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. 82 -

    Portrait of Jason

    1967, in 11 top lists Check
  2. 100 -

    Titicut Follies

    1967, in 9 top lists Check
  3. 110 -

    Prelude to War

    1942 — a.k.a. Why We Fight, in 4 top lists Check
  4. 48 -

    Let There Be Light

    1946, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 79 -

    Paris Is Burning

    1990, in 12 top lists Check
  6. 101 -

    Tongues Untied

    1989, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 94 -

    The Spanish Earth

    1937, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 80 -

    Menschen am Sonntag

    1930 — a.k.a. People on Sunday, in 12 top lists Check
  9. 17 -

    Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

    1963, in 5 top lists Check
  10. 74 -

    News from Home

    1976, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 14 -

    Chronique d'un été (Paris 1960)

    1961 — a.k.a. Chronicle of a Summer, in 8 top lists Check
  12. 67 -

    A Married Couple

    1969, in 7 top lists Check
  13. 24 -

    Être et avoir

    2002 — a.k.a. To Be and to Have, in 8 top lists Check
  14. 83 -

    Primary

    1960, in 6 top lists Check
  15. 50 -

    Lonely Boy

    1963, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 73 -

    Nieuwe gronden

    1933 — a.k.a. New Earth, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 34 -

    Happy Mother's Day

    1963, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 85 -

    Les raquetteurs

    1958, in 1 top list Check
  19. 69 -

    My Winnipeg

    2007, in 9 top lists Check
  20. 40 -

    Housing Problems

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 66 -

    La marche de l'empereur

    2005 — a.k.a. March of the Penguins, in 3 top lists Check
  22. 90 -

    79 primaveras

    1969, in 5 top lists Check
  23. 16 -

    Coal Face

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 44 -

    Jazz

    2001, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 96 -

    Gadajace glowy

    1980 — a.k.a. Talking Heads, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 6 -

    La batalla de Chile: La lucha de un pueblo sin...

    1979 — a.k.a. The Battle of Chile: Part III, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 5 -

    La batalla de Chile: La lucha de un pueblo sin...

    1976 — a.k.a. The Battle of Chile: Part II, in 6 top lists Check
  28. 4 -

    La batalla de Chile: La lucha de un pueblo sin...

    1975 — a.k.a. The Battle of Chile: Part I, in 8 top lists Check
  29. 23 -

    Yuki yukite, shingun

    1987 — a.k.a. The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On, in 10 top lists Check
  30. 65 -

    Man of Aran

    1934, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 12 -

    Cane Toads: An Unnatural History

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 19 -

    David Holzman's Diary

    1967, in 7 top lists Check
  33. 72 -

    Necrology

    1971, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 105 -

    Very Nice, Very Nice

    1961, in 3 top lists Check
  35. 7 -

    Berlin - Die Sinfonie der Großstadt

    1927 — a.k.a. Berlin: Symphony of Metropolis, in 12 top lists Check
  36. 97 -

    The Thin Blue Line

    1988, in 12 top lists Check
  37. 22 -

    Dont Look Back

    1967 — a.k.a. Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back, in 10 top lists Check
  38. 60 -

    Place des Cordeliers à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. Cordeliers' Square in Lyon, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 55 -

    Le débarquement du congrès de photographie à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon, in 1 top list Check
  40. 56 -

    Les forgerons

    1895 — a.k.a. Blacksmith Scene, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 59 -

    Le saut à la couverture

    1895 — a.k.a. Jumping the Blanket, in 1 top list Check
  42. 53 -

    La voltige

    1895 — a.k.a. Trick Riding, in 1 top list Check
  43. 54 -

    La pêche aux poissons rouges

    1895 — a.k.a. Fishing for Goldfish, in 1 top list Check
  44. 61 -

    Baignade en mer

    1895 — a.k.a. The Sea, in 1 top list Check
  45. 58 -

    Repas de bébé

    1895 — a.k.a. Baby's Meal, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 63 -

    Manhatta

    1921, in 5 top lists Check
  47. 81 -

    The Plow That Broke the Plains

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 88 -

    Le sang des bêtes

    1949 — a.k.a. Blood of the Beasts, in 10 top lists Check
  49. 102 -

    Triumph des Willens

    1935 — a.k.a. Triumph of the Will, in 16 top lists Check
  50. 21 -

    A Diary for Timothy

    1945, in 5 top lists Check
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