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. 61 -

    Baignade en mer

    1895 — a.k.a. The Sea, in 1 top list Check
  2. 55 -

    Le débarquement du congrès de photographie à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon, in 1 top list Check
  3. 56 -

    Les forgerons

    1895 — a.k.a. Blacksmith Scene, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 57 -

    L'arroseur arrosé

    1895 — a.k.a. The Waterer Watered, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 54 -

    La pêche aux poissons rouges

    1895 — a.k.a. Fishing for Goldfish, in 1 top list Check
  6. 60 -

    Place des Cordeliers à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. Cordeliers' Square in Lyon, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 58 -

    Repas de bébé

    1895 — a.k.a. Baby's Meal, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 59 -

    Le saut à la couverture

    1895 — a.k.a. Jumping the Blanket, in 1 top list Check
  9. 52 -

    La sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. Leaving the Factory, in 10 top lists Check
  10. 53 -

    La voltige

    1895 — a.k.a. Trick Riding, in 1 top list Check
  11. 105 -

    Very Nice, Very Nice

    1961, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 16 -

    Coal Face

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 63 -

    Manhatta

    1921, in 5 top lists Check
  14. 72 -

    Necrology

    1971, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 85 -

    Les raquetteurs

    1958, in 1 top list Check
  16. 96 -

    Gadajace glowy

    1980 — a.k.a. Talking Heads, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 40 -

    Housing Problems

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 88 -

    Le sang des bêtes

    1949 — a.k.a. Blood of the Beasts, in 10 top lists Check
  19. 1 -

    À propos de Nice

    1930 — a.k.a. À Propos de Nice, in 9 top lists Check
  20. 91 -

    Shipyard

    1935, in 1 top list Check
  21. 90 -

    79 primaveras

    1969, in 5 top lists Check
  22. 81 -

    The Plow That Broke the Plains

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 34 -

    Happy Mother's Day

    1963, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 50 -

    Lonely Boy

    1963, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 41 -

    Las Hurdes

    1933 — a.k.a. Land Without Bread, in 12 top lists Check
  26. 2 -

    The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes

    1971, in 9 top lists Check
  27. 75 -

    North Sea

    1938, in 1 top list Check
  28. 76 -

    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists Check
  29. 62 -

    Les maîtres fous

    1955 — a.k.a. The Mad Masters, in 6 top lists Check
  30. 73 -

    Nieuwe gronden

    1933 — a.k.a. New Earth, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 21 -

    A Diary for Timothy

    1945, in 5 top lists Check
  32. 111 -

    The Nazis Strike

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 12 -

    Cane Toads: An Unnatural History

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 107 -

    The War Game

    1966, in 12 top lists Check
  35. 18 -

    Daughter Rite

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 9 -

    A British Picture

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  37. 10 -

    British Sounds

    1970 — a.k.a. See You at Mao, in 2 top lists Check
  38. 17 -

    Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

    1963, in 5 top lists Check
  39. 110 -

    Prelude to War

    1942 — a.k.a. Why We Fight, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 94 -

    The Spanish Earth

    1937, in 3 top lists Check
  41. 29 -

    Forgotten Silver

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 108 -

    We Are the Lambeth Boys

    1959, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 113 -

    The Battle of Britain

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 47 -

    Lektionen in Finsternis

    1992 — a.k.a. Lessons of Darkness, in 6 top lists Check
  45. 101 -

    Tongues Untied

    1989, in 11 top lists Check
  46. 112 -

    Divide and Conquer

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 104 -

    Turksib

    1929, in 6 top lists Check
  48. 48 -

    Let There Be Light

    1946, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 106 -

    Waiting for Fidel

    1974, in 1 top list Check
  50. 36 -

    CBS Reports: Harvest of Shame

    1960, in 2 top lists Check
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