Documentary films are popular among thinking people who think about the future of the country and the planet, try to find out the background of historical events and are interested in information about the great people of the past and present. Non-fiction films are more difficult to perceive, since the director cannot always resort to special effects or embellishment of reality. According to the users of the popular site "KinoPoisk", the following pictures are considered the most interesting.
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One of the most popular, instructive and thought-provoking documentaries is Home. A Travel Story (Home, 2009). In the film, along with the beauty of the planet, the destructive effect that modern man has on it is shown. The action of the film is presented by footage shot from a bird's eye view on the territory of 53 countries. A voice-over against the backdrop of mesmerizing pictures talks about the threat of an environmental disaster. The film is intended for the general audience. So that as many people as possible can see the tape, it is distributed completely free of charge.
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Biographical film is considered an interesting direction of non-fiction cinema. A favorite of the audience is the representative of this genre - the film "Senna" (Senna, 2010), which tells about the life and career of the Brazilian professional racer Ayrton Senna. Once he received the nickname "magician" for his extraordinary skills and all kinds of victories. But besides career heights, he also managed to remain a real person.
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The creators of documentary films often want to convey a message to the audience with the help of their picture. The authors of the film "Earthlings" (2005) try to uncover the theme of human cruelty to other "earthlings" - animals. This film is about how, in pursuit of satisfying their base needs, a person turns into a selfish, heartless and cruel killer.
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The next place in the rating of viewers was taken by the educational film "Journey to the Edge of the Universe" (Journey to the Edge of the Universe, 2008). While watching, you can make a virtual trip from the surface of the Earth to the likely edge of the universe. The entire film is presented exclusively by computer graphics, obtained using special space devices.
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Another picture that allows us to reflect on the theme of human influence on nature is the documentary "Oceans" (Océans, 2009). The majestic and mesmerizing pictures of the underwater world sweep across the screen. The opposition between natural selection among animals and the actions of the most bloodthirsty predator on the planet - man is presented as one of the main themes.
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Also, a high place in the rating of viewers is occupied by the plotless silent documentary "Man with a Movie Camera" (1929), which, moreover, is recognized as one of the masterpieces of world cinema. The picture is a set of shots depicting ordinary city life: the shooting was carried out at cultural events, in medical institutions, in industrial enterprises, on the streets, etc.
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The sports documentary The Art of Flight (2011) shows both the beauty and the dangers of snowboarding. On the screens, masters of their craft perform unthinkable stunts and jumps, conquering snowy peaks.
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Another documentary, Samsara (Samsara, 2011), can make a long journey without getting up from the couch. The films show a variety of places on the planet - from catastrophe sites to sacred lands. The screen shows the real life of the planet Earth and its various inhabitants.
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Representative of military and historical subjects in the rating of the best documentaries - "Ordinary Fascism" (1965). The picture, which is difficult to view, is completely collected in German archives from scraps of frames left over from 1939-1945. One of the distinctive features of the film is that the voiceover belongs to the director of the film M. Romm and has a conversational character, which does not impose the author's point of view on the audience, but provides an opportunity to reflect.
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The comedy genre in this rating is the film "Eddie Murphy Raw" (1987). One of the founders of the stand-up comedy genre Eddie Murphy takes the stage and tells funny stories on a variety of topics, using a huge amount of profanity, which is typical of American humor.
