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. 63 -

    Manhatta

    1921, in 5 top lists Check
  12. 70 -

    Nanook of the North

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
  13. 7 -

    Berlin - Die Sinfonie der Großstadt

    1927 — a.k.a. Berlin: Symphony of Metropolis, in 12 top lists Check
  14. 25 -

    Padenie dinastii Romanovykh

    1927 — a.k.a. The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 64 -

    Chelovek s kino-apparatom

    1929 — a.k.a. Man with a Movie Camera, in 24 top lists Check
  16. 104 -

    Turksib

    1929, in 6 top lists Check
  17. 80 -

    Menschen am Sonntag

    1930 — a.k.a. People on Sunday, in 12 top lists Check
  18. 1 -

    À propos de Nice

    1930 — a.k.a. À Propos de Nice, in 9 top lists Check
  19. 41 -

    Las Hurdes

    1933 — a.k.a. Land Without Bread, in 12 top lists Check
  20. 73 -

    Nieuwe gronden

    1933 — a.k.a. New Earth, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 65 -

    Man of Aran

    1934, in 5 top lists Check
  22. 16 -

    Coal Face

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 40 -

    Housing Problems

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 91 -

    Shipyard

    1935, in 1 top list Check
  25. 102 -

    Triumph des Willens

    1935 — a.k.a. Triumph of the Will, in 16 top lists Check
  26. 81 -

    The Plow That Broke the Plains

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 94 -

    The Spanish Earth

    1937, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 75 -

    North Sea

    1938, in 1 top list Check
  29. 71 -

    Native Land

    1942, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 110 -

    Prelude to War

    1942 — a.k.a. Why We Fight, in 4 top lists Check
  31. 113 -

    The Battle of Britain

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 114 -

    The Battle of Russia

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 112 -

    Divide and Conquer

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 111 -

    The Nazis Strike

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  35. 115 -

    The Battle of China

    1944, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 21 -

    A Diary for Timothy

    1945, in 5 top lists Check
  37. 116 -

    War Comes to America

    1945, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 26 -

    Farrebique ou Les quatre saisons

    1946 — a.k.a. Farrebique, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 48 -

    Let There Be Light

    1946, in 3 top lists Check
  40. 88 -

    Le sang des bêtes

    1949 — a.k.a. Blood of the Beasts, in 10 top lists Check
  41. 45 -

    Kon-Tiki

    1950, in 3 top lists Check
  42. 62 -

    Les maîtres fous

    1955 — a.k.a. The Mad Masters, in 6 top lists Check
  43. 76 -

    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists Check
  44. 85 -

    Les raquetteurs

    1958, in 1 top list Check
  45. 108 -

    We Are the Lambeth Boys

    1959, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 36 -

    CBS Reports: Harvest of Shame

    1960, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 83 -

    Primary

    1960, in 6 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. 105 -

    Very Nice, Very Nice

    1961, in 3 top lists Check
  50. 17 -

    Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

    1963, in 5 top lists Check
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