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. 27 -

    Baraye azadi

    1979 — a.k.a. For Liberty, in 1 top list Check
  2. 113 -

    The Battle of Britain

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 115 -

    The Battle of China

    1944, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 18 -

    Daughter Rite

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 112 -

    Divide and Conquer

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 26 -

    Farrebique ou Les quatre saisons

    1946 — a.k.a. Farrebique, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 78 -

    La guerre d'un seul homme

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 84 -

    Primate

    1974, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 108 -

    We Are the Lambeth Boys

    1959, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 12 -

    Cane Toads: An Unnatural History

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 17 -

    Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

    1963, in 5 top lists Check
  12. 37 -

    Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  13. 42 -

    I for India

    2005, in 1 top list Check
  14. 48 -

    Let There Be Light

    1946, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 49 -

    The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 95 -

    Surname Viet Given Name Nam

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 104 -

    Turksib

    1929, in 6 top lists Check
  18. 106 -

    Waiting for Fidel

    1974, in 1 top list Check
  19. 116 -

    War Comes to America

    1945, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 3 -

    The Atomic Cafe

    1982, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 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
  22. 20 -

    Dead Birds

    1963, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 96 -

    Gadajace glowy

    1980 — a.k.a. Talking Heads, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 50 -

    Lonely Boy

    1963, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 68 -

    Minamata: Kanja-san to sono sekai

    1971 — a.k.a. Minamata, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 73 -

    Nieuwe gronden

    1933 — a.k.a. New Earth, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 109 -

    When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

    2006, in 6 top lists Check
  28. 23 -

    Yuki yukite, shingun

    1987 — a.k.a. The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On, in 10 top lists Check
  29. 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
  30. 114 -

    The Battle of Russia

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 33 -

    Handsworth Songs

    1986, in 5 top lists Check
  32. 40 -

    Housing Problems

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 45 -

    Kon-Tiki

    1950, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 51 -

    Lost, Lost, Lost

    1976, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 71 -

    Native Land

    1942, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 111 -

    The Nazis Strike

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  37. 75 -

    North Sea

    1938, in 1 top list Check
  38. 25 -

    Padenie dinastii Romanovykh

    1927 — a.k.a. The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 91 -

    Shipyard

    1935, in 1 top list Check
  40. 94 -

    The Spanish Earth

    1937, in 3 top lists Check
  41. 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
  42. 16 -

    Coal Face

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 43 -

    In the Year of the Pig

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 77 -

    Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography

    1981, in 1 top list Check
  45. 110 -

    Prelude to War

    1942 — a.k.a. Why We Fight, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 83 -

    Primary

    1960, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 99 -

    Time Indefinite

    1993, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 34 -

    Happy Mother's Day

    1963, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 85 -

    Les raquetteurs

    1958, in 1 top list Check
  50. 21 -

    A Diary for Timothy

    1945, in 5 top lists Check
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