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. 118 -

    Zidane, un portrait du 21e siècle

    2006 — a.k.a. Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 117 -

    Woodstock

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  3. 116 -

    War Comes to America

    1945, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 115 -

    The Battle of China

    1944, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 114 -

    The Battle of Russia

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 113 -

    The Battle of Britain

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 112 -

    Divide and Conquer

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 111 -

    The Nazis Strike

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 110 -

    Prelude to War

    1942 — a.k.a. Why We Fight, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 109 -

    When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

    2006, in 6 top lists Check
  11. 108 -

    We Are the Lambeth Boys

    1959, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 106 -

    Waiting for Fidel

    1974, in 1 top list Check
  13. 104 -

    Turksib

    1929, in 6 top lists Check
  14. 103 -

    Madonna: Truth or Dare

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  15. 102 -

    Triumph des Willens

    1935 — a.k.a. Triumph of the Will, in 16 top lists Check
  16. 101 -

    Tongues Untied

    1989, in 11 top lists Check
  17. 100 -

    Titicut Follies

    1967, in 9 top lists Check
  18. 97 -

    The Thin Blue Line

    1988, in 12 top lists Check
  19. 96 -

    Gadajace glowy

    1980 — a.k.a. Talking Heads, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 95 -

    Surname Viet Given Name Nam

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 94 -

    The Spanish Earth

    1937, in 3 top lists Check
  22. 93 -

    El sol del membrillo

    1992 — a.k.a. The Quince Tree Sun, in 9 top lists Check
  23. 92 -

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  24. 91 -

    Shipyard

    1935, in 1 top list Check
  25. 90 -

    79 primaveras

    1969, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 89 -

    Sans soleil

    1983 — a.k.a. Sans Soleil, in 16 top lists Check
  27. 88 -

    Le sang des bêtes

    1949 — a.k.a. Blood of the Beasts, in 10 top lists Check
  28. 87 -

    Salesman

    1969, in 10 top lists Check
  29. 86 -

    Roger & Me

    1989, in 12 top lists Check
  30. 85 -

    Les raquetteurs

    1958, in 1 top list Check
  31. 84 -

    Primate

    1974, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 83 -

    Primary

    1960, in 6 top lists Check
  33. 82 -

    Portrait of Jason

    1967, in 11 top lists Check
  34. 81 -

    The Plow That Broke the Plains

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 79 -

    Paris Is Burning

    1990, in 12 top lists Check
  36. 78 -

    La guerre d'un seul homme

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
  37. 77 -

    Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography

    1981, in 1 top list Check
  38. 76 -

    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists Check
  39. 75 -

    North Sea

    1938, in 1 top list Check
  40. 73 -

    Nieuwe gronden

    1933 — a.k.a. New Earth, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 70 -

    Nanook of the North

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
  42. 69 -

    My Winnipeg

    2007, in 9 top lists Check
  43. 68 -

    Minamata: Kanja-san to sono sekai

    1971 — a.k.a. Minamata, in 5 top lists Check
  44. 67 -

    A Married Couple

    1969, in 7 top lists Check
  45. 66 -

    La marche de l'empereur

    2005 — a.k.a. March of the Penguins, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 65 -

    Man of Aran

    1934, in 5 top lists Check
  47. 64 -

    Chelovek s kino-apparatom

    1929 — a.k.a. Man with a Movie Camera, in 24 top lists Check
  48. 63 -

    Manhatta

    1921, in 5 top lists Check
  49. 62 -

    Les maîtres fous

    1955 — a.k.a. The Mad Masters, in 6 top lists Check
  50. 61 -

    Baignade en mer

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