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The Story of Film: An Odyssey
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The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011 ★ 7.7 1 Season EN
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A worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made and the story of international cinema through the history of cinematic innovation.
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Birth of the Cinema
Ep 1 ★ 8.0 2011-09-03
Birth of the Cinema
Mark Cousins tells the story of cinema, starting in this episode with the birth of …
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The Hollywood Dream
Ep 2 ★ 7.8 2011-09-10
The Hollywood Dream
Movies in the Roaring Twenties: Hollywood became a glittering entertainment industry with star directors like …
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The Golden Age of World Cinema
Ep 3 ★ 8.5 2011-09-17
The Golden Age of World Cinema
The 1920s were a golden age for world cinema. The programme visits Paris, Berlin, Moscow, …
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The Arrival of Sound
Ep 4 ★ 8.25 2011-09-24
The Arrival of Sound
The coming of sound in the 1930s upends everything. We watch the birth of new …
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Post-War Cinema
Ep 5 ★ 8.25 2011-10-01
Post-War Cinema
Mark Cousins explores how the trauma of war led to more daring creations for cinema, …
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Sex & Melodrama
Ep 6 ★ 8.25 2011-10-08
Sex & Melodrama
Sex and melodrama in the movies of the fifties: James Dean, On the Waterfront and …
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European New Wave
Ep 7 ★ 8.25 2011-10-15
European New Wave
The explosive story of film in the late fifties and sixties: The great movie star …
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New Directors, New Form
Ep 8 ★ 8.25 2011-10-22
New Directors, New Form
The dazzling 1960s in cinema around the world: In Hollywood, legendary cinematographer Haskell Wexler reveals …
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American Cinema of the 70s
Ep 9 ★ 8.5 2011-10-29
American Cinema of the 70s
The maturing of American cinema of the late sixties and seventies: Buck Henry, writer of …
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Movies to Change the World
Ep 10 ★ 8.25 2011-11-05
Movies to Change the World
The movies that tried to change the world in the seventies: Wim Wenders in Germany; …
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The Arrival of Multiplexes and Asian Mainstream
Ep 11 ★ 8.25 2011-11-12
The Arrival of Multiplexes and Asian Mainstream
Star Wars, Jaws and The Exorcist created the multiplexes, but they were also innovative. In …
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Fight the Power: Protest in Film
Ep 12 ★ 8.0 2011-11-19
Fight the Power: Protest in Film
Protest in the movies of the 1980s: brave filmmakers spoke truth to power. American independent …
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New Boundaries: World Cinema in Africa, Asia & Latin America
Ep 13 ★ 8.25 2011-11-26
New Boundaries: World Cinema in Africa, Asia & Latin America
Film in the 1990s enters a surprise golden age. In Iran we meet Abbas Kiarostami, …
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New American Independents & The Digital Revolution
Ep 14 ★ 8.5 2011-12-03
New American Independents & The Digital Revolution
Brilliant, flashy, playful movies in the English speaking world in the nineties. We look at …
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Cinema Today and the Future
Ep 15 ★ 8.25 2011-12-10
Cinema Today and the Future
Movies come full circle: They get more serious after 9/11, and Romanian movies come to …
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First Air Date
2011-09-03
Last Air Date
2011-12-10
Status
Ended
Language
EN
Seasons
1
Total Episodes
15
Episode Runtime
60 min
Rating
7.7 / 10
Votes
69
Network
Channel 4
Studio
Channel 4 Television, Hopscotch Films
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