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. 13 -

    Le chagrin et la pitié

    1969 — a.k.a. The Sorrow and the Pity, in 11 top lists Check
  2. 43 -

    In the Year of the Pig

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  3. 44 -

    Jazz

    2001, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 49 -

    The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 71 -

    Native Land

    1942, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 76 -

    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists Check
  7. 92 -

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  8. 95 -

    Surname Viet Given Name Nam

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 110 -

    Prelude to War

    1942 — a.k.a. Why We Fight, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 112 -

    Divide and Conquer

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 113 -

    The Battle of Britain

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 114 -

    The Battle of Russia

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 115 -

    The Battle of China

    1944, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 117 -

    Woodstock

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
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