Documentaries
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In the year of homage to Henri Cartier-Bresson, it is good to be reminded of other great observers in the art of photography, such…
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With usual modesty, the organisers of Cinéma du Réel celebrated its 25th edition this year: filled cinemas at the Centre Pompidou for a high-quality…
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A stirring documentary that salutes the formidable role black liberation music played in the long and arduous struggle against apartheid in South Africa.
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Balseros (Spanish: Rafters) is a 2002 Catalan documentary co-directed by Carles Bosch and Josep Maria Domènech about Cubans leaving during the Período Especial.
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"Frescoes" is like an ideal film should be: a strong visual experience expressed in beautifully crafted pictures and using many facets of the film…
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“Imagine a bird in a cage. He has forgotten to fly. When he leaves the cage to learn, he either rebels or becomes a…
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Jana Sevciková’s film Old Believers starts and ends with a shot taken from a boat moving steadily down the Danube. It’s tough to know…
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”How nostalgic!” exclaims a woman over the opening shot of a rising sun and the melancholy sound of an accordion in "Rice Girls". These…
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Kevin McMahon is still well-remembered in Canada for his film The Falls (1991), a goofy examination of Niagara Falls that departed from the sometimes…