The story of film. Episode 15, Cinema today and the future /
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...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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Chicago, IL :
Music Box Films,
2012.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| 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 15 In the final part of The Story of Film: An Odyssey, movies come full circle. They get more serious after 9/11, and Romanian movies come to the fore, followed by David Lynch's Mulholland Drive becoming one of the most complex dream films ever made and Inception turning film into a game. In Moscow, master director Alexander Sokurov talks exclusively about his innovative films and then there's a surprise: The Story of Film goes beyond the present, to look at film in the future. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed October 19, 2017). "An odyssey." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (65 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 01:04:51 |
| Awards: | 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 |