documentary
adjective
Also documental pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents.
nondocumentary
-
a word derived from
documentary.
Example Sentences
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Ebullient and indignant, Lee’s best nondocumentary feature in quite some time delves into some ugly American history — including film history — to remind us that it’s still being written.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2018
Not only has Cuarón never made a more autobiographical movie than Roma, I’d be hard pressed to think of any nondocumentary director who has.
From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2018
A true story in a nondocumentary film is something else: a fable, a moralized version of reality.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2015
The nondocumentary portions of an otherwise plodding British-made film involve a chase by a police inspector and a scientist after the latter's wife and assistant, who have escaped with secret parts of his electronic invention.
From Time Magazine Archive
"This is the first nondocumentary film about an American artist," says Hopper, who owns paintings by both Basquiat and Schnabel.
From Time Magazine Archive
