Classic documentaries

[DaveCinzano]

The Bridge - A quite remarkable documentary about suicides and the Golden Gate Bridge. I came across it whilst looking for a film about Sc*ent*l*y which shared the same name.

http://www.thebridge-themovie.com/new/index.html

 

[rhod]

probably going to get the curtis stuff too as i did enjoy what i saw when i caught it on tv

There's an old copy of Curtis' first doc knocking around on usenet: "Inquiry: The Great British Housing Disaster" - all about the rush to build council tower blocks and the resultant dismal build quality.

Much more of a conventional doc than his later stuff - not too much obscure archive footage, but you can definitely see the Curtis style in its genesis. Worth a watch.

 

[Swan]

I can't remember the name, but John Pilger's documentary on Cambodia would certainly be a classic, IMHO.

Although it certainly isn't for those with a weak stomach. I saw it at the last Big Green Gathering and opted for a stiff whiskey immediately afterwards, and that doesn't happen often with me.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9159164859238659487

Year Zero

 

[MikeMcc]

I really enjoyed the various Jacques Cousteau documentaries when I was growing up.

 

[BlackArab]

14 Days in May

Soldier Girls (Broomfield)

7 Up (and all the others that are still ongoing)

The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off

 

[pk]

Yeah, Pilger's work is remarkable.

 

[purplex]

One survivor remembers

 

[SovietArmy]

Grass: a nation's battle for life 1925. Is poetic, follows Bahtirari tribe I watched on youtube.
Three songs about Lenin. film-maker Dziga Vertov
And of course "Man with movie camera" give high score.