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. 93 -

    El sol del membrillo

    1992 — a.k.a. The Quince Tree Sun, in 9 top lists Check
  2. 83 -

    Primary

    1960, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 84 -

    Primate

    1974, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 31 -

    Grey Gardens

    1975, in 10 top lists Check
  5. 67 -

    A Married Couple

    1969, in 7 top lists Check
  6. 42 -

    I for India

    2005, in 1 top list Check
  7. 43 -

    In the Year of the Pig

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 18 -

    Daughter Rite

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 23 -

    Yuki yukite, shingun

    1987 — a.k.a. The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On, in 9 top lists Check
  10. 28 -

    Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

    1997, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 22 -

    Dont Look Back

    1967 — a.k.a. Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back, in 10 top lists Check
  12. 19 -

    David Holzman's Diary

    1967, in 7 top lists Check
  13. 10 -

    British Sounds

    1970 — a.k.a. See You at Mao, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 3 -

    The Atomic Cafe

    1982, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 45 -

    Kon-Tiki

    1950, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 26 -

    Farrebique ou Les quatre saisons

    1946 — a.k.a. Farrebique, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 79 -

    Paris Is Burning

    1990, in 12 top lists Check
  18. 47 -

    Lektionen in Finsternis

    1992 — a.k.a. Lessons of Darkness, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 74 -

    News from Home

    1976, in 7 top lists Check
  20. 118 -

    Zidane, un portrait du 21e siècle

    2006 — a.k.a. Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 8 -

    Bowling for Columbine

    2002, in 11 top lists Check
  22. 92 -

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  23. 98 -

    This Is Spinal Tap

    1984, in 22 top lists Check
  24. 64 -

    Chelovek s kino-apparatom

    1929 — a.k.a. Man with a Movie Camera, in 24 top lists Check
  25. 66 -

    La marche de l'empereur

    2005 — a.k.a. March of the Penguins, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 80 -

    Menschen am Sonntag

    1930 — a.k.a. People on Sunday, in 12 top lists Check
  27. 24 -

    Être et avoir

    2002 — a.k.a. To Be and to Have, in 8 top lists Check
  28. 41 -

    Las Hurdes

    1933 — a.k.a. Land Without Bread, in 12 top lists Check
  29. 89 -

    Sans soleil

    1983 — a.k.a. Sans Soleil, in 16 top lists Check
  30. 90 -

    79 primaveras

    1969, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 13 -

    Le chagrin et la pitié

    1969 — a.k.a. The Sorrow and the Pity, in 11 top lists Check
  32. 30 -

    Les glaneurs et la glaneuse

    2000 — a.k.a. The Gleaners & I, in 13 top lists Check
  33. 78 -

    La guerre d'un seul homme

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 35 -

    Harlan County U.S.A.

    1976, in 11 top lists Check
  35. 38 -

    Hoop Dreams

    1994, in 15 top lists Check
  36. 57 -

    L'arroseur arrosé

    1895 — a.k.a. The Waterer Watered, in 6 top lists Check
  37. 76 -

    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists Check
  38. 1 -

    À propos de Nice

    1930 — a.k.a. À Propos de Nice, in 9 top lists Check
  39. 58 -

    Repas de bébé

    1895 — a.k.a. Baby's Meal, in 3 top lists Check
  40. 52 -

    La sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. Leaving the Factory, in 10 top lists Check
  41. 107 -

    The War Game

    1966, in 12 top lists Check
  42. 61 -

    Baignade en mer

    1895 — a.k.a. The Sea, in 1 top list Check
  43. 113 -

    The Battle of Britain

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 115 -

    The Battle of China

    1944, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 114 -

    The Battle of Russia

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 14 -

    Chronique d'un été (Paris 1960)

    1961 — a.k.a. Chronicle of a Summer, in 8 top lists Check
  47. 16 -

    Coal Face

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 55 -

    Le débarquement du congrès de photographie à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon, in 1 top list Check
  49. 112 -

    Divide and Conquer

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  50. 56 -

    Les forgerons

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