THEME EXPLORATION

biographical documentary

28 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Margaret Mead: A Portrait By a Friend
Margaret Mead: A Portrait By a Friend
1978 · Jean Rouch
Film Lesson
Film Lesson
1991 · Werner Herzog
Underwater Impressions
Underwater Impressions
2002 · Leni Riefenstahl
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · Peter Greenaway
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
2000 · Nicolas Roeg
Action et Réaction
Action et Réaction
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Don Valley
Don Valley
1972 · David Cronenberg
Year of the Devil
Year of the Devil
2002 · Petr Zelenka
Man No Run
Man No Run
1989 · Claire Denis
Oh, Canada
Oh, Canada
2024 · Paul Schrader
12 Photographers
12 Photographers
1955 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Akt
Akt
1961 · Jerzy Skolimowski
50) Vittorio De Sica Memorial Award for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami from Vittorio De Sica Foundation, Italy
50) Vittorio De Sica Memorial Award for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami from Vittorio De Sica Foundation, Italy
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
1970 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
A Time and a Place
A Time and a Place
1977 · Gillian Armstrong
Bride of the Wind
Bride of the Wind
2001 · Bruce Beresford
Brussels Loops
Brussels Loops
1958 · Shirley Clarke
Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
2014 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Death Day
Death Day
1934 · Sergei Eisenstein
Di Cavalcanti
Di Cavalcanti
1977 · Glauber Rocha
Every Day Except Christmas
Every Day Except Christmas
1957 · Lindsay Anderson
General Assembly
General Assembly
1960 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Giorni di gloria
Giorni di gloria
1945 · Luchino Visconti
Lords of Little Egypt: Mai Zetterling Among the Gypsies
Lords of Little Egypt: Mai Zetterling Among the Gypsies
1961 · Mai Zetterling
My Dad Is 100 Years Old
My Dad Is 100 Years Old
2005 · Guy Maddin
Oraon
Oraon
1957 · Ritwik Ghatak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries obsessively explore the psychology and eccentricity of real individuals, blending subjective filmmaking with deep biographical investigation.

 Michael Morris United States

He pioneered the interview-based biographical documentary with innovative techniques like the Interrotron, creating intimate psychological portraits of complex characters.