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. 54 -

    La pêche aux poissons rouges

    1895 — a.k.a. Fishing for Goldfish, in 1 top list Check
  5. 60 -

    Place des Cordeliers à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. Cordeliers' Square in Lyon, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 58 -

    Repas de bébé

    1895 — a.k.a. Baby's Meal, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 59 -

    Le saut à la couverture

    1895 — a.k.a. Jumping the Blanket, in 1 top list Check
  8. 52 -

    La sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. Leaving the Factory, in 10 top lists Check
  9. 53 -

    La voltige

    1895 — a.k.a. Trick Riding, in 1 top list Check
  10. 16 -

    Coal Face

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 63 -

    Manhatta

    1921, in 5 top lists Check
  12. 85 -

    Les raquetteurs

    1958, in 1 top list Check
  13. 96 -

    Gadajace glowy

    1980 — a.k.a. Talking Heads, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 40 -

    Housing Problems

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 88 -

    Le sang des bêtes

    1949 — a.k.a. Blood of the Beasts, in 10 top lists Check
  16. 1 -

    À propos de Nice

    1930 — a.k.a. À Propos de Nice, in 9 top lists Check
  17. 91 -

    Shipyard

    1935, in 1 top list Check
  18. 90 -

    79 primaveras

    1969, in 5 top lists Check
  19. 81 -

    The Plow That Broke the Plains

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 34 -

    Happy Mother's Day

    1963, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 50 -

    Lonely Boy

    1963, in 3 top lists Check
  22. 41 -

    Las Hurdes

    1933 — a.k.a. Land Without Bread, in 12 top lists Check
  23. 2 -

    The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes

    1971, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 75 -

    North Sea

    1938, in 1 top list Check
  25. 76 -

    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 16 top lists Check
  26. 62 -

    Les maîtres fous

    1955 — a.k.a. The Mad Masters, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 73 -

    Nieuwe gronden

    1933 — a.k.a. New Earth, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 21 -

    A Diary for Timothy

    1945, in 5 top lists Check
  29. 111 -

    The Nazis Strike

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 12 -

    Cane Toads: An Unnatural History

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 18 -

    Daughter Rite

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 10 -

    British Sounds

    1970 — a.k.a. See You at Mao, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 17 -

    Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

    1963, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 110 -

    Prelude to War

    1942 — a.k.a. Why We Fight, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 94 -

    The Spanish Earth

    1937, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 108 -

    We Are the Lambeth Boys

    1959, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 113 -

    The Battle of Britain

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 47 -

    Lektionen in Finsternis

    1992 — a.k.a. Lessons of Darkness, in 6 top lists Check
  39. 101 -

    Tongues Untied

    1989, in 11 top lists Check
  40. 112 -

    Divide and Conquer

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  41. 104 -

    Turksib

    1929, in 6 top lists Check
  42. 48 -

    Let There Be Light

    1946, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 106 -

    Waiting for Fidel

    1974, in 1 top list Check
  44. 36 -

    CBS Reports: Harvest of Shame

    1960, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 83 -

    Primary

    1960, in 6 top lists Check
  46. 33 -

    Handsworth Songs

    1986, in 5 top lists Check
  47. 115 -

    The Battle of China

    1944, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 7 -

    Berlin - Die Sinfonie der Großstadt

    1927 — a.k.a. Berlin: Symphony of Metropolis, in 12 top lists Check
  49. 49 -

    The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  50. 64 -

    Chelovek s kino-apparatom

    1929 — a.k.a. Man with a Movie Camera, in 23 top lists Check
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