BFI's 100 Documentary Films

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"100 Documentary Films is the first book to offer concise and authoritative individual critical commentaries on some of the key documentary films - from the Lumière brothers and the beginnings of cinema through to recent films such as Bowling for Columbine and When the Levees Broke - and is global in perspective. Many different types of documentary are discussed, as well as films by major documentary directors, including Robert Flaherty, Humphrey Jennings, Jean Rouch, Dziga Vertov, Errol Morris, Nick Broomfield and Michael Moore. Each entry provides concise critical analysis, while frequent cross reference to other films featured helps to place films in their historical and aesthetic contexts."

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  1. 90 -

    79 primaveras

    1969, in 5 top lists Check
  2. 2 -

    The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes

    1971, in 9 top lists Check
  3. 61 -

    Baignade en mer

    1895 — a.k.a. The Sea, in 1 top list Check
  4. 16 -

    Coal Face

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 55 -

    Le débarquement du congrès de photographie à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon, in 1 top list Check
  6. 21 -

    A Diary for Timothy

    1945, in 5 top lists Check
  7. 56 -

    Les forgerons

    1895 — a.k.a. Blacksmith Scene, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 96 -

    Gadajace glowy

    1980 — a.k.a. Talking Heads, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 34 -

    Happy Mother's Day

    1963, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 40 -

    Housing Problems

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 57 -

    L'arroseur arrosé

    1895 — a.k.a. The Waterer Watered, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 41 -

    Las Hurdes

    1933 — a.k.a. Land Without Bread, in 12 top lists Check
  13. 50 -

    Lonely Boy

    1963, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 62 -

    Les maîtres fous

    1955 — a.k.a. The Mad Masters, in 6 top lists Check
  15. 63 -

    Manhatta

    1921, in 5 top lists Check
  16. 111 -

    The Nazis Strike

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  17. 72 -

    Necrology

    1971, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 73 -

    Nieuwe gronden

    1933 — a.k.a. New Earth, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 75 -

    North Sea

    1938, in 1 top list Check
  20. 54 -

    La pêche aux poissons rouges

    1895 — a.k.a. Fishing for Goldfish, in 1 top list Check
  21. 60 -

    Place des Cordeliers à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. Cordeliers' Square in Lyon, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 81 -

    The Plow That Broke the Plains

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 1 -

    À propos de Nice

    1930 — a.k.a. À Propos de Nice, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 85 -

    Les raquetteurs

    1958, in 1 top list Check
  25. 58 -

    Repas de bébé

    1895 — a.k.a. Baby's Meal, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 88 -

    Le sang des bêtes

    1949 — a.k.a. Blood of the Beasts, in 10 top lists Check
  27. 59 -

    Le saut à la couverture

    1895 — a.k.a. Jumping the Blanket, in 1 top list Check
  28. 91 -

    Shipyard

    1935, in 1 top list Check
  29. 52 -

    La sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. Leaving the Factory, in 10 top lists Check
  30. 105 -

    Very Nice, Very Nice

    1961, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 53 -

    La voltige

    1895 — a.k.a. Trick Riding, in 1 top list Check
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