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. 98 -

    This Is Spinal Tap

    1984, in 22 top lists Check
  2. 8 -

    Bowling for Columbine

    2002, in 11 top lists Check
  3. 32 -

    Grizzly Man

    2005, in 9 top lists Check
  4. 46 -

    Koyaanisqatsi

    1982, in 12 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. 76 -

    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists Check
  8. 92 -

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  9. 117 -

    Woodstock

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  10. 15 -

    Nema-ye Nazdik

    1990 — a.k.a. Close-Up, in 21 top lists Check
  11. 38 -

    Hoop Dreams

    1994, in 15 top lists Check
  12. 102 -

    Triumph des Willens

    1935 — a.k.a. Triumph of the Will, in 16 top lists Check
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    À propos de Nice

    1930 — a.k.a. À Propos de Nice, in 9 top lists Check
  14. 31 -

    Grey Gardens

    1975, in 10 top lists Check
  15. 22 -

    Dont Look Back

    1967 — a.k.a. Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back, in 10 top lists Check
  16. 80 -

    Menschen am Sonntag

    1930 — a.k.a. People on Sunday, in 12 top lists Check
  17. 69 -

    My Winnipeg

    2007, in 9 top lists Check
  18. 70 -

    Nanook of the North

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
  19. 66 -

    La marche de l'empereur

    2005 — a.k.a. March of the Penguins, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 47 -

    Lektionen in Finsternis

    1992 — a.k.a. Lessons of Darkness, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 97 -

    The Thin Blue Line

    1988, in 12 top lists Check
  22. 2 -

    The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes

    1971, in 9 top lists Check
  23. 13 -

    Le chagrin et la pitié

    1969 — a.k.a. The Sorrow and the Pity, in 11 top lists Check
  24. 24 -

    Être et avoir

    2002 — a.k.a. To Be and to Have, in 8 top lists Check
  25. 14 -

    Chronique d'un été (Paris 1960)

    1961 — a.k.a. Chronicle of a Summer, in 8 top lists Check
  26. 35 -

    Harlan County U.S.A.

    1976, in 11 top lists Check
  27. 83 -

    Primary

    1960, in 6 top lists Check
  28. 107 -

    The War Game

    1966, in 12 top lists Check
  29. 74 -

    News from Home

    1976, in 7 top lists Check
  30. 86 -

    Roger & Me

    1989, in 12 top lists Check
  31. 88 -

    Le sang des bêtes

    1949 — a.k.a. Blood of the Beasts, in 10 top lists Check
  32. 30 -

    Les glaneurs et la glaneuse

    2000 — a.k.a. The Gleaners & I, in 13 top lists Check
  33. 87 -

    Salesman

    1969, in 10 top lists Check
  34. 7 -

    Berlin - Die Sinfonie der Großstadt

    1927 — a.k.a. Berlin: Symphony of Metropolis, in 12 top lists Check
  35. 96 -

    Gadajace glowy

    1980 — a.k.a. Talking Heads, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 41 -

    Las Hurdes

    1933 — a.k.a. Land Without Bread, in 12 top lists Check
  37. 71 -

    Native Land

    1942, in 2 top lists Check
  38. 11 -

    Ônibus 174

    2002 — a.k.a. Bus 174, in 5 top lists Check
  39. 17 -

    Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

    1963, in 5 top lists Check
  40. 111 -

    The Nazis Strike

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  41. 109 -

    When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

    2006, in 6 top lists Check
  42. 113 -

    The Battle of Britain

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 112 -

    Divide and Conquer

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 93 -

    El sol del membrillo

    1992 — a.k.a. The Quince Tree Sun, in 9 top lists Check
  45. 29 -

    Forgotten Silver

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 48 -

    Let There Be Light

    1946, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 65 -

    Man of Aran

    1934, in 5 top lists Check
  48. 115 -

    The Battle of China

    1944, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 114 -

    The Battle of Russia

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  50. 19 -

    David Holzman's Diary

    1967, in 7 top lists Check
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