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. 44 -

    Jazz

    2001, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 118 -

    Zidane, un portrait du 21e siècle

    2006 — a.k.a. Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, in 4 top lists Check
  3. 42 -

    I for India

    2005, in 1 top list Check
  4. 95 -

    Surname Viet Given Name Nam

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 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
  6. 9 -

    A British Picture

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  7. 53 -

    La voltige

    1895 — a.k.a. Trick Riding, in 1 top list Check
  8. 54 -

    La pêche aux poissons rouges

    1895 — a.k.a. Fishing for Goldfish, in 1 top list Check
  9. 59 -

    Le saut à la couverture

    1895 — a.k.a. Jumping the Blanket, in 1 top list Check
  10. 99 -

    Time Indefinite

    1993, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 51 -

    Lost, Lost, Lost

    1976, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 96 -

    Gadajace glowy

    1980 — a.k.a. Talking Heads, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 56 -

    Les forgerons

    1895 — a.k.a. Blacksmith Scene, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 60 -

    Place des Cordeliers à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. Cordeliers' Square in Lyon, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 104 -

    Turksib

    1929, in 6 top lists Check
  16. 106 -

    Waiting for Fidel

    1974, in 1 top list Check
  17. 68 -

    Minamata: Kanja-san to sono sekai

    1971 — a.k.a. Minamata, in 5 top lists Check
  18. 26 -

    Farrebique ou Les quatre saisons

    1946 — a.k.a. Farrebique, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 108 -

    We Are the Lambeth Boys

    1959, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 105 -

    Very Nice, Very Nice

    1961, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 25 -

    Padenie dinastii Romanovykh

    1927 — a.k.a. The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 50 -

    Lonely Boy

    1963, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 74 -

    News from Home

    1976, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 3 -

    The Atomic Cafe

    1982, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 49 -

    The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 72 -

    Necrology

    1971, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 55 -

    Le débarquement du congrès de photographie à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon, in 1 top list Check
  28. 20 -

    Dead Birds

    1963, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 71 -

    Native Land

    1942, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 40 -

    Housing Problems

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 33 -

    Handsworth Songs

    1986, in 5 top lists Check
  32. 73 -

    Nieuwe gronden

    1933 — a.k.a. New Earth, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 29 -

    Forgotten Silver

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 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
  35. 45 -

    Kon-Tiki

    1950, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 36 -

    CBS Reports: Harvest of Shame

    1960, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 94 -

    The Spanish Earth

    1937, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 79 -

    Paris Is Burning

    1990, in 12 top lists Check
  39. 67 -

    A Married Couple

    1969, in 7 top lists Check
  40. 82 -

    Portrait of Jason

    1967, in 11 top lists Check
  41. 83 -

    Primary

    1960, in 6 top lists Check
  42. 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
  43. 109 -

    When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

    2006, in 6 top lists Check
  44. 58 -

    Repas de bébé

    1895 — a.k.a. Baby's Meal, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 23 -

    Yuki yukite, shingun

    1987 — a.k.a. The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On, in 9 top lists Check
  46. 17 -

    Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

    1963, in 5 top lists Check
  47. 48 -

    Let There Be Light

    1946, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 90 -

    79 primaveras

    1969, in 5 top lists Check
  49. 12 -

    Cane Toads: An Unnatural History

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
  50. 93 -

    El sol del membrillo

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