documentary &mdash; settima https://write.underworld.fr/settima/tag:documentary @settima@zirk.us Wed, 27 May 2026 05:58:56 +0200 Grands soirs & petits matins [May Days] (William Klein, 1978) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-3j7b <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Grands soirs & petits matins [May Days] (William Klein, 1978)/div div class="month" May/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 24/div div class="occasion" 1968/div div class="img" Grands soirs & petits matins (1978)/div div class="caption" Sorbonne students discussing the political situation with an elderly Parisian man. DPs: William Klein & Bernard Lutic./div div class="txt" "Soyez réalistes, demandez l'impossible" ### – May 68 slogan /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #May #WilliamKlein #BernardLutic #documentary #photography #CinémaDirect #Situationisme #history #politics #Mai68 #Paris #France #1970s ★★★★½/div /section ]]>

Grands soirs & petits matins [May Days] (William Klein, 1978)

May

24

1968

Grands soirs & petits matins (1978)

Sorbonne students discussing the political situation with an elderly Parisian man. DPs: William Klein & Bernard Lutic.

“Soyez réalistes, demandez l'impossible”

– May 68 slogan

#FilmDuJour #May #WilliamKlein #BernardLutic #documentary #photography #CinémaDirect #Situationisme #history #politics #Mai68 #Paris #France #1970s ★★★★½

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-3j7b Sun, 24 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200 Bed Peace [John and Yoko: The Bed-In] (John Lennon + Yoko Ono, 1969) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-l2xb <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Bed Peace [John and Yoko: The Bed-In] (John Lennon + Yoko Ono, 1969)/div div class="month" May/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 05/div div class="occasion" 1969/div div class="img" Bed Peace (1969).png)/div div class="caption" Someone holds up a letter with John in the background who takes an amused drag from his cigarette. DP: Nicholas D. Knowland./div div class="txt" "on the fifth of May, Lisa[?] Minelli makes the bed." ### – John Lennon /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #May #JohnLennon #YokoOno #MurrayTheK #AlCapp #KyokoOnoCox #AllenGinsberg #DickGregory #AllenKlein #JonasMekas #TimothyLeary #TomSmothers #NicholasDKnowland #documentary #interview #art #peace #Montréal #UK #1960s/div /section ]]>

Bed Peace [John and Yoko: The Bed-In] (John Lennon + Yoko Ono, 1969)

May

05

1969

Bed Peace (1969)

Someone holds up a letter with John in the background who takes an amused drag from his cigarette. DP: Nicholas D. Knowland.

“on the fifth of May, Lisa[?] Minelli makes the bed.”

– John Lennon

#FilmDuJour #May #JohnLennon #YokoOno #MurrayTheK #AlCapp #KyokoOnoCox #AllenGinsberg #DickGregory #AllenKlein #JonasMekas #TimothyLeary #TomSmothers #NicholasDKnowland #documentary #interview #art #peace #Montréal #UK #1960s

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-l2xb Tue, 05 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200 Goya 3 de mayo [Goya, May 3rd] (Carlos Saura, 2021) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-74jy <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Goya 3 de mayo [Goya, May 3rd] (Carlos Saura, 2021)/div div class="month" May/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 3/div div class="occasion" 1808/div div class="img" Goya 3 de mayo (2021)/div div class="caption" Saura's reconstruction of Goya's anti-war painting El tres de mayo de 1808 en Madrid (1814). DP: Sergio De Uña./div div class="txt" /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #May #CarlosSaura #FranciscoGoya #ÁlvaroDePaz #AlfonsoGAguilar #SergioDeUña #art #FineArt #documentary #war #TVMovie #ShortFilm #Spain #2020s/div /section ]]>

Goya 3 de mayo [Goya, May 3rd] (Carlos Saura, 2021)

May

3

1808

Goya 3 de mayo (2021)

Saura's reconstruction of Goya's anti-war painting El tres de mayo de 1808 en Madrid (1814). DP: Sergio De Uña.

#FilmDuJour #May #CarlosSaura #FranciscoGoya #ÁlvaroDePaz #AlfonsoGAguilar #SergioDeUña #art #FineArt #documentary #war #TVMovie #ShortFilm #Spain #2020s

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-74jy Sun, 03 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200 Bom Povo Português [The Good People of Portugal] (Rui Simões, 1980) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-v4kg <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Bom Povo Português [The Good People of Portugal] (Rui Simões, 1980)/div div class="month" Apr/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 25/div div class="occasion" 1974/div div class="img" Bom Povo Português (1980)/div div class="caption" A young soldier triumphantly holds up his riffle. DPs: Manuel Barros, Mário Cabrita Gil, José Luís Carvalhosa, Gérard Collet, Acácio de Almeida, Russell Parker & José Reynès./div div class="txt" Takes places between April 25th, 1974 and November 25th, 1975, during the Revolução dos Cravos. /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #April #RuiSimões #JoséMárioBranco #JoséPedroCaiado #EduardoPaisMamede #LuísMartinsSaraiva #ManuelBarros #MárioCabritaGil #JoséLuísCarvalhosa #GérardCollet #AcácioDeAlmeida #RussellParker #JoséReynès #coup #revolution #politics #documentary #Portugal #1980s/div /section ]]>

Bom Povo Português [The Good People of Portugal] (Rui Simões, 1980)

Apr

25

1974

Bom Povo Português (1980)

A young soldier triumphantly holds up his riffle. DPs: Manuel Barros, Mário Cabrita Gil, José Luís Carvalhosa, Gérard Collet, Acácio de Almeida, Russell Parker & José Reynès.

Takes places between April 25th, 1974 and November 25th, 1975, during the Revolução dos Cravos.

#FilmDuJour #April #RuiSimões #JoséMárioBranco #JoséPedroCaiado #EduardoPaisMamede #LuísMartinsSaraiva #ManuelBarros #MárioCabritaGil #JoséLuísCarvalhosa #GérardCollet #AcácioDeAlmeida #RussellParker #JoséReynès #coup #revolution #politics #documentary #Portugal #1980s

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-v4kg Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200 L'eclisse del 17 aprile [An Eclipse of the Sun] (1912) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-b8rb <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" L'eclisse del 17 aprile [An Eclipse of the Sun] (1912)/div div class="month" Apr/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 17/div div class="occasion" 1912/div div class="img" L'eclisse del 17 aprile (1912)/div div class="caption" Scientists in impeccable suits observing the 1912 solar eclipse. The colour used for tinting this scene, a turquoise, indicates moonlight/dusk. Image source: Cineteca di Bologna (via)./div div class="txt" /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #April #science #astronomy #documentary #eclipse #ShortFilm #SilentFilm #Italy #1910s/div /section ]]>

L'eclisse del 17 aprile [An Eclipse of the Sun] (1912)

Apr

17

1912

L'eclisse del 17 aprile (1912)

Scientists in impeccable suits observing the 1912 solar eclipse. The colour used for tinting this scene, a turquoise, indicates moonlight/dusk. Image source: Cineteca di Bologna (via).

#FilmDuJour #April #science #astronomy #documentary #eclipse #ShortFilm #SilentFilm #Italy #1910s

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-b8rb Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200 Culloden (Peter Watkins, 1964) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-r1tq <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Culloden (Peter Watkins, 1964)/div div class="month" Apr/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 16/div div class="occasion" 1746/div div class="img" Culloden (1964)/div div class="caption" One of the clansman. The look in his eyes foreshadows the Vietnam War this films comments on. DP: Dick Bush./div div class="txt" "Sir Thomas Sheridan, Jacobite military secretary. Suffering advanced debility and loss of memory. Former military engagement, 56 years ago. Sir John MacDonald, Jacobite captain of cavalry. Aged, frequently intoxicated, described as 'a man of the most limited capacities.' John William O'Sullivan, Jacobite quartermaster general. Described as 'an Irishman whose vanity is superseded only by his lack of wisdom.' Prince Charles Edward Stuart, Jacobite commander in chief. Former military experience: 10 days at a siege at the age of 13." ### – narrator /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #April #PeterWatkins #JohnPrebble #DickBush #BookAdaptation #CinémaVérité #DocuDrama #documentary #war #TVMovie #drama #history #Culloden #UK #1960s ★★★★☆/div /section ]]>

Culloden (Peter Watkins, 1964)

Apr

16

1746

Culloden (1964)

One of the clansman. The look in his eyes foreshadows the Vietnam War this films comments on. DP: Dick Bush.

“Sir Thomas Sheridan, Jacobite military secretary. Suffering advanced debility and loss of memory. Former military engagement, 56 years ago. Sir John MacDonald, Jacobite captain of cavalry. Aged, frequently intoxicated, described as 'a man of the most limited capacities.' John William O'Sullivan, Jacobite quartermaster general. Described as 'an Irishman whose vanity is superseded only by his lack of wisdom.' Prince Charles Edward Stuart, Jacobite commander in chief. Former military experience: 10 days at a siege at the age of 13.”

– narrator

#FilmDuJour #April #PeterWatkins #JohnPrebble #DickBush #BookAdaptation #CinémaVérité #DocuDrama #documentary #war #TVMovie #drama #history #Culloden #UK #1960s ★★★★☆

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-r1tq Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200 Moment of Impact (Julia Loktev, 1998) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-mklq <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Moment of Impact (Julia Loktev, 1998)/div div class="month" Apr/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 1/div div class="occasion" 1989/div div class="img" Moment of Impact (1998)/div div class="caption" A person holds Leonid Loktev's head from behind, while someone else cups his left eye with one hand. DP: Julia Loktev./div div class="txt" /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #April #JuliaLoktev #LarisaLoktev #LeonidLoktev #documentary #disability #CarCrash #USA #1990s/div /section ]]>

Moment of Impact (Julia Loktev, 1998)

Apr

1

1989

Moment of Impact (1998)

A person holds Leonid Loktev's head from behind, while someone else cups his left eye with one hand. DP: Julia Loktev.

#FilmDuJour #April #JuliaLoktev #LarisaLoktev #LeonidLoktev #documentary #disability #CarCrash #USA #1990s

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-mklq Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200 Die große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner [The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver... https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-y8zj <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Die große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner [The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner] (Werner Herzog, 1974)/div div class="month" Mar/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 13/div div class="X" /div div class="img" Die große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner (1974)/div div class="caption" Walter Steiner, flying. DP: Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein./div div class="txt" "Ich sollte eigentlich ganz allein auf der Welt sein, ich, Steiner, und sonst kein anderes lebendes Wesen. Keine Sonne, keine Kultur, ich nackt auf einem hohen Fels, kein Sturm, kein Schnee, keine Straßen, keine Banken, kein Geld, keine Zeit und kein Atem. Ich würde dann jedenfalls keine Angst mehr haben." ### – Walter Steiner /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #March #WernerHerzog #WalterSteiner #WestGermany #PopolVuh #JörgSchmidtReitwein #Olympics #sports #documentary #biography #1970s ★★★★☆/div /section ]]>

Die große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner [The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner] (Werner Herzog, 1974)

Mar

13

Die große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner (1974)

Walter Steiner, flying. DP: Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein.

“Ich sollte eigentlich ganz allein auf der Welt sein, ich, Steiner, und sonst kein anderes lebendes Wesen. Keine Sonne, keine Kultur, ich nackt auf einem hohen Fels, kein Sturm, kein Schnee, keine Straßen, keine Banken, kein Geld, keine Zeit und kein Atem. Ich würde dann jedenfalls keine Angst mehr haben.”

– Walter Steiner

#FilmDuJour #March #WernerHerzog #WalterSteiner #WestGermany #PopolVuh #JörgSchmidtReitwein #Olympics #sports #documentary #biography #1970s ★★★★☆

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-y8zj Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100 Waiting for Fidel (Michael Rubbo, 1974) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-xrrj <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Waiting for Fidel (Michael Rubbo, 1974)/div div class="month" Mar/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 8/div div class="occasion" International Women's Day/div div class="img" Waiting for Fidel (1974)/div div class="caption" A group of six girls and two boys sing in celebration of International Women's Day. DP: Douglas Kiefer./div div class="txt" Time flies while waiting for Fidel, and before you know it, it's March 8. &nbsp; &nbsp; Film du Jour posts does not list holidays on their respective date, unless a film or scene happens to take place on one./div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #March #MichaelRubbo #FidelCastro #ErichHonecker #BernabeOrdez #JoeySmallwood #GeoffStirling #DouglasKiefer #InternationalWomensDay #politics #documentary #Canada #1970s ★★★½/div /section ]]>

Waiting for Fidel (Michael Rubbo, 1974)

Mar

8

International Women's Day

Waiting for Fidel (1974)

A group of six girls and two boys sing in celebration of International Women's Day. DP: Douglas Kiefer.

Time flies while waiting for Fidel, and before you know it, it's March 8.

 

 

Film du Jour posts does not list holidays on their respective date, unless a film or scene happens to take place on one.

#FilmDuJour #March #MichaelRubbo #FidelCastro #ErichHonecker #BernabeOrdez #JoeySmallwood #GeoffStirling #DouglasKiefer #InternationalWomensDay #politics #documentary #Canada #1970s ★★★½

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-xrrj Sun, 08 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100 Beaubourg, centre d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou [Beaubourg] (Roberto... https://write.underworld.fr/settima/beaubourg-centre-dart-et-de-culture-georges-pompidou-1977 <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Beaubourg, centre d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou [Beaubourg] (Roberto Rossellini, 1977)/div div class="month" Jan/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 31/div div class="occasion" 1977/div div class="img" Beaubourg, centre d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou (1977)/div div class="caption" Rossellini on site. DPs: Néstor Almendros, Jean Chiabaut & Emmanuel Machuel./div div class="txt" /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #January #RobertoRossellini #RichardRogers #SuRogers #RenzoPiano #GianfrancoFranchini #NéstorAlmendros #JeanChiabaut #EmmanuelMachuel #art #documentary #CentrePompidou #museums #architecture #France #Paris #1970s/div /section ]]>

Beaubourg, centre d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou [Beaubourg] (Roberto Rossellini, 1977)

Jan

31

1977

Beaubourg, centre d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou (1977)

Rossellini on site. DPs: Néstor Almendros, Jean Chiabaut & Emmanuel Machuel.

#FilmDuJour #January #RobertoRossellini #RichardRogers #SuRogers #RenzoPiano #GianfrancoFranchini #NéstorAlmendros #JeanChiabaut #EmmanuelMachuel #art #documentary #CentrePompidou #museums #architecture #France #Paris #1970s

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/beaubourg-centre-dart-et-de-culture-georges-pompidou-1977 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100