Spoilt for choice at this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival? From a mouth-watering culinary epic (from the inimitable Frederick Wiseman), and a riveting portrait of musician Peaches, to the story of the first Women’s Soccer World Cup – take a deep-dive into this year’s expansive MIFF program with our top documentary picks.
Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros
The master documentarian (and nonagenarian) Frederick Wiseman returns for his 44th feature documentary that turns the lens on the kitchens of a Michelin three-star French restaurant and the family that runs it.
Wilding
Adapted from the bestselling memoir of the same name by Isabella Tree, this visually stunning documentary captures a family’s determination to revive the land after they inherits a 400-year-old, 3500-acre English farm.
Teaches of Peaches
In this explosive documentary, audiences get front-row access as Peaches marks 20 years of her album of the same name, accompanied by her genderqueer coterie of dancers and roadies.
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Hear Martin Scorsese wax lyrical about how the mesmerising films of two of Britain’s finest inspired his own adventures in cinema.
Copa 71
A must-see for Tillies fans, this inspiring doc tells the little-known story of the first (unofficial) Women’s Soccer World Cup.
