In A Nutshell: Ridiculously early (1922!) silent-era study of the occult - its English title is most often given as Witchcraft Through The Ages - from pioneering Danish helmer Benjamin Christensen.
Why A Must-See? It's unbelievably atmospheric for such an early, monochrome, soundless reel of film. Several of the scenes were recreated as painstakingly accurate dramatisations, lending the film a deeply nightmarish quality - it really straddles the blurred line between reality and horror in its attempt to chart the murky, chequered history of heretics, demons and dabblers.
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geekstinkbic
Mar 3rd 2010, 11:12
what abouts Capturing the Friedmans, Grizzly Man, Spellbound, Paradise lost & Kasparov Vs The Machine?
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disappointed
Mar 3rd 2010, 12:20
Come on Total Film! Only 18? There are literally thousands of great documentaries out there, thousands! WHY CAN'T ALL THE DOCUMENTARIES EVER MADE BE ON THIS LIST! I'm disappointed.
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MarkPowell
Mar 3rd 2010, 13:48
@ disappointed - Haha, touché! @ geekstinkbic - All great shouts, but reckon Grizzly Man and Spellbound would've been seen by a lot of people already - there are a couple of 'bigger' titles on the list, but for the most part I wanted to nudge people toward some (hopefully) unseen stuff...
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trailerguy
Mar 3rd 2010, 14:39
Nice picks here TF, a few here for me to check out.
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Hadouken76
Mar 4th 2010, 22:48
what about DiG! the singer of jonestown massacre goin into career meltdown?
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minorityreport
Mar 5th 2010, 19:45
DiG! is amazing, but what about Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills?
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donnelly95
Mar 9th 2010, 20:38
zeitgeist???? where is zeitgeist?
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Bebhinn
Mar 20th 2010, 17:04
Really disappointed Dark Days isn't here. Its an amazing piece of work, but i guess it really went under the Radar...
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NinoGalluzzo
Jun 8th 2010, 8:08
What about Bennett Miller's "The Cruise" ???
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FBDJungle
Mar 18th 2012, 16:51
to see all the great cult documentaries and more check out http://www.documentaryjungle.com/
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FBDJungle
Mar 18th 2012, 16:51
to see all the great cult documentaries and more check out http://www.documentaryjungle.com/
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