The story of film : an odyssey / [written and directed] by Mark Cousins ; [Music Box Films [and others] present ; in association with UK Film Council and More4 ; a Hopscotch Films production ; produced by John Archer].

Filmed on four continents over a six-year span and covering eleven decades and 1,000 films, this ambitious documentary chronicles the history of international cinema and cinematic innovation from the invention of motion pictures at the end of the 19th century to the multi-billion dollar globalized d...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Music Box Films
UK Film Council
More4 (Firm)
Hopscotch Films (Firm)
Other Authors: Cousins, Mark, 1965- (Screenwriter, Director, Narrator)
Archer, John, 1953- (Producer)
Langer, Timo (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Chicago, IL : Music Box Films, [2012], ©2012.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Motion pictures > History.
Cinematography > History.
Motion picture industry > History.
Motion picture producers and directors.
Motion pictures and history.
Historical television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Television mini-series.
Nonfiction television programs.
Genre:
Historical television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Television mini-series.
Nonfiction television programs.
Physical Description:5 videodiscs (915 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (43 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm)
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Filmed on four continents over a six-year span and covering eleven decades and 1,000 films, this ambitious documentary chronicles the history of international cinema and cinematic innovation from the invention of motion pictures at the end of the 19th century to the multi-billion dollar globalized digital industry of the 21st century, showing how filmmakers are influenced both by the historical events of their times and by each other. Includes interviews with many well-known filmmakers including Bernardo Bertolucci, Charles Burnett, Jane Campion, Claudia Cardinale, Youssef Chahine, Terence Davies, Claire Denis, Stanley Donen, Kyoko Kagawa, Abbas Kiarostami, Baz Luhrmann, Paul Schrader, Alexander Sokurov, Robert Towne, Gus Van Sant, Sharmila Tagore, Lars von Trier, Wim Wenders, Haskell Wexler, and Yuen Woo-Ping.
Note:Title from container.
Accompanying booklet, entitled Behind The story of film, comprises essays by John Archer and Mark Cousins and a list of featured filmmakers, contributors, and film clips.
Originally broadcast in Great Britain in 2011 as a fifteen-episode television mini-series.
Special feature: The story of film in 90 seconds.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CY6 D0146111 VideoDVD
TR848 .S76 2012 VideoDVD
Credits:Editor, Timo Langer.
System Details:DVD; anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1; 16:9) presentation; 2.0 stereo.
Cast:
Narrator, Mark Cousins.