''The Story of Film: An Odyssey'' is a 2011 British documentary film about the

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, presented on television in 15 one-hour chapters with a total length of over 900 minutes. It was directed and narrated by Mark Cousins, a film critic from

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, based on his 2004 book ''The Story of Film''. The series was broadcast in September 2011 on More4, the digital television service of UK broadcaster

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. ''The Story of Film'' was featured in its entirety at the

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, and at the 2012 Istanbul International Film Festival. It was exhibited at the

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in New York City in February 2012. It was broadcast in the United States on

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, beginning in September 2013. ''

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'' headlined the series' initial broadcast in September 2011 as the "cinematic event of the year", describing it as "visually ensnaring and intellectually lithe, it’s at once a love letter to cinema, an unmissable masterclass, and a radical rewriting of movie history." An ''

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'' writer called the programme a "landmark" (albeit a "bizarrely underpromoted" one). The programme won a

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in 2013 "for its inclusive, uniquely annotated survey of world cinema history." In February 2012,

A. O. Scott Anthony Oliver Scott (born July 10, 1966) is an American journalist and cultural critic. He has been chief film critic for ''The New York Times'' since 2004, a title he shares with Manohla Dargis. Early life Scott was born on July 10, 1966 in ...

of ''

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'' described Cousins' film as "a semester-long film studies survey course compressed into 15 brisk, sometimes contentious hours" that "stands as an invigorated compendium of conventional wisdom." Contrasting the project with its "important precursor (and also, perhaps, an implicit interlocutor)",

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’s ''

Histoire(s) du cinéma ''Histoire(s) du cinéma'' () is an 8-part video project begun by Jean-Luc Godard in the late 1980s and completed in 1998. The longest, at 266 minutes, and one of the most complex of Godard's films, ''Histoire(s) du cinéma'' is an examination of ...

'', Scott commended Cousins' film as "the place from which all future revisionism must start".

List of episodes

Each episode section below lists the film clips that are featured in that episode.

Episode 1: "Birth of the Cinema"

Introduction * '' Saving Private Ryan'' (1998) dir.

Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg (; born December 18, 1946) is an American director, writer, and producer. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, he is the most commercially successful director of all time. Spie ...

* '' Three Colors: Blue'' (1993) dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski * ''

Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

'' (1942) dir. Michael Curtiz * ''

The Record of a Tenement Gentleman is a Japanese film written and directed by Yasujirō Ozu in 1947. The film was Ozu's first after World War II. Synopsis Tashiro (Chishū Ryū), Tamekichi (Reikichi Kawamura), and O-tane (Chōko Iida) are among the residents of a poor district of ...

'' (1947) dir. Yasujirō Ozu * '' Odd Man Out'' (1947) dir. Carol Reed * '' Two or Three Things I Know About Her'' (1967) dir.

* ''

Taxi Driver ''Taxi Driver'' is a 1976 American film directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Paul Schrader, and starring Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle, Leonard Harris, and Albert Brooks. Set in a decaying and ...

'' (1976) dir.

Martin Scorsese Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominatio ...

* '' The French Connection'' (1971) dir. William Friedkin 1895–1918: The World Discovers a New Art Form or Birth of the Cinema * '' Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge'' (1888) dir. Louis Le Prince * ''

The Kiss (1896 film) ''The Kiss'' (also known as ''The May Irwin Kiss'', ''The Rice-Irwin Kiss'' and ''The Widow Jones'') is an 1896 film, and was one of the first films ever shown commercially to the public. Around 18 seconds long, it depicts a re-enactment of the k ...

(a.k.a. May Irwin Kiss)'' (1896) dir. William Heise * ''

Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory ''Workers Leaving The Lumière Factory in Lyon'' (french: La Sortie de l'Usine Lumière à Lyon), also known as ''Employees Leaving the Lumière Factory'' and ''Exiting the Factory,'' is an 1895 French short black-and-white silent documentar ...

'' (1895) dir.

Louis Lumière Louis Jean Lumière (5 October 1864 Besançon – 6 June 1948, Bandol) was a French engineer and industrialist who played a key role in the development of photography and cinema. Early life and education Lumière was one of four children of ...

* '' Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat'' (1896) dir.

* '' Annabelle Serpentine Dance'' (1894-1896 ?) dir. William Kennedy Dickson or William Heise * '' Sandow'' (1894) dir. William Kennedy Dickson * ''

What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City ''What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City'' is a 1901 American short film. Plot The 77 second film depicts a woman, escorted by a man, walking over a grate. The hot air lifts her skirt, she laughs and they walk on. Comparisons ...

'' (1901) dir.

George S. Fleming George S. Fleming was an American actor, director, and scenic designer whose short films were influential early projects in the medium.Kobel, Peter (2007). ''Silent Movies: The Birth of Film and the Triumph of Movie Culture.'' Hachette Digital, I ...

and

Edwin S. Porter Edwin Stanton Porter (April 21, 1870 – April 30, 1941) was an American film pioneer, most famous as a producer, director, studio manager and cinematographer with the Edison Manufacturing Company and the Famous Players Film Company. Of over 2 ...

* ''

Cendrillon ''Cendrillon'' (''Cinderella'') is an opera—described as a "fairy tale"—in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Caïn based on Perrault's 1698 version of the Cinderella fairy tale. It had its premiere performance on 24 ...

'' (1899) dir.

Georges Méliès Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès (; ; 8 December 1861 – 21 January 1938) was a French illusionist, actor, and film director. He led many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema. Méliès was well known for the use of ...

* '' Le voyage dans la lune'' (1902) dir.

* '' La lune à un mètre'' (1898) dir.

* ''

The Kiss in the Tunnel ''The Kiss in the Tunnel'', also known as ''A Kiss in the Tunnel'', is a 1899 film British short silent comedy film, produced and directed by George Albert Smith, showing a couple sharing a brief kiss as their train passes through a tunnel, ...

'' (1899) dir.

George Albert Smith George Albert Smith Sr. (April 4, 1870 – April 4, 1951) was an American religious leader who served as the eighth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Early life Born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territor ...

* ''

Shoah The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe; ar ...

'' (1985) dir. Claude Lanzmann * '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' (1968) dir.

Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick (; July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and photographer. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, his films, almost all of which are adaptations of nove ...

* ''

The Sick Kitten ''The Sick Kitten'' is a 1903 British short silent comedy film, directed by George Albert Smith, featuring two young children tending to a sick kitten. Significance A remake of the director's now-lost ''The Little Doctor'' (1901), ''The Sic ...

'' (1903) dir.

* '' October: Ten Days That Shook the World'' (1928) dir.

Sergei Eisenstein Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (russian: Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ ɪjzʲɪnˈʂtʲejn, 2=Sergey Mikhaylovich Eyzenshteyn; 11 February 1948) was a Soviet film director, screenw ...

* ''

Once Upon a Time in the West ''Once Upon a Time in the West'' ( , "Once upon a time (there was) the West") is a 1968 epic Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone, who co-wrote it with Sergio Donati based on a story by Dario Argento, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Leone ...

'' (1968) dir.

Sergio Leone Sergio Leone (; 3 January 1929 – 30 April 1989) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter credited as the pioneer of the Spaghetti Western genre and widely regarded as one of the most influential directors in the history of cin ...

* ''

The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight ''The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight'' is an 1897 documentary film directed by Enoch J. Rector depicting the 1897 boxing match between James J. Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons in Carson City, Nevada on St. Patrick's Day. Originally running for more tha ...

'' (1897) dir.

Enoch J. Rector Enoch J. Rector (October 9, 1863 – January 26, 1957) was an American boxing film promoter and early cinema technician. He was a partner in Woodville Latham's Kinetoscope Exhibition Company (later the Lambda Company) during the mid-1890s, w ...

1903–1918: The Thrill Becomes Story or The Hollywood Dream * ''

Life of an American Fireman ''Life of an American Fireman'' is a short, silent film Edwin S. Porter made for the Edison Manufacturing Company. It was shot late in 1902 and distributed early in 1903. One of the earliest American narrative films, it depicts the rescue of a wom ...

'' (1903) dir.

* ''

Sherlock Jr. ''Sherlock Jr.'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton and written by Clyde Bruckman, Jean Havez, and Joseph A. Mitchell. It features Kathryn McGuire, Joe Keaton, and Ward Crane. In 1991, ''Sherlock Jr.'' ...

'' (1924) dir.

Buster Keaton Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is best known for his silent film work, in which his trademark was physical comedy accompanied by a stoic, deadpan expression ...

* ''The Horse that Bolted'' (1907) dir.

Charles Pathé Charles Morand Pathé (; 26 December 1863 – 25 December 1957) was a pioneer of the French film and recording industries. As the founder of Pathé Frères, its roots lie in 1896 Paris, France, when Pathé and his brothers pioneered the deve ...

* ''

The Assassination of the Duke of Guise ''The Assassination of the Duke of Guise'' ( 1908) (original French title: ''La Mort du duc de Guise''; often referred to as ''L'Assassinat du duc de Guise'') is a French historical film directed by Charles le Bargy and André Calmettes, adapte ...

(a.k.a. The Assassination of the Duc de Guise)'' (1908) dir. Charles le Bargy and André Calmettes * '' Vivre sa vie'' (1962) dir.

* '' Those Awful Hats'' (1909) dir.

D. W. Griffith David Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was an American film director. Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture, he pioneered many aspects of film editing and expanded the art of the na ...

* ''The Mended Lute'' (1909) dir.

* '' The Abyss'' (1910) dir. Urban Gad * '' Stage Struck'' (1925) dir.

Allan Dwan Allan Dwan (born Joseph Aloysius Dwan; April 3, 1885 – December 28, 1981) was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter. Early life Born Joseph Aloysius Dwan in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dwan, was ...

* ''

The Mysterious X ''The Mysterious X'' ( da, Det hemmelighedsfulde X) is a 1914 Danish silent drama film directed by Benjamin Christensen. It was Christensen's directorial debut. Prints of the film exist in the Det Danske Filminstitut and the Museum of Modern Ar ...

'' (1914) dir. Benjamin Christensen * '' Häxan'' (1922) dir. Benjamin Christensen * ''

Ingeborg Holm ''Ingeborg Holm'' (''Margaret Day'') is a 1913 Swedish social drama film directed by Victor Sjöström, based on a 1906 play by Nils Krok. It caused great debate in Sweden about social security, which led to changes in the poorhouse laws. It is ...

'' (1913) dir.

Victor Sjöström Victor David Sjöström (; 20 September 1879 – 3 January 1960), also known in the United States as Victor Seastrom, was a pioneering Swedish film director, screenwriter, and actor. He began his career in Sweden, before moving to Hollywood in ...

* ''

The Phantom Carriage ''The Phantom Carriage'' ( sv, Körkarlen, literally "The Wagoner") is a 1921 Swedish silent film directed by and starring Victor Sjöström, based on the 1912 novel '' Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness!'' (''Körkarlen'') by Swedish author Selma Lag ...

'' (1921) dir.

* '' Shanghai Express'' (1932) dir.

Josef von Sternberg Josef von Sternberg (; born Jonas Sternberg; May 29, 1894 – December 22, 1969) was an Austrian-American filmmaker whose career successfully spanned the transition from the silent to the sound era, during which he worked with most of the major ...

* '' The Story of the Kelly Gang'' (1906) dir. Charles Tait * '' The Squaw Man'' (1914) dir.

Oscar Apfel Oscar C. Apfel (January 17, 1878 – March 21, 1938) was an American film actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1913 and 1939, and also directed 94 films between 1911 and 1927. Biography Apf ...

and

Cecil B. DeMille Cecil Blount DeMille (; August 12, 1881January 21, 1959) was an American film director, producer and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he made 70 features, both silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of the American cinem ...

* '' The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) dir. Irvin Kershner * '' Falling Leaves'' (1912) dir. Alice Guy-Blaché * ''

Suspense Suspense is a state of mental uncertainty, anxiety, being undecided, or being doubtful. In a dramatic work, suspense is the anticipation of the outcome of a plot or of the solution to an uncertainty, puzzle, or mystery, particularly as it aff ...

'' (1913) dir.

Phillips Smalley Wendell Phillips Smalley (August 7, 1865 – May 2, 1939) was an American silent film director and actor. Biography Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the grandson of Wendell Phillips; he was the son of George Washburn Smalley, a war correspon ...

and Lois Weber * '' The Wind'' (1928) dir.

* '' Rescued from an Eagle's Nest'' (1908) dir.

J. Searle Dawley James Searle Dawley (October 4, 1877 – March 30, 1949) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, stage actor, and playwright. Between 1907 and the mid-1920s, while working for Edison, Rex Motion Picture Company, Famous Player ...

* ''

The House with Closed Shutters ''The House with Closed Shutters'' is a 1910 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and released by the Biograph Company. Prints of ''The House with Closed Shutters'' exist in the film archives of the Museum of Modern Art, Georg ...

'' (1910) dir.

* ''

Way Down East ''Way Down East'' is a 1920 American silent romantic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. It is one of four film adaptations of the melodramatic 19th century play ''Way Down East'' by Lottie Blair Parker. There we ...

'' (1920) dir.

* '' Orphans of the Storm'' (1921) dir.

* ''

The Birth of a Nation ''The Birth of a Nation'', originally called ''The Clansman'', is a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. The screenplay is adapted from Thomas Dixon Jr.'s 1905 novel and play ''The Cla ...

'' (1915) dir.

* ''Rebirth of a Nation'' (2007) dir.

DJ Spooky Paul Dennis Miller (born September 6, 1970), known professionally as DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid, is an American electronic and experimental hip hop musician whose work is often called by critics "illbient" or "trip hop". He is a turntabli ...

* ''

Cabiria ''Cabiria'' is a 1914 Italian epic silent film, directed by Giovanni Pastrone and shot in Turin. The film is set in ancient Sicily, Carthage, and Cirta during the period of the Second Punic War (218–202 BC). It follows a melodramatic main p ...

'' (1914) dir.

Giovanni Pastrone Giovanni Pastrone, also known by his artistic name Piero Fosco (13 September 1883 – 27 June 1959), was an Italian film pioneer, director, screenwriter, actor and technician. Pastrone was born in Montechiaro d'Asti. He worked during the era of ...

* ''

Intolerance Intolerance may refer to: * Hypersensitivity or intolerance, undesirable reactions produced by the immune system * ''Intolerance'' (film), a 1916 film by D. W. Griffith * ''Intolerance'' (album), the first solo album from Grant Hart, formerly o ...

'' (1916) dir.

* '' Souls on the Road'' (a.k.a. Rojo No Reikan) (1921) dir.

Minoru Murata was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor who was one of the major directors of the silent era in Japan. Career Born in Tokyo, Murata started out as a shingeki actor on the stage. Murata's troupe appeared in the first " pure films ...

Episode 2: "The Hollywood Dream"

1918–1928: The Triumph of American Film... * ''

Citizen Kane ''Citizen Kane'' is a 1941 American drama film produced by, directed by, and starring Orson Welles. He also co-wrote the screenplay with Herman J. Mankiewicz. The picture was Welles' first feature film. ''Citizen Kane'' is frequently cited ...

'' (1941) dir.

Orson Welles George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, known for his innovative work in film, radio and theatre. He is considered to be among the greatest and most influential f ...

* '' The Thief of Bagdad'' (1924) dir.

Raoul Walsh Raoul Walsh (born Albert Edward Walsh; March 11, 1887December 31, 1980) was an American film director, actor, founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), and the brother of silent screen actor George Walsh. He w ...

* ''

Desire Desires are states of mind that are expressed by terms like "wanting", "wishing", "longing" or "craving". A great variety of features is commonly associated with desires. They are seen as propositional attitudes towards conceivable states of aff ...

'' (1936) dir.

Frank Borzage Frank Borzage (; April 23, 1894 – June 19, 1962) was an Academy Award-winning American film director and actor, known for directing '' 7th Heaven'' (1927), '' Street Angel'' (1928), '' Bad Girl'' (1931), '' A Farewell to Arms'' (1932), ''Man's ...

* '' Gone with the Wind'' (1939) dir.

Victor Fleming Victor Lonzo Fleming (February 23, 1889 – January 6, 1949) was an American film director, cinematographer, and producer. His most popular films were ''Gone with the Wind (film), Gone with the Wind'', for which he won an Academy Award for Best ...

* '' Gold Diggers of 1933'' (1933) dir.

Mervyn LeRoy Mervyn LeRoy (; October 15, 1900 – September 13, 1987) was an American film director and producer. In his youth he played juvenile roles in vaudeville and silent film comedies. During the 1930s, LeRoy was one of the two great practitioners of ...

* ''

Singin' in the Rain ''Singin' in the Rain'' is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds and featuring Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell and Cyd Charis ...

'' (1952) dir.

Gene Kelly Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American actor, dancer, singer, filmmaker, and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style and sought to create a new form of American dance accessibl ...

and Stanley Donen * '' The Maltese Falcon'' (1941) dir.

John Huston John Marcellus Huston ( ; August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter, actor and visual artist. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered ...

* '' The Scarlet Empress'' (1934) dir.

* '' The Cameraman'' (1928) dir.

Edward Sedgwick Edward Sedgwick (November 7, 1889 – March 7, 1953) was an American film director, writer, actor and producer. Early life He was born in Galveston, Texas, the son of Edward Sedgwick, Sr. and Josephine Walker, both stage actors. At the age ...

and

* ''

One Week One Week may refer to: * One Week (1920 film), ''One Week'' (1920 film), a short film starring and co-directed by Buster Keaton * One Week (2008 film), ''One Week'' (2008 film), a Canadian feature film directed by Michael McGowan * One Week (song), ...

'' (1920) dir.

Edward F. Cline Edward Francis Cline (November 4, 1891 – May 22, 1961) was an American screenwriter, actor, writer and director best known for his work with comedians W.C. Fields and Buster Keaton. He was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin and died in Hollywood, Cal ...

and

* ''

'' (1924) (introduced in

Episode 1 ''Episode I'', ''Episode 1'' or ''Episode One'' may refer to: * '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'', a 1999 film * '' Half-Life 2: Episode One'', a 2006 computer game sequel * "Episode 1" (''Ashes to Ashes''), (2008), the first episod ...

) dir.

* ''

Three Ages ''Three Ages'' is a 1923 black-and-white American feature-length silent comedy film starring comedian Buster Keaton and Wallace Beery. The first feature Keaton wrote, directed, produced, and starred in (unlike ''The Saphead'', in which he only ...

'' (1923) dir.

and

* '' Buster Keaton Rides Again'' (1965) dir.

John Spotton John Spotton Canadian Society of Cinematographers, C.S.C. (January 1, 1927 - March 3, 1991) was a Canadian filmmaker with the National Film Board of Canada. A versatile artist who worked as a director, producer, cinematographer and editor, Spo ...

* '' The General'' (1926) dir.

Clyde Bruckman Clyde Adolf Bruckman (June 30, 1894January 4, 1955) was an American writer and director of comedy films during the late Silent film, silent era as well as the early sound era of cinema. Bruckman collaborated with such comedians as Buster Keaton, ...

and

* '' Divine Intervention'' (2002) dir.

Elia Suleiman Elia Suleiman ( ar, إيليا سليمان, ; born 28 July 1960) is a Palestinian film director and actor of Rûm Greek Orthodox origin. He is best known for the 2002 film ''Divine Intervention'' ( ar, يد إلهية), a modern tragic comedy on ...

* ''

Limelight Limelight (also known as Drummond light or calcium light)James R. Smith (2004). ''San Francisco's Lost Landmarks'', Quill Driver Books. is a type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls. An intense illumination is created when ...

'' (1952) dir.

Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. (16 April 188925 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is consider ...

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City Lights ''City Lights'' is a 1931 American silent romantic comedy film written, produced, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin. The story follows the misadventures of Chaplin's Tramp as he falls in love with a blind girl (Virginia Cherrill) and ...

'' (1931) dir.

* '' The Kid'' (1921) dir.

* '' Bad Timing'' (1980) dir. Nicolas Roeg * ''

The Great Dictator ''The Great Dictator'' is a 1940 American anti-war political satire black comedy film written, directed, produced, scored by, and starring British comedian Charlie Chaplin, following the tradition of many of his other films. Having been the onl ...

'' (1940) dir.

* ''

Monsieur Hulot's Holiday ''Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot'' (french: Les Vacances de M. Hulot; released as ''Monsieur Hulot's Holiday'' in the US) is a 1953 French comedy film starring and directed by Jacques Tati. It introduced the pipe-smoking, well-meaning but clumsy c ...

'' (1953) dir. Jacques Tati * ''

Toto in Color ''Toto in Color'' (Italian: ''Totò a colori'') is a 1952 Italian comedy film, and was the first Italian color film shot with the Ferraniacolor system. The film was directed by Steno and starred the comic actor Totò. Plot Antonio Scannagatti is ...

'' (1953) dir. Steno * '' Awaara'' (1951) dir. Raj Kapoor * '' Sunset Boulevard'' (1950) dir.

Billy Wilder Billy Wilder (; ; born Samuel Wilder; June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian-American filmmaker. His career in Hollywood spanned five decades, and he is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Classic Holl ...

* ''

Some Like It Hot ''Some Like It Hot'' is a 1959 American crime comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Billy Wilder. It stars Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, with George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown, Joan Shawlee, Grace Lee Whitney and N ...

'' (1959) dir.

* ''

Luke's Movie Muddle ''Luke's Movie Muddle'' is a 1916 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. Prints of the film survive in various film archives around the world, including George Eastman House and the Filmoteca Española. Cast * Harold Lloyd as Luke * ...

'' (1916) dir.

Hal Roach Harry Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr.Randy Skretvedt, Skretvedt, Randy (2016), ''Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies'', Bonaventure Press. p.608. (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer, director, a ...

* ''

Haunted Spooks ''Haunted Spooks'' is a 1920 American silent Southern Gothic comedy film produced and co-directed by Hal Roach, starring Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis. Plot The action in ''Haunted Spooks'' centres around Harold's romantic problems. It is se ...

'' (1920) dir.

Alfred J. Goulding Alfred John "Alf" Goulding (January 26, 1885 – April 25, 1972) was an Australian-born vaudevillian, who became an American film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 180 films between 1917 and 1959 and is credited with having H ...

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Never Weaken ''Never Weaken'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film starring Harold Lloyd and directed by Fred Newmeyer. It was Lloyd's last short film, running to three reels, before he moved permanently into feature-length production. It was also one o ...

'' (1921) dir.

Fred C. Newmeyer Fred C. Newmeyer (August 9, 1888 – April 24, 1967) was an American actor, film director and film producer. Biography A native of Central City, Colorado, Newmeyer is best known for directing a handful of films in the ''Our Gang'' series and fo ...

and

Sam Taylor Samuel, Sam or Sammy Taylor (male first name) may refer to: Arts * Sam Taylor (director) (1895–1958), American film director and screenwriter * Samuel W. Taylor (1907–1997), American author * Samuel A. Taylor (1912–2000), playwright and scre ...

* ''

Safety Last! ''Safety Last!'' is a 1923 American silent romantic-comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. It includes one of the most famous images from the silent-film era: Lloyd clutching the hands of a large clock as he dangles from the outside of a skyscraper ...

'' (1923) dir.

and

* ''I Flunked, But...'' (1930) dir. Yasujirō Ozu ...And the First of its Rebels * '' Nanook of the North'' (1922) dir.

Robert Flaherty Robert Joseph Flaherty, (; February 16, 1884 – July 23, 1951) was an American filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature-length documentary film, ''Nanook of the North'' (1922). The film made his reputatio ...

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The House Is Black ''The House Is Black'' ( fa, خانه سیاه است) is an acclaimed Iranian documentary short film directed by Forugh Farrokhzad. The film is a look at life and suffering in a leper colony and focuses on the human condition and the beauty of ...

'' (1963) dir. Forough Farrokhzad * ''

Sans Soleil ''Sans Soleil'' (; "Sunless") is a 1983 French documentary film directed by Chris Marker. It is a meditation on the nature of human memory, showing the inability to recall the context and nuances of memory, and how, as a result, the perception of ...

'' (1983) dir.

Chris Marker Chris Marker (; 29 July 1921 – 29 July 2012) was a French writer, photographer, documentary film director, multimedia artist and Essay#Film, film essayist. His best known films are ''La Jetée'' (1962), ''A Grin Without a Cat'' (1977) and ''S ...

* ''The Not Dead'' (2007) dir. Brian Hill * ''

The Perfect Human ''The Perfect Human'' ( da, Det perfekte menneske) is a cult short film in black and white by Jørgen Leth lasting 13 minutes about a middle class Danish couple performing everyday rituals. The film examines human behavior in a suave, pseudo-scien ...

'' (1967) (shown as part of ''The Five Obstructions'') dir. Jørgen Leth * ''

The Five Obstructions ''The Five Obstructions'' is a 2003 Danish documentary film directed by Lars von Trier and Jørgen Leth. The film is conceived as a documentary, but incorporates lengthy sections of experimental films produced by the filmmakers. The premise is th ...

'' (2003) dir.

Lars von Trier Lars von Trier (''né'' Trier; 30 April 1956) is a Danish filmmaker, actor, and lyricist. Having garnered a reputation as a highly ambitious, polarizing filmmaker, he has been the subject of several controversies: Cannes, in addition to nominat ...

and Jørgen Leth * ''

Blind Husbands ''Blind Husbands'' is a 1919 American drama film written and directed by Erich von Stroheim. The film is an adaptation of the story ''The Pinnacle'' by Stroheim. Plot A group of holiday-makers arrive at Cortina d'Ampezzo, an Alpine village in th ...

'' (1919) dir.

Erich von Stroheim Erich Oswald Hans Carl Maria von Stroheim (born Erich Oswald Stroheim; September 22, 1885 – May 12, 1957) was an Austrian-American director, actor and producer, most noted as a film star and avant-garde, visionary director of the silent era. H ...

* '' The Lost Squadron'' (1932) dir. George Archainbaud and Paul Sloane * '' Greed'' (1924) dir.

* ''Stroheim in Vienna'' (1948) * '' Queen Kelly'' (1929) (shown as part of ''Sunset Boulevard'') dir.

* '' The Crowd'' (1928) dir. King Vidor * '' The Apartment'' (1960) dir.

* '' The Trial'' (1962) dir.

* '' Aelita: Queen of Mars'' (1924) dir. Yakov Protazanov * '' Posle Smerti'' (1915) dir. Yevgeni Bauer * '' The Passion of Joan of Arc'' (1928) dir.

Carl Theodor Dreyer Carl Theodor Dreyer (; 3 February 1889 – 20 March 1968), commonly known as Carl Th. Dreyer, was a Danish film director and screenwriter. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, his movies are noted for their emotional aus ...

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Ordet ''Ordet'' (, meaning " The Word" and originally released as ''The Word'' in English), is a 1955 Danish drama film, directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. It is based on a play by Kaj Munk, a Danish Lutheran priest, first performed in 1932. The film won ...

'' (1955) dir.

* ''The President'' (1919) dir.

* ''

Vampyr ''Vampyr'' (german: Vampyr – Der Traum des Allan Gray, lit=Vampyr: The Dream of Allan Gray) is a 1932 horror film directed by Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer. The film was written by Dreyer and Christen Jul based on elements from J. Sheri ...

'' (1932) dir.

* '' Gertrud'' (1964) dir.

* '' Dogville'' (2003) dir.

* '' Vivre sa vie'' (1962) (introduced in

) dir.

Episode 3: "The Golden Age of World Cinema"

1918–1932: The Great Rebel Filmmakers Around the World * '' The Thief of Bagdad'' (1924) (introduced in

Episode 2 ''Episode II'', ''Episode 2'' or ''Episode Two'' may refer to: * ''Episode II'' (album), an album by Safri Duo * ''Episode II'' (EP), an EP by Eiffel 65 * "Episode 2" (song), a song by Dragon Ash * "Episode 2" (''Ashes to Ashes''), an episode of ...

) dir.

* '' The Passion of Joan of Arc'' (1928) (introduced in

) dir.

* '' Robert and Bertram'' (1915) dir.

Max Mack Max Mack (1884–1973) was a German screenwriter, film producer and director during the silent era. He is particularly known for his 1913 film ''The Other''. He directed, and co-starred in, an early film adaptation of ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' in ...

* '' The Oyster Princess'' (1919) dir.

Ernst Lubitsch Ernst Lubitsch (; January 29, 1892November 30, 1947) was a German-born American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His urbane comedies of manners gave him the reputation of being Hollywood's most elegant and sophisticated director; as ...

* '' The Mountain Cat'' (1921) dir.

* ''

The Marriage Circle ''The Marriage Circle'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch and distributed by Warner Bros. Based on the play ''Only a Dream'' by Lothar Schmidt, the screenplay was written by Paul Bern. The "circle" o ...

'' (1924) dir.

* ''

La Roue ''La Roue'' (, 'The Wheel') is a French silent film, directed by Abel Gance, who also directed ''Napoléon'' and ''J'accuse''. It was released in 1923. The film used then-revolutionary lighting techniques, and rapid scene changes and cuts. Plo ...

'' (1923) dir.

Abel Gance Abel Gance (; born Abel Eugène Alexandre Péréthon; 25 October 188910 November 1981) was a French film director and producer, writer and actor. A pioneer in the theory and practice of montage, he is best known for three major silent films: ''J ...

* ''

Napoléon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

'' (1927) dir.

* ''

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (german: Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari) is a 1920 German silent horror film, directed by Robert Wiene and written by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer. Considered the quintessential work of German Expressionist cinema, ...

'' (1920) dir.

Robert Wiene Robert Wiene (; 27 April 1873 – 17 July 1938) was a film director of the silent era of German cinema. He is particularly known for directing the German silent film ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' and a succession of other German Expressionism, ...

* ''The Tell-Tale Heart'' (1928) dir. Charles Klein * '' The Lodger'' (1927) dir.

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...

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A Page of Madness is a 1926 Japanese silent film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. Lost for 45 years until it was rediscovered by Kinugasa in his storehouse in 1971, the film is the product of an avant-garde group of artists in Japan known as the Shinkankakuha (o ...

'' (1926) dir. Teinosuke Kinugasa * ''

Metropolis A metropolis () is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications. A big c ...

'' (1927) dir.

Fritz Lang Friedrich Christian Anton Lang (; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), known as Fritz Lang, was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Germany and later the United States.Obituary ''Variety'', August 4, 1976, p. 6 ...

* '' The Crowd'' (1928) (introduced in

) dir. King Vidor * '' Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans'' (1927) dir.

F. W. Murnau Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau (born Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe; December 28, 1888March 11, 1931) was a German film director, producer and screenwriter. He was greatly influenced by Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Shakespeare and Ibsen plays he had seen at t ...

* ''Opus 1'' (1921) dir. Walter Ruttmann * ''

Entr'acte (or ', ;Since 1932–35 the French Academy recommends this spelling, with no apostrophe, so historical, ceremonial and traditional uses (such as the 1924 René Clair film title) are still spelled ''Entr'acte''. German: ' and ', Italian: ''inte ...

'' (1924) dir.

René Clair René Clair (11 November 1898 – 15 March 1981), born René-Lucien Chomette, was a French filmmaker and writer. He first established his reputation in the 1920s as a director of silent films in which comedy was often mingled with fantasy. He wen ...

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Rien que les heures ''Rien que les heures'' (English: ''Nothing But Time'' or ''Nothing But the Hours'') is a 1926 experimental silent film by Brazilian director Alberto Cavalcanti showing the life of Paris through one day in 45 minutes. Other noted examples of the ...

'' (1926) dir.

Alberto Cavalcanti Alberto de Almeida Cavalcanti (February 6, 1897 – August 23, 1982) was a Brazilian-born film director and film producer, producer. He was often credited under the single name "Cavalcanti". Early life Cavalcanti was born in Rio de Janeiro, ...

* '' Spellbound'' (1945) dir.

* ''

Un Chien Andalou ''Un Chien Andalou'' (, ''An Andalusian Dog'') is a 1929 French silent short film directed by Luis Buñuel, and written by Buñuel and Salvador Dalí. Buñuel's first film, it was initially released in a limited capacity at Studio des Ursuline ...

'' (1929) dir. Luis Buñuel * '' Blue Velvet'' (1986) dir.

David Lynch David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946) is an American filmmaker, visual artist and actor. A recipient of an Academy Honorary Award in 2019, Lynch has received three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, and the César Award for Be ...

* ''

L'Age d'Or ''L'Age d'Or'' (french: L'Âge d'Or, ), commonly translated as ''The Golden Age'' or ''Age of Gold'', is a 1930 French surrealist satirical comedy film directed by Luis Buñuel about the insanities of modern life, the hypocrisy of the sexual m ...

'' (1930) dir. Luis Buñuel * '' Kino-Pravda n. 19'' (1924) dir.

Dziga Vertov Dziga Vertov (russian: Дзига Вертов, born David Abelevich Kaufman, russian: Дави́д А́белевич Ка́уфман, and also known as Denis Kaufman; – 12 February 1954) was a Soviet Union, Soviet pioneer documentary f ...

* ''

Glumov's Diary ''Glumov's Diary'' (russian: Дневник Глумова, Dnevnik Glumova) is a 1923 Soviet short silent film, which was the first film directed by Sergei Eisenstein. It was conceived as a part of the theatre production of Alexander Ostrovsk ...

'' (1923) dir.

* ''

Battleship Potemkin '' Battleship Potemkin'' (russian: Бронено́сец «Потёмкин», ''Bronenosets Potyomkin''), sometimes rendered as ''Battleship Potyomkin'', is a 1925 Soviet silent drama film produced by Mosfilm. Directed and co-written by S ...

'' (1925) dir.

* '' The Untouchables'' (1987) dir. Brian De Palma * ''

Arsenal An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armoury (British English) or armory (American English) are mostly ...

'' (1929) dir. Alexander Dovzhenko * ''

Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water. About 71% of Earth's surfa ...

'' (1930) dir. Alexander Dovzhenko * '' I Was Born, But...'' (1932) dir. Yasujirō Ozu * ''

Tokyo Story is a 1953 Japanese drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu and starring Chishū Ryū and Chieko Higashiyama about an aging couple who travel to Tokyo to visit their grown children. Upon release, it did not immediately gain international recogniti ...

'' (1953) dir. Yasujirō Ozu * ''

Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles ''Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles'' (, "Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels") is a 1975 drama film written and directed by Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman. It was filmed over five weeks on location in Brussels, ...

'' (1975) dir.

Chantal Akerman Chantal Anne Akerman (; 6 June 19505 October 2015) was a Belgian film director, screenwriter, artist, and Film studies, film professor at the City College of New York. She is best known for films such as ''Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 108 ...

* ''

'' (1947) (introduced in

) dir. Yasujirō Ozu * ''

Osaka Elegy is a 1936 Japanese drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. It forms a diptych with Mizoguchi's ''Sisters of the Gion'' which shares much of the same cast and production team, and is considered an early masterpiece in the director's career. Plot S ...

'' (1936) dir. Kenji Mizoguchi * ''

'' (1941) (introduced in

) dir.

* '' Chikamatsu Monogatari'' (1954) dir. Kenji Mizoguchi * ''

Mildred Pierce ''Mildred Pierce'' is a psychological drama by James M. Cain published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1941. A story of “social inequity and opportunity in America" set during the Great Depression, ''Mildred Pierce'' follows the trajectory of a lower- ...

'' (1945) dir. Michael Curtiz * '' Romance of the West Chamber'' (1927) dir. Hou Yao and Minwei Li * ''

Scenes of City Life ''Scenes of City Life'' is a 1935 Chinese comedy-drama film directed by Yuan Muzhi.. Retrieved 21 November 2009. It is also translated as ''Cityscape''. It is noted for being the first film directed by Yuan, as well as the first film appearance of ...

'' (1935) dir.

Yuan Muzhi Yuan Muzhi (; March 3, 1909 – January 30, 1978) was an actor and director from the Republic of China and later of the People's Republic of China. Career As an actor, Yuan became extremely popular and took on the nickname "man with a thousand ...

* '' The Goddess'' (1934) dir.

Wu Yonggang Wu Yonggang (November 1, 1907 – December 18, 1982) was a prominent Chinese film director during the 1930s. Today Wu is best known for his directorial debut, '' The Goddess''. Wu had a long career with the Lianhua Film Company in the 1930s, in ...

* '' Center Stage'' (1991) dir. Stanley Kwan * ''

New Women ''New Women'' () is a 1935 Chinese silent drama film produced by the United Photoplay Service. It is sometimes translated as ''New Woman''. The film starred Ruan Lingyu (in her penultimate film) and was directed by Cai Chusheng. This film became ...

'' (1935) dir. Cai Chusheng

Episode 4: "The Arrival of Sound"

The 1930s: The Great American Movie Genres... * '' Confessions of a Co-Ed'' (1931) dir. Dudley Murphy * '' Love Me Tonight'' (1932) dir.

Rouben Mamoulian Rouben Zachary Mamoulian ( ; hy, Ռուբէն Մամուլեան; October 8, 1897 – December 4, 1987) was an American film and theatre director. Early life Mamoulian was born in Tiflis, Russian Empire, to a family of Armenian descent. H ...

* '' The Golem: How He Came into the World'' (1920) dir.

Carl Boese Carl Eduard Hermann Boese (; 26 August 1887 – 6 July 1958) was a German film director, screenwriter, and film producer, producer. He directed 158 films between 1917 and 1957. Selected filmography * ''Farmer Borchardt'' (1917) * ''Donna Lucia ...

and

Paul Wegener Paul Wegener (11 December 1874 – 13 September 1948) was a German actor, writer, and film director known for his pioneering role in German expressionist cinema. Acting career At the age of 20, Wegener decided to end his law studies and conce ...

* ''

Frankenstein ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. ''Frankenstein'' tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific ex ...

'' (1931) dir.

James Whale James Whale (22 July 1889 – 29 May 1957) was an English film director, theatre director and actor, who spent the greater part of his career in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood. He is best remembered for several horror films: ''Fran ...

* '' Eyes Without a Face'' (1960) dir. Georges Franju * '' Audition'' (1999) dir.

Takashi Miike is a Japanese film director, film producer and screenwriter. He has directed over one hundred theatrical, video, and television productions since his debut in 1991. His films run through a variety of different genres, and range from violent an ...

* ''

The Public Enemy ''The Public Enemy'' (''Enemies of the Public'' in the UK) is a 1931 American all-talking pre-Code gangster film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The film was directed by William A. Wellman and stars James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward ...

'' (1931) dir.

William A. Wellman William Augustus Wellman (February 29, 1896 – December 9, 1975) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and military pilot. He was known for his work in crime, adventure, and action genre films, often focusing on avi ...

* '' Scarface'' (1932) dir.

Howard Hawks Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era. Critic Leonard Maltin called him "the greatest American director who is not a household name." A v ...

and

Richard Rosson Richard Rosson (April 4, 1893 – May 31, 1953) was an American film director and actor. As an actor, he was known for the nearly 100 films he was in during the silent era. As a director, he directed the logging sequences in the 1936 film '' C ...

* '' Scarface'' (1983) dir. Brian De Palma * ''

Seven Samurai is a 1954 Japanese epic samurai drama film co-written, edited, and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The story takes place in 1586 during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. It follows the story of a village of desperate farmers who hire seven ...

'' (1954) dir. Akira Kurosawa * ''

Once Upon a Time in America ''Once Upon a Time in America'' ( it, C'era una volta in America) is a 1984 epic crime film co-written and directed by Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone and starring Robert De Niro and James Woods. The film is an Italian–American venture produce ...

'' (1984) dir.

* '' The Iron Horse'' (1924) dir.

John Ford John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), known professionally as John Ford, was an American film director and naval officer. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. He ...

* ''

My Darling Clementine ''My Darling Clementine'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp during the period leading up to the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The ensemble cast also features Victor Mature (as Doc Hollid ...

'' (1946) dir.

* '' Twentieth Century'' (1934) dir.

* ''

Bringing Up Baby ''Bringing Up Baby'' is a 1938 American screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks, and starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. It was released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures. The film tells the story of a paleontologist in a numb ...

'' (1938) dir.

* '' The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks'' (1973) dir.

Richard Schickel Richard Warren Schickel (February 10, 1933 – February 18, 2017) was an American film historian, journalist, author, documentarian, and film and literary critic. He was a film critic for ''Time'' magazine from 1965–2010, and also wro ...

* '' Gold Diggers of 1933'' (1933) (introduced in

) dir.

* '' Gertie the Dinosaur'' (1914) dir.

Winsor McCay Zenas Winsor McCay ( – July 26, 1934) was an American cartoonist and animator. He is best known for the comic strip ''Little Nemo'' (1905–14; 1924–26) and the animated film ''Gertie the Dinosaur'' (1914). For contractual reasons, he worke ...

* '' The Adventures of Prince Achmed'' (1926) dir. Lotte Reiniger * '' Plane Crazy'' (1928) dir.

Walt Disney Walter Elias Disney (; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film p ...

and Ub Iwerks * ''

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is a 19th-century German fairy tale that is today known widely across the Western world. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' and numbered as Ta ...

'' (1937) dir. David Hand, William Cottrell, Wilfred Jackson,

Larry Morey Lawrence L. Morey (March 26, 1905 – May 8, 1971) was an American lyricist and screenwriter. He co-wrote some of the most successful songs in Disney films of the 1930s and 1940s, including "Heigh-Ho", "Some Day My Prince Will Come", and "Whis ...

Perce Pearce Percival C. Pearce (September 7, 1899 – July 4, 1955) was an American producer, director, and writer, best known for his work with Walt Disney Productions. Early life Born on September 7, 1899 in Waukegan, Illinois, Pearce was the son of E ...

, and Ben Sharpsteen * '' One Hundred and One Dalmatians'' (1961) dir. Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, and Wolfgang Reitherman ...And the Brilliance of European Film * '' The Blood of a Poet'' (1931) dir.

Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (, , ; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost creatives of the su ...

* '' Inception'' (2010) dir. Christopher Nolan * ''

Zéro de conduite ''Zero for Conduct'' (french: Zéro de conduite) is a 1933 French featurette directed by Jean Vigo. It was first shown on 7 April 1933 and was subsequently banned in France until November 1945.Temple (2011), p. 145. The film draws extensively on ...

'' (1933) dir.

Jean Vigo Jean Vigo (; 26 April 1905 – 5 October 1934) was a French film director who helped establish poetic realism in film in the 1930s. His work influenced French New Wave cinema of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Biography Vigo was born to Emil ...

* '' If....'' (1968) dir. Lindsay Anderson * '' L'Atalante'' (1934) dir.

* ''

Le Quai des brumes ''Port of Shadows'' (french: Le Quai des brumes , "The dock of mists") is a 1938 French film directed by Marcel Carné. An example of poetic realism, it stars Jean Gabin, Michel Simon and Michèle Morgan. The screenplay was written by Jacques Pr ...

'' (1938) dir.

Marcel Carné Marcel Albert Carné (; 18 August 1906 – 31 October 1996) was a French film director. A key figure in the poetic realism movement, Carné's best known films include '' Port of Shadows'' (1938), ''Le Jour Se Lève'' (1939), '' The Devil's Envoys ...

* ''

Les Enfants du Paradis ''Children of Paradise'' (original French title: ''Les Enfants du Paradis'') is a two-part French romantic drama film by Marcel Carné, produced under war conditions in 1943, 1944, and early 1945 in both Vichy France and Occupied France. Set in ...

'' (1945) dir.

* ''

La Règle du jeu ''The Rules of the Game'' (original French title: ''La règle du jeu'') is a 1939 French satirical comedy-drama film directed by Jean Renoir. The ensemble cast includes Nora Gregor, Paulette Dubost, Mila Parély, Marcel Dalio, Julien Car ...

'' (1939) (a.k.a. The Rules of the Game) dir.

Jean Renoir Jean Renoir (; 15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent film, silent era to the end of the 1960s. ...

* '' La Grande Illusion'' (1937) dir.

* ''

Limite ''Limite'' (, Portuguese for "limit" or "border") is a film by Brazilian director and writer Mário Peixoto (1908–1992), filmed in 1930 and first screened in 1931. Cited by some as the greatest of all Brazilian films, this 120-minute, silen ...

'' (1931) dir.

Mário Peixoto Mário Rodrigues Breves Peixoto (; March 3, 1908 – February 3, 1992) was a Brazilian film director, mainly known for his only film '' Limite'', a silent experimental film filmed in 1930 and premiered in Rio de Janeiro on 17 May 1931. Pei ...

* '' The Adventures of a Good Citizen'' (1937) dir.

Stefan Themerson Stefan Themerson (25 January 1910 – 6 September 1988) was a Polish writer of children's literature, poet and inventor of Semantic Poetry, novelist, script writer filmmaker, composer and philosopher. He wrote in at least three languages. With ...

* ''

Two Men and a Wardrobe ''Two Men and a Wardrobe'' ( pl, Dwaj ludzie z szafą) (1958) is a short Polish black and white silent movie directed by Roman Polański. Plot The film features two men, played by Jakub Goldberg and Henryk Kluba, who emerge from the sea carr ...

'' (1958) dir.

Roman Polanski Raymond Roman Thierry Polański , group=lower-alpha, name=note_a (né Liebling; 18 August 1933) is a French-Polish film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two ...

* ''

Das Blaue Licht ''The Blue Light'' (german: Das blaue Licht) is a black-and-white 1932 film directed by Leni Riefenstahl and written by Béla Balázs with uncredited scripting by Carl Mayer. In Riefenstahl's film version, the witch, Junta, played by Riefensta ...

'' (1932) dir.

Leni Riefenstahl Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl (; 22 August 1902 – 8 September 2003) was a German film director, photographer and actress known for her role in producing Nazi propaganda. A talented swimmer and an artist, Riefenstahl also became in ...

* ''

Triumph of the Will ''Triumph of the Will'' (german: Triumph des Willens) is a 1935 German Nazi propaganda film directed, produced, edited and co-written by Leni Riefenstahl. Adolf Hitler commissioned the film and served as an unofficial executive producer; his na ...

'' (1935) dir.

* '' Behind the Scenes of the Filming of the Olympic Games'' (1937) dir.

* '' Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty'' (1938) dir.

* '' Tiefland'' (1954) dir.

* ''

The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl ''The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl'' (german: Die Macht der Bilder: Leni Riefenstahl) is a 1993 German documentary film about the life of German film director Leni Riefenstahl, directed by Ray Müller. Production Riefenstahl was b ...

'' (1993) dir. Ray Müller * '' Vertigo'' (1958) dir.

* '' Saboteur'' (1942) dir.

* ''

Sabotage Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening a polity, effort, or organization through subversion, obstruction, disruption, or destruction. One who engages in sabotage is a ''saboteur''. Saboteurs typically try to conceal their identitie ...

'' (1936) dir.

* '' The 39 Steps'' (1935) dir.

* '' Marnie'' (1964) dir.

* ''

Ninotchka ''Ninotchka'' is a 1939 American romantic comedy film made for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by producer and director Ernst Lubitsch and starring Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas. It was written by Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, and Walter Reisch, based o ...

'' (1939) dir.

* '' The Wizard of Oz'' (1939) dir.

* '' Gone with the Wind'' (1939) (introduced in

) dir.

Episode 5: "Post-War Cinema"

1939–1952: The Devastation of War...and a New Movie Language * ''

Rome, Open City ''Rome, Open City'' ( it, Roma città aperta, also released as ''Open City'') is a 1945 Italian neorealist war drama film directed by Roberto Rossellini and co-written by Sergio Amidei, Celeste Negarville and Federico Fellini. Set in Rome in 19 ...

'' (1945) dir.

Roberto Rossellini Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prominent directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing to the movement with films such ...

* ''

Stagecoach A stagecoach is a four-wheeled public transport coach used to carry paying passengers and light packages on journeys long enough to need a change of horses. It is strongly sprung and generally drawn by four horses although some versions are draw ...

'' (1939) dir.

* ''

Directed by John Ford ''Directed by John Ford'' is a documentary film directed by Peter Bogdanovich. Originally released in 1971, it covers the life and career of film director John Ford. Production Bogdanovich first met John Ford in 1963, on the set of Ford's film ' ...

'' (1971) dir. Peter Bogdanovich * ''

'' (1936) (introduced in

Episode 3 ''Episode III'', ''Episode 3'' or ''Episode Three'' may refer to: * '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'', a 2005 film *Episode 3 (Humans series 1), TV series episode *Episode 3 (Peep Show), TV series episode *Episode 3 (The Tudors), ...

) dir. Kenji Mizoguchi * '' Flesh and the Devil'' (1926) dir. Clarence Brown * '' Follow the Boys'' (1944) dir.

A. Edward Sutherland Albert Edward Sutherland (January 5, 1895 – December 31, 1973) was a film director and actor. Born in London, he was from a theatrical family. His father, Al Sutherland, was a theatre manager and producer and his mother, Julie Ring, was a vaud ...

* ''

'' (1941) (introduced in

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Code Unknown ''Code Unknown'' (french: Code inconnu : Récit incomplet de divers voyages) is a 2000 film directed by Michael Haneke. Most of the story occurs in Paris, France, where the fates of several characters intersect and connect. ''Code Unknown'' is co ...

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Un Homme et une Femme ''A Man and a Woman'' (french: Un homme et une femme) is a 1966 French film written and directed by Claude Lelouch and starring Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant. Written by Lelouch and Pierre Uytterhoeven, the film concerns a young widow a ...

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All That Heaven Allows ''All That Heaven Allows'' is a 1955 American drama romance film directed by Douglas Sirk, produced by Ross Hunter, and adapted by Peg Fenwick from a story by Edna L. Lee and Harry Lee. It stars Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson in a tale about the soci ...

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Accattone ''Accattone'' is a 1961 Italian drama film written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Despite an original screenplay, the film is often perceived as a cinematic rendition of Pasolini's earlier novels, particularly '' Ragazzi di vita'' (''The Ra ...

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Michelangelo Antonioni Michelangelo Antonioni (, ; 29 September 1912 – 30 July 2007) was an Italian filmmaker. He is best known for directing his "trilogy on modernity and its discontents"—''L'Avventura'' (1960), ''La Notte'' (1961), and ''L'Eclisse'' (1962 ...

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Theodoros Angelopoulos Theodoros "Theo" Angelopoulos (; ; 27 April 1935 – 24 January 2012) was a Greek filmmaker, screenwriter and film producer. He dominated the Greek art film industry from 1975 on, and Angelopoulos was one of the most influential and widely re ...

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Marco Ferreri Marco Ferreri (11 May 1928 – 9 May 1997) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor, who began his career in the 1950s directing three films in Spain, followed by 24 Italian films before his death in 1997. He is considered one of t ...

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Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; (often known simply as Almodóvar) born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish filmmaker. His films are marked by melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular culture, and complex narr ...

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La Maman et la Putain ''The Mother and the Whore'' (french: La maman et la putain) is a 1973 French film directed by Jean Eustache and starring Jean-Pierre Léaud, Bernadette Lafont and Françoise Lebrun. An examination of the relationships between three characters in ...

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Jean Eustache Jean Eustache (; 30 November 1938 – 5 November 1981) was a French filmmaker. During his short career, he completed numerous short films, in addition to a pair of highly regarded features, of which the first, ''The Mother and the Whore'', is c ...

Episode 8: "New Directors, New Form"

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Ashes and Diamonds ''Ashes and Diamonds'' ( Polish original: ''Popiół i diament'', literally: ''Ash and Diamond'') is a 1948 novel by the Polish writer Jerzy Andrzejewski. The story takes place during the last few days of World War II in Europe, and describes th ...

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Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the ...

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Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

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Knife in the Water ''Knife in the Water'' ( pl, Nóż w wodzie) is a 1962 Polish psychological thriller film co-written and directed by Roman Polanski in his feature debut, and starring Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka, and Zygmunt Malanowicz. Its plot follows a husband ...

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The Fearless Vampire Killers ''The Fearless Vampire Killers, or Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are in My Neck'' (shortened to ''The Fearless Vampire Killers''; originally released in the United Kingdom as ''Dance of the Vampires'') is a 1967 British comedy horror film directed b ...

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The Fireman's Ball ''The Firemen's Ball'' (or ''The Fireman's Ball''; cs, Hoří, má panenko - "Fire, my lady") is a 1967 comedy film directed by Miloš Forman. It is set at the annual ball of a small town's volunteer fire department, and the plot portrays a ser ...

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Miloš Forman Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman (; ; 18 February 1932 – 13 April 2018) was a Czech and American film director, screenwriter, actor, and professor who rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the United States in 1968. Forman ...

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Věra Chytilová Věra Chytilová (2 February 1929 – 12 March 2014) was an avant-garde Czech film director and pioneer of Czech cinema. Banned by the Czechoslovak government in the 1960s, she is best known for her Czech New Wave film, ''Sedmikrásky'' ('' Dais ...

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The Red and the White ''The Red and the White'' ( hu, Csillagosok, katonák) is a 1967 film directed by Miklós Jancsó and dealing with the Russian Civil War. The original Hungarian title, ''Csillagosok, katonák'', can be translated as "Stars on their Caps" (litera ...

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Miklós Jancsó Miklós Jancsó (; 27 September 192131 January 2014) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. Jancsó achieved international prominence starting in the mid-1960s with works including '' The Round-Up'' (''Szegénylegények'', 1965), ''T ...

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Andrei Rublev Andrei Rublev ( rus, Андре́й Рублёв, p=ɐnˈdrʲej rʊˈblʲɵf , also transliterated as ''Andrey Rublyov'') was a Muscovite icon painter born in the 1360s who died between 1427 and 1430 in Moscow. He is considered to be one of the ...

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Andrei Tarkovsky Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky ( rus, Андрей Арсеньевич Тарковский, p=ɐnˈdrʲej ɐrˈsʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ tɐrˈkofskʲɪj; 4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) was a Russian filmmaker. Widely considered one of the greates ...

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Paulo Rocha (film director) Paulo Soares da Rocha (22 December 1935 – 29 December 2012) was a Portuguese film director. Among his best-known films are ''A Ilha dos Amores'' and '' O Rio do Ouro''. ''A Ilha dos Amores'' was entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival, ...

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Ajantrik ''Ajantrik'' (known internationally as ''The Unmechanical'', ''The Mechanical Man'' or ''The Pathetic Fallacy'') is a 1958 Indian Bengali film written and directed by revered parallel filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak. The film is adapted from a Bengal ...

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Ritwik Ghatak Ritwik Kumar Ghatak (; 4 November 19256 February 1976) was a noted Indian film director, screenwriter, and playwright. Along with prominent contemporary Bengali filmmakers Satyajit Ray, Tapan Sinha and Mrinal Sen, his cinema is primarily remembe ...

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Mani Kaul Mani Kaul (25 December 1944 – 6 July 2011) was an Indian director of Hindi films and a reputed figure in Indian parallel cinema. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) where he was a student of Ritwik Ghatak and ...

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Black God, White Devil ''Black God, White Devil'' ( pt, Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol; literally, ''God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun'') is a 1964 Brazilian film directed and written by Glauber Rocha. The film stars Othon Bastos, Maurício do Valle, Yoná Magal ...

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Glauber Rocha Glauber de Andrade Rocha (; 14 March 1939 – 22 August 1981) was a Brazilian film director, actor and screenwriter. He was one of the most influential moviemakers of Brazilian cinema and a key figure of Cinema Novo. His films ''Black God, White ...

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Ousmane Sembène Ousmane Sembène (; 1 January 1923 or 8 January 1923 – 9 June 2007), often credited in the French style as Sembène Ousmane in articles and reference works, was a Senegalese film director, producer and writer. The ''Los Angeles Times'' consider ...

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66 Scenes from America ''66 Scenes from America'' ( da, 66 scener fra Amerika) is a 1982 Danish documentary film directed by Jørgen Leth. It presents a variety of short scenes with no connecting narrative. People are shown engaged in ordinary activities with minimal di ...

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Andy Warhol Andy Warhol (; born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationsh ...

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Mike Nichols Mike Nichols (born Michael Igor Peschkowsky; November 6, 1931 – November 19, 2014) was an American film and theater director, producer, actor, and comedian. He was noted for his ability to work across a range of genres and for his aptitude fo ...

* '' Medium Cool'' (1969) dir. Haskell Wexler * '' Easy Rider'' (1969) dir.

Dennis Hopper Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker and photographer. He attended the Actors Studio, made his first television appearance in 1954, and soon after appeared in ''Giant'' (1956). In the next ten years ...

* '' Making "The Shining"'' (1980) dir. Vivian Kubrick * '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' (1968) (introduced in

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Episode 9: "American Cinema of the 70s"

1967–1979: New American Cinema. * ''

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Frank Tashlin Frank Tashlin (born Francis Fredrick von Taschlein, February 19, 1913 – May 5, 1972), also known as Tish Tash and Frank Tash, was an American animator, cartoonist, children's writer, illustrator, screenwriter, and film director. He was best kn ...

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The Walker ''The Walker'' is a 2007 independent crime drama film written and directed by Paul Schrader and starring Woody Harrelson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lauren Bacall, Ned Beatty, Lily Tomlin, Willem Dafoe, Moritz Bleibtreu and Mary Beth Hurt. It is t ...

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The Shop Around the Corner ''The Shop Around the Corner'' is a 1940 American romantic comedy-drama film produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart and Frank Morgan. The supporting cast included Joseph Schildkraut, Sara Haden, Feli ...

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Alice in the Cities ''Alice in the Cities'' (german: Alice in den Städten) is a 1974 German road movie directed by Wim Wenders. It is the first part of Wenders' "Road Movie trilogy", which also includes '' The Wrong Move'' (1975) and ''Kings of the Road'' (1976). T ...

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La nouba des femmes du Mont Chenoua ''La Nouba des femmes du Mont Chenoua'' (English: ''The Nubah of the Women of Mount Chenoua)'' is a 1979 Algerian documentary film directed by Assia Djebar. The film was the first of two films directed by Djebar during her decade-long hiatus from ...

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Badou Boy ''Badou Boy'' is a 1970 Senegalese short film, directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty. The film follows the adventures of Badou Boy, a cheeky young man, as he travels through the streets of Dakar on the city buses. Plot A sarcastic look at Senegal's ...

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Djibril Diop Mambéty Djibril Diop Mambéty (January 1945 – July 23, 1998) was a Senegalese film director, actor, orator, composer and poet. Though he made only two feature films and five short films, they received international acclaim for their original and ex ...

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Hyènes ''Hyenas'' (french: Hyènes) is a 1992 Senegalese film adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt's Swiss-German satirical tragicomedy play '' The Visit'' (1956), directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty. The intimate story of love and revenge parallels a cri ...

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Safi Faye Safi Faye (born November 22, 1943) is a Senegalese film director and ethnologist.Petrolle, p. 177. She was the first Sub-Saharan African woman to direct a commercially distributed feature film, ''Kaddu Beykat'', which was released in 1975. She ha ...

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Haile Gerima Haile Gerima (born March 4, 1946) is an Ethiopian filmmaker who lives and works in the United States. He is a leading member of the L.A. Rebellion film movement, also known as the Los Angeles School of Black Filmmakers. His films have receive ...

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Umut Umut (; ) is a Turkish gender neutral given name meaning '' hope''. Notable people named Umut include: * Umut Akkoyun (born 2000), Turkish tennis player * Umut apa (fl. 1991–2005), renowned charismatic healer from Kazakhstan * Umut Aral (bor ...

'' (1970) (a.k.a. ''Hope'') dir. Yilmaz Güney &

Serif Gören In typography, a serif () is a small line or stroke regularly attached to the end of a larger stroke in a letter or symbol within a particular font or family of fonts. A typeface or "font family" making use of serifs is called a serif typeface ...

* ''

Yol ''Yol'' (; translated as ''The Way'', ''The Road'' or ''The Path'') is a 1982 Turkish film directed by Şerif Gören and Yılmaz Güney. The screenplay was written by Yılmaz Güney, and it was directed by his assistant Şerif Gören, as Güne ...

'' (1982) dir. Yilmaz Güney &

* ''

The Battle of Chile ''The Battle of Chile: The Struggle of an Unarmed People'' () is a documentary film directed by the Chilean Patricio Guzmán, in three parts: *''The Insurrection of the Bourgeoisie'' (''La insurrección de la burguesía '' 1975) *''The Coup d'ét ...

'' (1975/1977/1979) (a.k.a. La batalla de Chile) dir. Patricio Guzmán * '' The Holy Mountain'' (1973) (a.k.a. La montaña sagrada) dir. Alejandro Jodorowsky

Episode 11: "The Arrival of Multiplexes and Asian Mainstream"

1970s and Onwards: Innovation in Popular Culture: Around the World. * '' The Kingdom and the Beauty'' (1959) dir.

Li Han-hsiang Richard Li Han-hsiang (; 7 March 1926 in Huludao, Jinxi, Liaoning – 17 December 1996 in Beijing) was a Chinese film director. Li directed more than 70 films in his career beginning in the 1950s and lasting till the 1990s. His ''The Enchanting ...

* ''

A Touch of Zen ''A Touch of Zen'' (Chinese: 俠女) is a 1971 ''wuxia'' film co-edited, written, and directed by film maker King Hu. Its screenplay is based on a classic Chinese story " Xianü" in the book ''Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio'' by Pu Songl ...

'' (1971) dir.

King Hu Hu Jinquan (29 April 1932 – 14 January 1997), better known as King Hu, was a Chinese film director and actor based in Hong Kong and Taiwan. He is best known for directing various ''wuxia'' films in the 1960s and 1970s, which brought Hong Kong ...

* '' Enter the Dragon'' (1973) dir.

Robert Clouse Robert Clouse (March 6, 1928 – February 4, 1997) was an American film director and producer, known primarily for his work in the action/adventure and martial arts genres. He died on February 4, 1997, in Oregon of kidney failure. Clouse di ...

* '' A Better Tomorrow'' (1986) dir. John Woo * '' Iron Monkey'' (1993) dir. Yuen Woo-ping * '' The Matrix'' (1999) dir. Lilly Wachowski & Lana Wachowski * '' Once Upon a Time in China'' (1991) dir. Tsui Hark * '' New Dragon Gate Inn'' (1992) dir. Raymond Lee * '' Mughal-e-Azam'' (1960) dir.

K. Asif K. Asif (born Asif Karim; 14 June 1922 – 9 March 1971) was an Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter who is known for his epic film, ''Mughal-e-Azam'' (1960). Early life Asif was born in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India to paren ...

* ''

'' (1960) (introduced in

) dir.

* '' Mausam'' (1975) dir. Gulzar * '' Zanjeer'' (1973) dir. Prakash Mehra * '' Sholay'' (1975) dir.

Ramesh Sippy Ramesh Sippy (born 23 January 1947) is an Indian film director and producer in Hindi cinema. He is particularly known for directing ''Sholay'' (1975), which is regarded as one of the most influential Indian film ever made. The Government of ...

* '' The Message: The Story of Islam'' (1976) (a.k.a. Mohammad, Messenger of God) dir. Moustapha Akkad * '' The Making of an Epic: Mohammad, Messenger of God'' (1976) dir. Geoffrey Helman & Christopher Penfold * '' The Sparrow'' (1972) dir. Youssef Chahine * ''

The Exorcist ''The Exorcist'' is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin and written for the screen by William Peter Blatty, based on his 1971 novel of the same name. It stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty W ...

'' (1973) dir. William Friedkin * ''

A Guy Named Joe ''A Guy Named Joe'' is a 1943 American romantic fantasy drama film directed by Victor Fleming. The film was produced by Everett Riskin, and starred Spencer Tracy, Irene Dunne, and Van Johnson. The screenplay, written by Dalton Trumbo and Freder ...

'' (1943) dir.

* ''

Jaws Jaws or Jaw may refer to: Anatomy * Jaw, an opposable articulated structure at the entrance of the mouth ** Mandible, the lower jaw Arts, entertainment, and media * Jaws (James Bond), a character in ''The Spy Who Loved Me'' and ''Moonraker'' * ...

'' (1975) dir.

* '' The Making of Steven Spielberg's Jaws'' (1995) dir. Laurent Bouzereau * '' Vertigo'' (1958) (introduced in

) dir.

* '' Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' (1977) dir.

* ''

Jurassic Park ''Jurassic Park'', later also referred to as ''Jurassic World'', is an American science fiction media franchise created by Michael Crichton and centered on a disastrous attempt to create a theme park of cloned dinosaurs. It began in 1990 when ...

'' (1993) dir.

* ''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...

'' (1977) (introduced in

) dir.

George Lucas George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker. Lucas is best known for creating the ''Star Wars'' and ''Indiana Jones'' franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and THX. He served as chairm ...

* ''

The Hidden Fortress is a 1958 Japanese ''jidaigeki'' adventure film directed by Akira Kurosawa. It tells the story of two peasants who agree to escort a man and a woman across enemy lines in return for gold without knowing that he is a general and the woman is a pri ...

'' (1958) dir. Akira Kurosawa * ''

'' (1935) (a.k.a. Triumph des Willens) (introduced in

) dir.

Episode 12: "Fight the Power: Protest in Film"

The 1980s: Moviemaking and Protest: Around the World. * ''

The Horse Thief ''The Horse Thief'' is a 1986 Chinese film by director Tian Zhuangzhuang. It follows one of Tian's favorite topics, Chinese minorities, a topic he touched upon in 1984's ''On the Hunting Ground'' and would return to in 2004's documentary, ''Delamu ...

'' (1988) dir.

Tian Zhuangzhuang Tian Zhuangzhuang (; born April 1952 in Beijing) is a Chinese film director, producer and actor. Tian was born to an influential actor and actress in China. Following a short stint in the military, Tian began his artistic career first as an ama ...

* '' Yellow Earth'' (1985) dir.

Chen Kaige Chen Kaige (; born 12 August 1952) is a Chinese film director and a leading figure of the fifth generation of Chinese cinema.Berry, Michael (2002). "Chen Kaige: Historical Revolution and Cinematic Rebellion" in Speaking in Images: Interviews wit ...

* ''

Raise the Red Lantern ''Raise the Red Lantern'' is a 1991 film directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li. It is an adaptation by of the 1990 novella '' Raise the Red Lantern'' (originally ''Wives and Concubines'') by Su Tong. The film was later adapted into an ...

'' (1991) dir.

Zhang Yimou Zhang Yimou (; born 2 April 1950) is a Chinese film director, producer, writer, actor and former cinematographer.Tasker, Yvonne (2002). "Zhang Yimou" i''Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers'' Routledge Publishing, p. 412. . Google Book Search. Retriev ...

* ''

House of Flying Daggers ''House of Flying Daggers'' (Chinese: 十面埋伏) is a 2004 ''wuxia'' romance film directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Andy Lau, Zhang Ziyi and Takeshi Kaneshiro. Unlike other ''wuxia'' films, it is more of a love story than purely a martial ...

'' (2004) dir.

* ''

Repentance Repentance is reviewing one's actions and feeling contrition or regret for past wrongs, which is accompanied by commitment to and actual actions that show and prove a change for the better. In modern times, it is generally seen as involving a co ...

'' (1984) dir.

Tengiz Abuladze Tengiz Abuladze ( ka, თენგიზ აბულაძე; 31 January 1924 – 6 March 1994) was a Georgian film director, screenwriter, theatre teacher and People's Artist of the USSR. He is regarded as one of the best Soviet directors. ...

* ''

'' (1929) (introduced in

) dir. Alexander Dovzhenko * ''

Come and See ''Come and See'' (russian: Иди и смотри, ''Idi i smotri''; be, Ідзі і глядзі, ''Idzi i hliadzi'') is a 1985 Soviet anti-war film directed by Elem Klimov and starring Aleksei Kravchenko and Olga Mironova. Its screenplay, wr ...

'' (1985) dir. Elem Klimov * ''

The Long Farewell The Long Farewell (russian: Долгие проводы, Dolgie provody) is a Soviet film drama directed by Kira Muratova. It was filmed in 1971, but it was put on a shelf and was only released on the screens in perestroika in 1987. Plot Fo ...

'' (1971) dir. Kira Muratova * ''

A Short Film About Killing ''A Short Film About Killing'' ( pl, Krótki film o zabijaniu) is a 1988 drama film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and starring Mirosław Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, and Jan Tesarz. Written by Krzysztof Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz, the fil ...

'' (1988) dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski * '' Psycho'' (1960) (introduced in

) dir.

* '' Wend Kuuni'' (1983) dir. Gaston Kaboré * ''

Yeelen ''Yeelen'' ( Bambara for "brightness"/"light") is a 1987 Malian film directed by Souleymane Cissé. It is filmed in the Bambara and Fula languages, and is based on a legend told by the Bambara people. Though the era is undefined, it is presumab ...

'' (1987) dir. Souleymane Cissé * '' Video Killed the Radio Star'' (1979) (music video) dir. Russell Mulcahy * '' Flashdance'' (1983) dir.

Adrian Lyne Adrian Lyne (born 4 March 1941) is an English film director, writer and producer. Having begun his career directing 1970s television commercials, Lyne made well-received short films which were entries in the London Film Festival. He started mak ...

* ''

Top Gun ''Top Gun'' is a 1986 American action drama film directed by Tony Scott, produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, with distribution by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr., and was inspired by an a ...

'' (1986) dir.

Tony Scott Anthony David Leighton Scott (21 June 1944 – 19 August 2012) was an English film director and producer. He was known for directing highly successful action and thriller films such as ''Top Gun'' (1986), ''Beverly Hills Cop II'' (1987), ''Day ...

* '' Blue Velvet'' (1986) (introduced in

) dir.

* ''

The Elephant Man Joseph Carey Merrick (5 August 1862 – 11 April 1890), often erroneously called John Merrick, was an English man known for having severe deformities. He was first exhibited at a freak show under the stage name "the Elephant Man" and then wen ...

'' (1980) dir.

* ''

Do the Right Thing ''Do the Right Thing'' is a 1989 American comedy-drama film produced, written, and directed by Spike Lee. It stars Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, and Samuel L. Jackson, a ...

'' (1989) dir.

Spike Lee Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983. He made his directorial debut ...

* ''

'' (1949) dir. Carol Reed (introduced in

) * ''

Return of the Secaucus 7 ''Return of the Secaucus 7'' is a 1980 drama film written and directed by John Sayles and starring Bruce MacDonald, Maggie Renzi, Adam LeFevre, Maggie Cousineau, Gordon Clapp, Jean Passanante, and others. The film tells the story of seven friends ...

'' (1980) dir. John Sayles * ''

Subway Subway, Subways, The Subway, or The Subways may refer to: Transportation * Subway, a term for underground rapid transit rail systems * Subway (underpass), a type of walkway that passes underneath an obstacle * Subway (George Bush Interconti ...

'' (1985) dir. Luc Besson * ''

Les Amants du Pont-Neuf ''Les Amants du Pont-Neuf'' () is a 1991 French film directed by Leos Carax, starring Juliette Binoche and Denis Lavant. The film follows a love story between two young vagrants: Alex, a would be circus performer addicted to alcohol and sedatives ...

'' (1991) dir. Leos Carax * '' An American in Paris'' (1951) dir.

(introduced in

) * ''

Labyrinth of Passion ''Labyrinth of Passion'' ( es, link=no, Laberinto de pasiones) is a 1982 Spanish screwball comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Cecilia Roth and Imanol Arias. Antonio Banderas has a small role, marking his film debut. ...

'' (1982) dir.

* '' A Hard Day's Night'' (1964) (introduced in

) dir. Richard Lester * '' The Quince Tree Sun'' (1992) dir. Víctor Erice * ''

My Beautiful Laundrette ''My Beautiful Laundrette'' is a 1985 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay by Hanif Kureishi. The film was also one of the first films released by Working Title Films. The story is set in London during ...

'' (1985) dir. Stephen Frears * ''My Childhood'' (1972) dir.

Bill Douglas William Gerald Douglas (17 April 1934 – 18 June 1991) was a Scottish film director best known for the trilogy of films about his early life. Biography Born in Newcraighall on the outskirts of Edinburgh, he was brought up initially by his m ...

* '' Gregory's Girl'' (1981) dir. Bill Forsyth * ''

Distant Voices, Still Lives ''Distant Voices, Still Lives'' is a 1988 British period drama film written and directed by Terence Davies. It evokes working-class family life in Liverpool during the 1940s and early 1950s, paying particular attention to the role of popular mus ...

'' (1988) dir. Terence Davies * ''

'' (1916) dir.

(introduced in

) * '' Young at Heart'' (1954) dir. Gordon Douglas * ''

A Zed & Two Noughts ''A Zed & Two Noughts'' is a 1985 film written and directed by Peter Greenaway. This film was Greenaway's first collaboration with cinematographer Sacha Vierny, who went on to shoot virtually all of Greenaway's work in the 1980s and 1990s, unti ...

'' (1986) dir. Peter Greenaway * '' The Last of England'' (1988) dir. Derek Jarman * '' Videodrome'' (1983) dir.

David Cronenberg David Paul Cronenberg (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation ...

* ''

Crash Crash or CRASH may refer to: Common meanings * Collision, an impact between two or more objects * Crash (computing), a condition where a program ceases to respond * Cardiac arrest, a medical condition in which the heart stops beating * Couch su ...

'' (1996) dir.

* ''Neighbours (1952 film), Neighbours'' (1952) dir. Norman McLaren * ''Jesus of Montreal'' (1989) dir. Denys Arcand

Episode 13: "New Boundaries: World Cinema in Africa, Asia & Latin America"

1990–1998: The Last Days of Celluloid: Before the Coming of Digital. * ''The Apple (1998 film), The Apple'' (1998) dir. Samira Makhmalbaf * ''A Moment of Innocence'' (1996) dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf * ''Where Is the Friend's Home?'' (1987) dir. Abbas Kiarostami * ''And Life Goes On'' (1991) dir. Abbas Kiarostami * ''Through the Olive Trees'' (1994) dir. Abbas Kiarostami * ''Days of Being Wild'' (1990) dir. Wong Kar-wai * ''In the Mood for Love'' (2000) dir. Wong Kar-wai * ''Irma Vep'' (1996) dir. Olivier Assayas * ''A City of Sadness'' (1989) dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien * ''

'' (1953) (introduced in

) dir. Yasujirō Ozu * ''Vive L'Amour'' (1994) dir. Tsai Ming-liang * ''Tetsuo: The Iron Man'' (1989) dir. Shinya Tsukamoto * '' Videodrome'' (1983) (introduced in #Episode 12: "Fight the Power: Protest in Film, Episode 12) dir.

* ''Tetsuo II: Body Hammer'' (1992) dir. Shinya Tsukamoto * ''

'' (1923) (introduced in

) dir.

* ''Ring (film), Ringu'' (1998) dir. Hideo Nakata * ''

'' (1973) (introduced in #Episode 11: "The Arrival of Multiplexes and Asian Mainstream, Episode 11) dir. William Friedkin * ''Ugetsu, Ugetsu Monogatari'' (1953) dir. Kenji Mizoguchi * '' Audition'' (1999) (introduced in

) dir.

* ''Breaking the Waves'' (1996) dir.

* ''Homicide: Life on the Street'' (1993-1999) dir. Tom Fontana * '' Dogville'' (2003) dir.

(introduced in

) * ''La Haine'' (1995) dir. Mathieu Kassovitz * ''

'' (1989) (introduced in #Episode 12: "Fight the Power: Protest in Film, Episode 12) dir.

* ''Humanité'' (1999) dir. Bruno Dumont * ''Rosetta (film), Rosetta'' (1999) dir. Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne * ''Touki Bouki'' (1973) dir.

* ''Beau travail'' (1999) dir. Claire Denis * ''Late Spring'' (1949) dir. Yasujirō Ozu * ''Crows (film), Crows'' (1994) dir. Dorota Kędzierzawska * ''Wednesday'' (1997) dir. Victor Kossakovsky * ''24 Realities a Second'' (2004) dir. Nina Kusturica and Eva Testor * ''

'' (2000) (a.k.a. Code inconnu) (introduced in

) dir.

* ''Funny Games (1997 film), Funny Games'' (1997) dir.

* '' Persona'' (1966) (introduced in

) dir.

Episode 14: "New American Independents & The Digital Revolution"

The 1990s: The First Days of Digital: Reality Losing Its Realness in America and Australia. * ''Gladiator (2000 film), Gladiator'' (2000) dir.

* ''

'' (1916) (introduced in

) dir.

* ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991) dir.

* ''Anchors Aweigh (film), Anchors Aweigh'' (1945) dir. George Sidney * '' Gertie the Dinosaur'' (1914) (introduced in

) dir.

* ''

'' (1993) (introduced in #Episode 11: "The Arrival of Multiplexes and Asian Mainstream, Episode 11) dir.

* ''

'' (1997) (introduced in

) dir.

* ''Toy Story'' (1995) dir. John Lasseter * ''The Blair Witch Project'' (1999) dir. Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez (director), Eduardo Sánchez * ''

'' (2004) (introduced in #Episode 12: "Fight the Power: Protest in Film, Episode 12) dir.

* ''Goodfellas'' (1990) dir.

* ''The Great Train Robbery (1903 film), The Great Train Robbery'' (1903) dir.

* ''The Killers (1946 film), The Killers'' (1946) dir. Robert Siodmak * ''Pulp Fiction'' (1994) dir. Quentin Tarantino * ''Reservoir Dogs'' (1992) dir. Quentin Tarantino * ''City on Fire (1987 film), City on Fire'' (1987) dir. Ringo Lam * ''Bande à part (film), Bande à Part'' (1964) dir.

* ''Natural Born Killers'' (1994) dir. Oliver Stone * ''Miller's Crossing'' (1990) dir. Joel Coen and Ethan Coen * ''The Hudsucker Proxy'' (1994) dir. Joel Coen and Ethan Coen * ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' (2000) dir. Joel Coen and Ethan Coen * ''The Big Lebowski'' (1998) dir. Joel Coen and Ethan Coen * ''My Own Private Idaho'' (1991) dir. Gus Van Sant * ''The Shining (film), The Shining'' (1980) dir.

* ''Elephant (2003 film), Elephant'' (2003) dir. Gus Van Sant * ''Elephant (1989 film), Elephant'' (1989) dir. Alan Clarke * ''Gerry (2002 film), Gerry'' (2002) dir. Gus Van Sant * ''

'' (1994) (introduced in

) dir. Béla Tarr * ''

'' (1975) dir.

* ''Last Days (2005 film), Last Days'' (2005) dir. Gus Van Sant * '' Psycho'' (1960) (introduced in

) dir.

* ''Psycho (1998 film), Psycho'' (1998) dir. Gus Van Sant * ''Cremaster 3'' (2002) dir. Matthew Barney * ''

'' (1923) (introduced in

) dir.

and

* ''RoboCop'' (1987) dir. Paul Verhoeven * ''Starship Troopers (film), Starship Troopers'' (1997) dir. Paul Verhoeven * ''An Angel at My Table'' (1990) dir. Jane Campion * ''The Piano'' (1993) dir. Jane Campion * ''Romeo + Juliet'' (1996) dir. Baz Luhrmann * ''Moulin Rouge!'' (2001) dir. Baz Luhrmann

Episode 15: "Cinema Today and the Future"

2000 Onwards: Film Moves Full Circle—and the Future of Movies. * ''Swiss Miss (film), Swiss Miss'' (1938) dir. John G. Blystone and

* ''Blonde Venus'' (1932) dir.

* ''Employees Leaving the Lumiere Factory'' (1895) (introduced in

) dir.

* ''Fahrenheit 9/11'' (2004) dir. Michael Moore * ''The Bourne Supremacy (film), The Bourne Supremacy'' (2004) dir. Paul Greengrass * ''Être et avoir'' (2002) dir. Nicolas Philibert * ''Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, Zidane: "A Portrait in the 21st Century'' (2006) dir. Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno * ''The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'' (2007) dir. Andrew Dominik * ''

'' (1920) (introduced in

) dir.

* ''Climates (film), Climates'' (2006) dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan * ''The Death of Mr. Lazarescu'' (2005) dir. Cristi Puiu * ''The Headless Woman (2008 film), The Headless Woman'' (2008) dir. Lucrecia Martel * ''Battle in Heaven'' (2005) dir. Carlos Reygadas * ''Oasis (2002 film), Oasis'' (2002) dir. Lee Chang-Dong * ''Memories of Murder'' (2003) dir. Bong Joon-ho * ''Oldboy (2003 film), Oldboy'' (2003) dir. Park Chan-wook * ''Le Voyage dans la lune'' (1902) (introduced in

) dir.

(Although Mark Cousins and the title on the screen indicate that the scene being shown is from '' La lune à un mètre'', the scene is actually from ''Le Voyage dans la lune''. * ''The Hour of the Furnaces'' (1968) dir. Octavio Getino and Fernando Solanas * ''Mulholland Drive (film), Mulholland Dr.'' (2001) dir.

* ''Requiem for a Dream'' (2000) dir. Darren Aronofsky * ''Songs from the Second Floor'' (2000) dir. Roy Andersson * ''Way Out West (1937 film), Way Out West'' (1937) dir. James W. Horne * '' Indiscreet'' (1958) (introduced in

) dir. Stanley Donen * ''The Rules of Attraction (film), Rules of Attraction'' (2002) dir. Roger Avary * ''Avatar (2009 film), Avatar'' (2009) dir.

* ''Motion Capture Mirrors Emotion'' (2009) dir. Jorge Ribas * ''Tropical Malady'' (2004) dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul * ''Mother and Son (1997 film), Mother and Son'' (1997) dir. Alexander Sokurov * ''Russian Ark'' (2002) dir. Alexander Sokurov * ''In One Breath: Alexander Sokurov's Russian Ark'' (2003) dir. Knut Elstermann Epilogue the Year 2046 * '' Inception'' (2010) (introduced in

) dir. Christopher Nolan * ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' (2004) dir. Michel Gondry

Critical reception

The film earned critical praise. Shawn Levy, writing for ''The Oregonian'', compared it to "a tour through a museum with a deeply passionate and engaging guide." Mark Feeny, in ''The Boston Globe'', described it as "wildly ambitious, often extremely good, occasionally maddening, and always stimulating."

Criticism

Some critics took issue with Cousins' speaking style, and with portions of his analysis. ''Village Voice'' critic Nick Pinkerton argued Cousins took an inconsistent and iconoclastic stance against Cinema of the United States, Hollywood in favour of social realism, realist or innovative cinema, stating "for all its claims of rewriting, [''The Story of Film''] is too reliant on received film buff wisdom". Writing for ''Film Comment'', Jonathan Rosenbaum was specifically critical of Cousins' view of experimental film, stating "Cousins has a weakness for overwrought yard sales, as his unswerving devotion to Baz Luhrmann, Christopher Nolan, and

repeatedly demonstrates — as well as an obvious lack of ease and fluency when it comes to experimental filmmaking in general, a discomfort that someone like Matthew Barney, (Matthew) Barney banks on by providing a “digestible” mainstream alternative, rather as Nolan’s ''Memento (film), Memento'' provides an unthreatening crossword-puzzle version of the early features of Alain Resnais."

Accolades

* 2013 Peabody Award * Runner-up for Best Documentary Feature—2012 Palm Springs International Film Festival * Stanley Kubrick Award—2012 Traverse City Film Festival

2021 follow-up

A 2-hour-and-20-minute follow-up covering films from 2010 to 2021, titled ''The Story of Film: A New Generation'', premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival in July 2021. It was released in UK cinemas and on streaming platforms in December 2021. ; Part 1: Extending the Language of Film * ''Joker (2019 film), Joker'' (2019) dir. Todd Phillips * ''Frozen (2013 film), Frozen'' (2013) dir. Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee (filmmaker), Jennifer Lee * ''Flame (2018 film), Flame'' (2018) dir. Sami van Ingen * ''Cemetery of Splendour'' (2015) dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul * ''Varda by Agnès'' (2019) dir.

* ''Chantal Akerman, Portrait d'une paresseuse'' (1986) dir.

* ''Leviathan (2012 film), Leviathan'' (2012) dir. Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel * ''Under the Skin (2013 film), Under the Skin'' (2013) dir. Jonathan Glazer * ''Black Panther (film), Black Panther'' (2018) dir. Ryan Coogler * ''Us (2019 film), Us'' (2019) dir. Jordan Peele * ''Booksmart'' (2019) dir. Olivia Wilde * ''Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1'' (2012) dir. Anurag Kashyap * ''Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2'' (2012) dir. Anurag Kashyap * ''Beyoncé: Lemonade, Lemonade'' (2016) dir. Beyoncé, Kahlil Joseph, Dikayl Rimmasch, Todd Tourso, Jonas Åkerlund, Melina Matsoukas and Mark Romanek * ''Hustlers (film), Hustlers'' (2019) dir. Lorene Scafaria * ''Midsommar'' (2019) dir. Ari Aster * ''An Elephant Sitting Still'' (2018) dir. Hu Bo * ''Anand Patwardhan, Reason'' (2018) dir. Anand Patwardhan * ''On Body and Soul'' (2017) dir. Ildikó Enyedi * ''PK (film), PK'' (2014) dir. Rajkumar Hirani * ''Grease (film), Grease'' (1978) dir. Randal Kleiser * ''Deadpool (film), Deadpool'' (2016) dir. Tim Miller (director), Tim Miller * ''Nabwana I.G.G., Crazy World'' (2014) dir. Nabwana I.G.G. * ''P'tit Quinquin (film), P'tit Quinquin'' (2014) dir. Bruno Dumont * ''Vengeance (2009 film), Vengeance'' (2009) dir. Johnnie To * ''Zama (film), Zama'' (2017) dir. Lucrecia Martel * ''Good Time (film), Good Time'' (2017) dir. Safdie brothers, Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie * ''Mad Max: Fury Road'' (2015) dir. George Miller (filmmaker), George Miller * '' The General'' (1926) dir.

and

* ''Baby Driver'' (2017) dir. Edgar Wright * '' Love Me Tonight'' (1932) dir.

* ''Lovers Rock (2020 film), Lovers Rock'' (2020) dir. Steve McQueen (filmmaker), Steve McQueen * ''Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela'' (2013) dir. Sanjay Leela Bhansali * ''The French Line'' (1953) dir. Lloyd Bacon * ''Moonlight (2016 film), Moonlight'' (2016) dir. Barry Jenkins * ''Three Times'' (2005) dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien * ''XXY (film), XXY'' (2007) dir. Lucia Puenzo * ''Evolution (2015 film), Evolution'' (2015) dir. Lucile Hadžihalilović * ''High Life (2018 film), High Life'' (2018) dir. Claire Denis * ''I Am Not a Witch'' (2017) dir. Rungano Nyoni * ''Gravity (2013 film), Gravity'' (2013) dir. Alfonso Cuarón * ''La fórmula secreta'' (1965) dir. Rubén Gámez * ''I Lost My Body'' (2019) dir. Jérémy Clapin * ''Suspiria (2018 film), Suspiria'' (2018) dir. Luca Guadagnino * ''The Babadook'' (2018) dir. Jennifer Kent * ''November (2017 film), November'' (2017) dir. Rainer Sarnet * ''It Follows'' (2014) dir. David Robert Mitchell * ''La Région Centrale'' (1971) dir. Michael Snow * ''

'' (1931) dir.

* ''Colossal Youth (film), Colossal Youth'' (2006) dir. Pedro Costa * ''Certain Women (film), Certain Woman'' (2016) dir. Kelly Reichardt * ''Norte, the End of History'' (2013) dir. Lav Diaz * ''Something Better to Come'' (2014) dir. Hanna Polak * ''For Sama'' (2019) dir. Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts (director), Edward Watts * ''The Battle of Chile, The Battle of Chile: Part I, II, III'' (1975, 1976, 1979) dir. Patricio Guzmán * ''The Pearl Button'' (2015) dir. Patricio Guzmán * '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' (1968) dir.

* ''The Seashell and the Clergyman'' (1928) dir. Germaine Dulac * ''Attenberg'' (2010) dir. Athina Rachel Tsangari * ''Hard to Be a God (2013 film), Hard to Be a God'' (2013) dir. Aleksei Yuryevich German, Aleksei German * '' Chimes at Midnight'' (1966) dir.

; Part 2: What Are We Digging For? * ''The Souvenir'' (2019) dir. Joanna Hogg * ''Abou Leila'' (2019) dir. Amin Sidi-Boumédiène * ''Holy Motors'' (2012) dir. Leos Carax * ''Blood of a Poet'' (1932) dir.

* ''Ten (2002 film), Ten'' (2002) dir. Abbas Kiarostami * ''Happy End (2017 film), Happy End'' (2017) dir.

* ''Tangerine (film), Tangerine'' (2015) dir. Sean Baker (filmmaker), Sean Baker * ''Goodbye to Language'' (2014) dir. Jean-Luc Goddard * ''Heart of a Dog'' (2015) dir. Laurie Anderson * ''Black Mirror: Bandersnatch'' (2018) dir. David Slade * ''Stray Dogs (2013 film), Stray Dogs'' (2013) dir. Tsai Ming-liang * ''I Don't Want to Sleep Alone'' (2006) dir. Tsai Ming-liang * ''The Deserted (2017 film), The Deserted'' (2017) dir. Tsai Ming-liang * ''The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat'' (1897) dir. Auguste Lumière and

* ''Cameraperson'' (2016) dir. Kirsten Johnson * ''The Look of Silence'' (2014) dir. Joshua Oppenheimer * ''The Act of Killing'' (2012) dir. Joshua Oppenheimer, Christine Cynn and Anonymous work, Anonymous * ''Propaganda (2012 film), Propaganda'' (2012) dir. Slavko Martinov * ''Raza (film), Raza'' (1942) dir. José Luis Sáenz de Heredia * ''

'' (1937) dir. David Hand * ''War for the Planet of the Apes'' (2017) dir. Matt Reeves * ''

'' (1960) dir.

* ''A Real Young Girl'' (1976) dir. Catherine Breillat * ''Get Out'' (2017) dir. Jordan Peele * '' The Passion of Joan of Arc'' (1928) dir.

* ''La Pointe Courte'' (1955) dir.

* ''The Irishman'' (2019) dir.

* ''Au Hasard Balthazar'' (2019) dir.

* ''DAU (project), DAU. Degeneration'' (2020) dir. Ilya Khrzhanovsky and Ilya Permyakov * ''Frank (2014 film), Frank'' (2014) dir. Lenny Abrahamson * ''Son of Saul'' (2015) dir. László Nemes * ''I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians'' (2018) dir. Radu Jude * ''Parasite (2019 film), Parasite'' (2019) dir. Bong Joon Ho * ''Tlamess'' (2019) dir. Ala Eddine Slim * ''Atlantics'' (2019) dir. Mati Diop * ''Song of the Sea (2014 film), Song of the Sea'' (2014) dir. Tomm Moore * ''Border (2018 Swedish film), Border'' (2018) dir. Ali Abbasi (director), Ali Abbasi * ''Freaks (1932 film), Freaks'' (1932) dir. Tod Browning * ''The Farewell (2019 film), The Farewell'' (2019) dir. Lulu Wang (filmmaker), Lulu Wang * ''Quo Vadis, Aida?'' (2020) dir. Jasmila Žbanić * ''Shoplifters (film), Shoplifters'' (2018) dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda * ''Early Summer'' (1951) dir. Yasujirō Ozu * ''White Mama (2018 film), White Mama'' (2018) dir. Evgeniya Ostanina and Zosya Rodkevich * ''Leave No Trace (film), Leave No Trace'' (2018) dir. Debra Granik * ''Happy as Lazzaro'' (2018) dir. Alice Rohrwacher * ''Teorema, Theorem'' (1968) dir.

* ''A Fantastic Woman'' (2017) dir. Sebastián Lelio * ''13th (film), 13th'' (2016) dir. Ava DuVernay * ''Ship of Theseus'' (2012) dir. Anand Gandhi * ''Portrait of a Lady on Fire'' (2019) dir. Céline Sciamma * ''Cold War (2018 film), Cold War'' (2018) dir. Paweł Pawlikowski * ''Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse'' (2018) dir. Peter Ramsey

References

External links

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''The Story of Film: An Odyssey''
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