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. 118 -

    Zidane, un portrait du 21e siècle

    2006 — a.k.a. Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 23 -

    Yuki yukite, shingun

    1987 — a.k.a. The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On, in 10 top lists Check
  3. 117 -

    Woodstock

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  4. 109 -

    When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

    2006, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 108 -

    We Are the Lambeth Boys

    1959, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 107 -

    The War Game

    1966, in 12 top lists Check
  7. 116 -

    War Comes to America

    1945, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 106 -

    Waiting for Fidel

    1974, in 1 top list Check
  9. 53 -

    La voltige

    1895 — a.k.a. Trick Riding, in 1 top list Check
  10. 105 -

    Very Nice, Very Nice

    1961, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 104 -

    Turksib

    1929, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 102 -

    Triumph des Willens

    1935 — a.k.a. Triumph of the Will, in 16 top lists Check
  13. 101 -

    Tongues Untied

    1989, in 11 top lists Check
  14. 100 -

    Titicut Follies

    1967, in 9 top lists Check
  15. 99 -

    Time Indefinite

    1993, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 98 -

    This Is Spinal Tap

    1984, in 22 top lists Check
  17. 97 -

    The Thin Blue Line

    1988, in 12 top lists Check
  18. 95 -

    Surname Viet Given Name Nam

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 94 -

    The Spanish Earth

    1937, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 52 -

    La sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. Leaving the Factory, in 10 top lists Check
  21. 92 -

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  22. 91 -

    Shipyard

    1935, in 1 top list Check
  23. 59 -

    Le saut à la couverture

    1895 — a.k.a. Jumping the Blanket, in 1 top list Check
  24. 89 -

    Sans soleil

    1983 — a.k.a. Sans Soleil, in 16 top lists Check
  25. 88 -

    Le sang des bêtes

    1949 — a.k.a. Blood of the Beasts, in 10 top lists Check
  26. 87 -

    Salesman

    1969, in 10 top lists Check
  27. 86 -

    Roger & Me

    1989, in 12 top lists Check
  28. 58 -

    Repas de bébé

    1895 — a.k.a. Baby's Meal, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 85 -

    Les raquetteurs

    1958, in 1 top list Check
  30. 1 -

    À propos de Nice

    1930 — a.k.a. À Propos de Nice, in 9 top lists Check
  31. 84 -

    Primate

    1974, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 83 -

    Primary

    1960, in 6 top lists Check
  33. 110 -

    Prelude to War

    1942 — a.k.a. Why We Fight, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 82 -

    Portrait of Jason

    1967, in 11 top lists Check
  35. 81 -

    The Plow That Broke the Plains

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 60 -

    Place des Cordeliers à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. Cordeliers' Square in Lyon, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 54 -

    La pêche aux poissons rouges

    1895 — a.k.a. Fishing for Goldfish, in 1 top list Check
  38. 79 -

    Paris Is Burning

    1990, in 12 top lists Check
  39. 25 -

    Padenie dinastii Romanovykh

    1927 — a.k.a. The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 11 -

    Ônibus 174

    2002 — a.k.a. Bus 174, in 5 top lists Check
  41. 76 -

    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists Check
  42. 77 -

    Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography

    1981, in 1 top list Check
  43. 75 -

    North Sea

    1938, in 1 top list Check
  44. 73 -

    Nieuwe gronden

    1933 — a.k.a. New Earth, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 74 -

    News from Home

    1976, in 7 top lists Check
  46. 15 -

    Nema-ye Nazdik

    1990 — a.k.a. Close-Up, in 21 top lists Check
  47. 72 -

    Necrology

    1971, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 111 -

    The Nazis Strike

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 71 -

    Native Land

    1942, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 70 -

    Nanook of the North

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
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