[KineJapan] Sight&Sound: The Greatest Documentaries of All Time

[Frederick Veith]

Markus,

Has Yamagata, or any other regular or ad hoc group of critics/programmers,
attempted a comparable poll in Japan? All the polls which come quickly to
mind exclude documentary almost as a rule, with very few exceptions.

Fred.


On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 10:25 AM, Markus Nornes <amnornes at umich.edu> wrote:

>
> > which is a tragedy in its own right, although its sad that no one from
> YDIFF was consulted.
>
> This is spot on. They are the ones that are devoting their lives to
> documentary, so their votes would have been very meaningful. At the same
> time, the whole process is more about inspiring thinking and viewing than
> determining the relative value of great films. Kevin Lee edited some
> excellent essays along these lines for the rerelease of the last fiction
> film poll.
>
> Markus
>
>
>
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