there was a request recently for reccomnedations of good documentary
films....here are a few to try
baraka
koyaanisqatsi
powaaqqattsi
hotel terminus
thin blue line
thelonious monk: straight no chaser
hearts of darkness: a filmaker's apocalypse
the first three were filmed by cinematographer ron fricke (an absolute
genius...IMHO) baraka though was the only one he directed...it was shot on 72
mm film and like the other two involves no narrative dialogue...all are deeply
metaphorical of humankind's relationship of earth....all are visually
breathtaking.
hotel terminus was documentary filmmaker marcel ophulus' 3 hour plus epic
biography of nazi masocist klaus barbie...this film is in black and
white...(note...woody allen fans will remember ophulus from his film the sorrow
and the pity...which was a popular date film for allen's character in annie
hall...only in a woody allen film!)
the thin blue line is a fairly recent documentary which centers around the
murder of a texas lawman and the consequent investigation...including chilling
interviews and dramatizations the film proves very suspensful...a serious
indictment of american justice and law enforcement....directed by errol morris.
thelonious monk: straight, no chaser was produced by clint eastwood and
features footage of the late jazz pianist on tour and at home in new yrok
city...set to the backdrop of monk's work the film paints a thought provoking
picture of an esoteric...black and white/ color
hearts of darkness: a filmaker's apocalypse was based upon the extensive
journals and home videos made by elanor coppola during the extensive on
location shooting of her husband's film apocalypse now...the result is a candid
often disturbing portrait of the struggle to create...an alternative title
might have simply been murphy's law; a filmmaker's apocalypse...
hope these help
bryan mickle (stanley kowalski)
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