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  • #31
    L'erreur boréale (1999), a shocking and well-informed look at the state of the boreal forest in Quebec.




    Absolut Warhola (2001), a biting yet humane look at the Slovak village of Medzilaborce, home of Andy Warhol's family, where today lies a wholly decrepit museum surprisingly filled with Warhol's finest originals.

    In Soviet Russia, Fake borises YOU.

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    • #32
      Originally posted by Oncle Boris


      Most people seem to associate 'documentary' with National Geographic wildlife flicks or bland History Channel rehearsals.

      'Documentary' doesn't imply neutrality or objectivity. Documentary >>> Discovery Channel.
      Splicing/editing of quotes would be a no-no for a documentary in my books.
      "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
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      • #33
        Granted, there's dishonesty involved in that. Just look at 'documentary' in the general sense of non-fiction.
        In Soviet Russia, Fake borises YOU.

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        • #34
          Originally posted by Oncle Boris
          Most people seem to associate 'documentary' with National Geographic wildlife flicks or bland History Channel rehearsals.

          'Documentary' doesn't imply neutrality or objectivity. Documentary >>> Discovery Channel.
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          • #35
            Originally posted by Oncle Boris
            Granted, there's dishonesty involved in that. Just look at 'documentary' in the general sense of non-fiction.
            Wouldn't that imply that it should be non-fiction?
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            • #36
              In the 'general' sense, if you take non-scripted speeches and events, it's non-fiction, even if you edit it.

              When the editing becomes truly absurd or very visibly deformed, it becomes satire. Moore may be quoting out of context, but it's not like he built his scenes from scratch, falsified citations, or inserted abusive voice-overs.
              In Soviet Russia, Fake borises YOU.

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              • #37
                Originally posted by Oncle Boris
                Moore may be quoting out of context, but it's not like he built his scenes from scratch
                He didn't? That doesn't seem to be the case in Bowling for Columbine (I haven't seen any of his other films).
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                • #38
                  frankly, the best documentaries are israeli.

                  you simply never get the depth in any other place.

                  though i have seen some stunning bbc documentaries, and Louis Theroux.

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                  • #39
                    Originally posted by Sirotnikov
                    frankly, the best documentaries are israeli.

                    you simply never get the depth in any other place.
                    Pshaw.

                    You can't have seen the Ken Burns' series, 'The Civil War'.

                    Or for that matter, the epic 'World At War' series from Thames Television.

                    David Attenborough's 'Life On Earth', 'The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off', 'Cracked Actor', 'Gimme Shelter', et cetera, et cetera....
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                    Vive la liberte. Noor Inayat Khan, Dachau.

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                    • #40
                      Anything by Ken Burns, basically. The Civil War is especially good, but Molly already beat me to that one.

                      I am downloading his baseball documentary as we speak. Looking forward to that one.

                      Also there is a rather new 4 hour documentary about Auschwitz that has just been released on DVD here in Denmark. Thinking about buying it, but so far I have been to lazy to check up on it.

                      Asmodean
                      Im not sure what Baruk Khazad is , but if they speak Judeo-Dwarvish, that would be "blessed are the dwarves" - lord of the mark

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                      • #41
                        Originally posted by Asmodean
                        Anything by Ken Burns, basically. The Civil War is especially good, but Molly already beat me to that one.

                        I am downloading his baseball documentary as we speak. Looking forward to that one.

                        Also there is a rather new 4 hour documentary about Auschwitz that has just been released on DVD here in Denmark. Thinking about buying it, but so far I have been to lazy to check up on it.

                        Asmodean
                        If you ever get a chance to, watch Hitchcock's work on the death camps.

                        Hitchcock's final contribution to the war effort was a 1945 documentary on the concentration camps, provisionally entitled F3080. Credited as "treatment advisor", Hitchcock supervised the editing of newsreel materials. However, the project was shelved during production, for forty years existing only as 55 minutes of edited footage and a written commentary. In 1985, Trevor Howard recorded the commentary and the result was shown on American television as Memories of the Camps.
                        BFI Screenonline: Hitchcock at War
                        http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/444871/
                        The master of suspense turns his hand to wartime propaganda
                        Vive la liberte. Noor Inayat Khan, Dachau.

                        ...patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone. Edith Cavell, 1915

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                        • #42
                          This is the one I was talking about. Apparently it is 2 years old - and made for the BBC

                          Auschwitz: The Nazis And The Final Solution [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Laurence Rees: DVD & Blu-ray
                          http://www.amazon.co.uk/Auschwitz-Nazis-Final-Solution/dp/B0006FNXNA
                          Buy Auschwitz: The Nazis And The Final Solution [DVD] from Amazon's Movies Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.


                          Just released on DVD in my country.

                          Asmodeab
                          Im not sure what Baruk Khazad is , but if they speak Judeo-Dwarvish, that would be "blessed are the dwarves" - lord of the mark

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