Documentary Now! - Season 4 - Eps 1: Soldier of Illusion (1983) (1)
In the early 1980s, a visionary German filmmaker tries to will his magnum opus into existence while working in the remote, punishing conditions of the Russian Ular mountains. Inspired by the Werner Herzog-focused documentary Burden of Dreams.
About Documentary Now!
Title: Documentary Now!
First Air Date: 2015-08-20
Last Air Date: 2022-11-16
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.965/10 (from 71 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 27
Network: IFC
Genres: Comedy
Production Companies: Broadway Video, EMU Films
Synopsis
Loving parodies of some of the world's best-known documentaries. Each episode is shot in a different style of documentary filmmaking, and honors some of the most important stories that didn't actually happen.
Cast
Fred Armisen
Various Characters
Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren - Host
