaying 28-room East Hampton mansion known as "Grey Gardens," ..read more »
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from 826 members
Bob Dylan - Don't Look Back
DA Pennebaker follows Bob Dylan round England in a fine example of 'Direct Cinema'.
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Bob Dylan - Don't Look Back
on DVD
(1965)
Starring: Bob Dylan
Director: D.A. Pennebaker
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Live footage shot during Dylan's 1965 concert tour of England. Songs include classics 'Subterranean Homesick Blues', 'Maggie's Farm', 'The Times They Are A'Changin'' and 'It's All Right Ma I'm Only Bleeding'. Programme also features performances from Joan Baez, Alan Price and Donovan.
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from 642 members
Gimme Shelter
One of the later Direct Cinema films looking at the Rolling Stone's concert at Altamont where the Hells Angels had been hired as security but ended up killing a fan...
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Gimme Shelter
on DVD
(1970)
Starring: The Rolling Stones, Marty Balin, Sonny Barger
Director: Albert Maysles, David Maysles
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A harrowing documentary of the Stones' 1969 tour, with much of the focus on the tragic concert at Altamont.
73%
from 458 members
Average rating for this collection:
82.2% from 23 members
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