Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Non-Fiction Films

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An official iCheckMovies list (adopted from mjf314).

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This list is "an educational resource that offers guidance and encouragement as students seek to find points of orientation within the vast history of film and video." It is not a list of the best films of all time. Rather, it reflects a variety of criteria.

The list is divided into 5 sections:
I. Narrative Films
Hollywood Genres (with an emphasis on the classical studio era)
II. Non-Fiction Films
III. Animated Films
IV. Experimental/Avant-garde/Underground Films
V. Single-channel Video

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  1. 1 -

    Manhatta

    1921, in 5 top lists Check
  2. 7 -

    Regen

    1929 — a.k.a. Rain, in 7 top lists Check
  3. 9 -

    Las Hurdes

    1933 — a.k.a. Land Without Bread, in 12 top lists Check
  4. 10 -

    The Song of Ceylon

    1934, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 11 -

    Nieuwe gronden

    1933 — a.k.a. New Earth, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 12 -

    Granton Trawler

    1934, in 1 top list Check
  7. 14 -

    Housing Problems

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 15 -

    Night Mail

    1936, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 16 -

    The River

    1938, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 20 -

    The City

    1939, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 22 -

    Listen to Britain

    1942, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 24 -

    The Nazis Strike

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 31 -

    San Pietro

    1945, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 33 -

    Le sang des bêtes

    1949 — a.k.a. Blood of the Beasts, in 10 top lists Check
  15. 35 -

    In the Street

    1948, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 42 -

    Seven Up!

    1964, in 5 top lists Check
  17. 56 -

    Nicht löschbares Feuer

    1969 — a.k.a. The Inextinguishable Fire, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 63 -

    The Ax Fight

    1975, in 1 top list Check
  19. 64 -

    Mädchen in Wittstock

    1975, in 1 top list Check
  20. 74 -

    Gadajace glowy

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