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The story of film. Episode 9 / the British Film Institute, Film4 and Hopscotch Films present ; in association with UK Film Council and More 4.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion pictures--History.
- Motion pictures.
- Motion picture producers and directors.
- Motion picture industry--History.
- Motion picture industry.
- Cinematography--History.
- Cinematography.
- Silent films--History.
- Silent films.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (63 minutes)
- Other Title:
- História do cinema : uma odisseia
- Story of film : an odyssey
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago, IL : Music Box Films, 2012.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- The Story of Film: An Odyssey is an unprecedented cinematic event, an epic journey through the history of world cinema that is a treat for movie lovers around the globe. Guided by film historian Mark Cousins, this bold 15-part love letter to the movies begins with the invention of motion pictures at the end of the 19th century and concludes with the multi-billion dollar globalized digital industry of the 21st. The Story of Film: An Odyssey heralds a unique approach to the evolution of film art by focusing on the artistic vision and innovations of filmmaking pioneers. Cousins' distinctive approach also yields a personal and idiosyncratic rewriting of film history.Filmed at key locations in film history on every continent, from Thomas Edison's New Jersey laboratory, to Hitchcock's London; from post-war Rome to the thriving industry of modern day Mumbai--this landmark documentary is filled with glorious clips from some of the greatest movies ever made and features interviews with legendary filmmakers and actors including Stanley Donen, Kyoko Kagawa, Gus van Sant, Lars Von Trier, Wim Wenders, Abbas Kiarostami, Claire Denis, Bernardo Bertolucci, Robert Towne, Jane Campion and Claudia Cardinale. SYNOPSES: Part 9 This is the remarkable story of the maturing of American cinema of the late 60s and 70s. Buck Henry, who wrote The Graduate, talks exclusively about movie satire of the time. Paul Schrader in New York reveals his thoughts on his existential screenplay for Taxi Driver. Writer Robert Towne explores the dark ideas in Chinatown, and director Charles Burnett talks about the birth of Black American cinema.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed October 19, 2017).
- "An odyssey".
- Won 2013 Peabody Award
- Won 2012 Traverse City Film Festival, Stanley Kubrick Award-Bold & Innovative Filmmaking
- Nominated 2012 Palm Springs International Film Festival, Audience Award-Best Documentary Feature
- OCLC:
- 1014203482
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