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. 8 -

    Bowling for Columbine

    2002, in 11 top lists Check
  2. 102 -

    Triumph des Willens

    1935 — a.k.a. Triumph of the Will, in 16 top lists Check
  3. 46 -

    Koyaanisqatsi

    1982, in 12 top lists Check
  4. 32 -

    Grizzly Man

    2005, in 9 top lists Check
  5. 64 -

    Chelovek s kino-apparatom

    1929 — a.k.a. Man with a Movie Camera, in 24 top lists Check
  6. 89 -

    Sans soleil

    1983 — a.k.a. Sans Soleil, in 16 top lists Check
  7. 69 -

    My Winnipeg

    2007, in 9 top lists Check
  8. 2 -

    The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes

    1971, in 9 top lists Check
  9. 66 -

    La marche de l'empereur

    2005 — a.k.a. March of the Penguins, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 58 -

    Repas de bébé

    1895 — a.k.a. Baby's Meal, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 52 -

    La sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. Leaving the Factory, in 10 top lists Check
  12. 56 -

    Les forgerons

    1895 — a.k.a. Blacksmith Scene, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 31 -

    Grey Gardens

    1975, in 10 top lists Check
  14. 38 -

    Hoop Dreams

    1994, in 15 top lists Check
  15. 70 -

    Nanook of the North

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
  16. 86 -

    Roger & Me

    1989, in 12 top lists Check
  17. 118 -

    Zidane, un portrait du 21e siècle

    2006 — a.k.a. Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 41 -

    Las Hurdes

    1933 — a.k.a. Land Without Bread, in 12 top lists Check
  19. 76 -

    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists 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. 97 -

    The Thin Blue Line

    1988, in 12 top lists Check
  23. 101 -

    Tongues Untied

    1989, in 11 top lists Check
  24. 53 -

    La voltige

    1895 — a.k.a. Trick Riding, in 1 top list Check
  25. 117 -

    Woodstock

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  26. 82 -

    Portrait of Jason

    1967, in 11 top lists Check
  27. 1 -

    À propos de Nice

    1930 — a.k.a. À Propos de Nice, in 9 top lists Check
  28. 59 -

    Le saut à la couverture

    1895 — a.k.a. Jumping the Blanket, in 1 top list Check
  29. 11 -

    Ônibus 174

    2002 — a.k.a. Bus 174, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 61 -

    Baignade en mer

    1895 — a.k.a. The Sea, in 1 top list Check
  31. 55 -

    Le débarquement du congrès de photographie à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon, in 1 top list Check
  32. 92 -

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  33. 30 -

    Les glaneurs et la glaneuse

    2000 — a.k.a. The Gleaners & I, in 13 top lists Check
  34. 62 -

    Les maîtres fous

    1955 — a.k.a. The Mad Masters, in 6 top lists Check
  35. 87 -

    Salesman

    1969, in 10 top lists Check
  36. 103 -

    Madonna: Truth or Dare

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  37. 88 -

    Le sang des bêtes

    1949 — a.k.a. Blood of the Beasts, in 10 top lists Check
  38. 28 -

    Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

    1997, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 13 -

    Le chagrin et la pitié

    1969 — a.k.a. The Sorrow and the Pity, in 11 top lists Check
  40. 22 -

    Dont Look Back

    1967 — a.k.a. Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back, in 10 top lists Check
  41. 63 -

    Manhatta

    1921, in 5 top lists Check
  42. 7 -

    Berlin - Die Sinfonie der Großstadt

    1927 — a.k.a. Berlin: Symphony of Metropolis, in 12 top lists Check
  43. 93 -

    El sol del membrillo

    1992 — a.k.a. The Quince Tree Sun, in 9 top lists Check
  44. 24 -

    Être et avoir

    2002 — a.k.a. To Be and to Have, in 8 top lists Check
  45. 47 -

    Lektionen in Finsternis

    1992 — a.k.a. Lessons of Darkness, in 6 top lists Check
  46. 90 -

    79 primaveras

    1969, in 5 top lists Check
  47. 10 -

    British Sounds

    1970 — a.k.a. See You at Mao, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 14 -

    Chronique d'un été (Paris 1960)

    1961 — a.k.a. Chronicle of a Summer, in 8 top lists Check
  49. 35 -

    Harlan County U.S.A.

    1976, in 11 top lists Check
  50. 67 -

    A Married Couple

    1969, in 7 top lists Check
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