Venice 2019 - Best Documentary About Cinema
by keithsim | created - 22 Aug 2019 | updated - 27 Aug 2019 | PublicVenice continues their tradition of premiering documentaries about classic films and classic filmmakers. This year is no exception. Other Venice sections: In Competition (https://www.imdb.com/list/ls048890799/) , Out of Competition - Fiction, Non-Fiction and Special Screenings (https://www.imdb.com/list/ls090367749/), Orizzonti (https://www.imdb.com/list/ls090336956/), Venice Classics (https://www.imdb.com/list/ls090367437/)
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1. Fellini Never-ending (2019)
80 min | Documentary
Eugenio Cappuccio was Fellini's formal assistant director on "Ginger and Fred" in 1985. Then he always followed "The Maestro" in several different projects. This film documentary is a ... See full summary »
Director: Eugenio Cappuccio | Stars: Christina Engelhardt, Gabriella Giorgelli, Andrea De Carlo, Francesca F. Fellini
Votes: 98
2. Boia, maschere, segreti: l'horror italiano degli anni sessanta (2019)
75 min | Documentary
The documentary consists of footage from 12 erotic documentary films from the Sixties. A dynamic style of editing, sometimes almost hypnotic is accompanied by contemporary music created ... See full synopsis »
Director: Steve Della Casa | Star: Dario Argento
Votes: 14
3. 800 Mal Einsam - ein Tag mit dem Filmemacher Edgar Reitz (2019)
84 min | Documentary, Biography
Eight Hundred Times Lonely is an eighty-four-minute non-commercial art house documentary film about famous 86-year-old German filmmaker Edgar Reitz. Anna Hepp, the young filmmaker of this ... See full summary »
Director: Anna Hepp | Stars: Edgar Reitz, Anna Hepp, Henry Arnold, Marita Breuer
Votes: 59
4. Piero Vivarelli, Life as a B-Movie (2019)
90 min | Documentary, Biography
The unbridled life and kaleidoscopic filmography of Piero Vivarelli, who made ltalian B-movies of all genres, wrote hit rock songs and penned the screenplay for Sergio Corbucci's Western '... See full summary »
Directors: Fabrizio Laurenti, Niccolò Vivarelli | Stars: Adriano Aragozzini, Pupi Avati, Lars Bloch, Beryl Cunningham
Votes: 99
5. Babenco: Tell Me When I Die (2019)
75 min | Documentary, Biography
"I have already lived my death and now all that is left is to make a film about it." So said the filmmaker Hector Babenco to Bárbara Paz when he realized he did not have much time left. She... See full summary »
Director: Bárbara Paz | Stars: Hector Babenco, Regina Braga, Willem Dafoe, Paulo José
Votes: 530
6. Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist (2019)
Not Rated | 104 min | Documentary
A lyrical and spiritual cinematic essay on The Exorcist, exploring the depths of William Friedkin's mind's eye, the nuances of his filmmaking process, and the mysteries of faith and fate that have shaped his life and filmography.
Director: Alexandre O. Philippe | Stars: William Friedkin, Hikaru Baba, Yuka Niwa, Adolf Hitler
Votes: 1,012
7. Fulci for fake (2019)
90 min | Documentary, Biography
The first biopic about Lucio Fulci. With never seen before footage, photos and interviews.
Director: Simone Scafidi | Stars: Nicola Nocella, Antonella Fulci, Camilla Fulci, Sandro Bitetto
Votes: 498
8. Andrey Tarkovsky. A Cinema Prayer (2019)
97 min | Documentary
The documentary recounts Tarkovsky's life and work, letting the director tell the story himself, as he shares with us his memories, his view of art and his reflections on the destiny of the artist and the meaning of human existence.
Director: Andrey A. Tarkovskiy | Star: Andrei Tarkovsky
Votes: 911
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