And the contradiction is central to Louise Osmond's thoughtful, significant documentary about the man and his work, too.
The concluding scene of tender conjugal eroticism leaves no doubt as to what Ozu thought women want; yet I wonder whether the story doesn't have significant documentary value, for what it suggests of Japanese mores of the time.
SnagFilms, until now an ad-supported online aggregator of documentary films with a journalistic adjunct in its IndieWIRE news service, is expected on Monday to announce a series of deals that will make it a significant distributor of documentaries through a half-dozen on-demand services.
Co-produced by Werner Herzog and Errol Morris, no less, The Act Of Killing establishes Joshua Oppenheimer as a significant force in documentary, if that's what you can call it.
Most recent documentaries achieving significant box office have done so by premiering as a live event with talent Q&A or a performance element, satellite-relayed into cinemas.
Mosse's work might be described as conceptual documentary, depicting significant issues of our time the war in Iraq, catastrophic air disasters in unconventional ways.
Mosse's work might be described as conceptual documentary, depicting significant issues of our time — the war in Iraq, catastrophic air disasters — in unconventional ways.
Hersh says he and other journalists had written about surveillance, but Snowden was significant because he provided documentary evidence – although he is sceptical about whether the revelations will change the US government's policy.
DA Pennebaker's 1967 documentary is significant because it may be the first serious attempt to show what was actually happening in rock'n'roll as it struggled to find maturity.
After a limited run in theaters in six cities, the film had earned over $200,000 €171,0000), not quite profitable, but still considered "a significant sum for a documentary".
