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. 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
  2. 50 -

    Lonely Boy

    1963, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 105 -

    Very Nice, Very Nice

    1961, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 96 -

    Gadajace glowy

    1980 — a.k.a. Talking Heads, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 3 -

    The Atomic Cafe

    1982, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 29 -

    Forgotten Silver

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 60 -

    Place des Cordeliers à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. Cordeliers' Square in Lyon, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 61 -

    Baignade en mer

    1895 — a.k.a. The Sea, in 1 top list Check
  9. 55 -

    Le débarquement du congrès de photographie à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon, in 1 top list Check
  10. 56 -

    Les forgerons

    1895 — a.k.a. Blacksmith Scene, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 79 -

    Paris Is Burning

    1990, in 12 top lists Check
  12. 35 -

    Harlan County U.S.A.

    1976, in 11 top lists Check
  13. 11 -

    Ônibus 174

    2002 — a.k.a. Bus 174, in 5 top lists Check
  14. 65 -

    Man of Aran

    1934, in 5 top lists Check
  15. 67 -

    A Married Couple

    1969, in 7 top lists Check
  16. 68 -

    Minamata: Kanja-san to sono sekai

    1971 — a.k.a. Minamata, in 5 top lists Check
  17. 21 -

    A Diary for Timothy

    1945, in 5 top lists Check
  18. 16 -

    Coal Face

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 62 -

    Les maîtres fous

    1955 — a.k.a. The Mad Masters, in 6 top lists Check
  20. 63 -

    Manhatta

    1921, in 5 top lists Check
  21. 12 -

    Cane Toads: An Unnatural History

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
  22. 94 -

    The Spanish Earth

    1937, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 82 -

    Portrait of Jason

    1967, in 11 top lists Check
  24. 72 -

    Necrology

    1971, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 90 -

    79 primaveras

    1969, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 100 -

    Titicut Follies

    1967, in 9 top lists Check
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    À propos de Nice

    1930 — a.k.a. À Propos de Nice, in 9 top lists Check
  28. 39 -

    La hora de los hornos: Notas y testimonios...

    1968 — a.k.a. The Hour of the Furnaces, in 9 top lists Check
  29. 74 -

    News from Home

    1976, in 7 top lists Check
  30. 93 -

    El sol del membrillo

    1992 — a.k.a. The Quince Tree Sun, in 9 top lists Check
  31. 23 -

    Yuki yukite, shingun

    1987 — a.k.a. The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On, in 10 top lists Check
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 45 -

    Kon-Tiki

    1950, in 3 top lists Check
  35. 80 -

    Menschen am Sonntag

    1930 — a.k.a. People on Sunday, in 12 top lists Check
  36. 47 -

    Lektionen in Finsternis

    1992 — a.k.a. Lessons of Darkness, in 6 top lists Check
  37. 41 -

    Las Hurdes

    1933 — a.k.a. Land Without Bread, in 12 top lists Check
  38. 88 -

    Le sang des bêtes

    1949 — a.k.a. Blood of the Beasts, in 10 top lists Check
  39. 28 -

    Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

    1997, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 87 -

    Salesman

    1969, in 10 top lists Check
  41. 58 -

    Repas de bébé

    1895 — a.k.a. Baby's Meal, in 3 top lists Check
  42. 57 -

    L'arroseur arrosé

    1895 — a.k.a. The Waterer Watered, in 6 top lists Check
  43. 24 -

    Être et avoir

    2002 — a.k.a. To Be and to Have, in 8 top lists Check
  44. 52 -

    La sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. Leaving the Factory, in 10 top lists Check
  45. 31 -

    Grey Gardens

    1975, in 10 top lists Check
  46. 46 -

    Koyaanisqatsi

    1982, in 12 top lists Check
  47. 66 -

    La marche de l'empereur

    2005 — a.k.a. March of the Penguins, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 69 -

    My Winnipeg

    2007, in 9 top lists Check
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    The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes

    1971, in 9 top lists Check
  50. 7 -

    Berlin - Die Sinfonie der Großstadt

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