THE STORY OF FILM: AN ODYSSEY

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By Mark COUSINS

FILM EUROPE (CZECH REPUBLIC) - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD / BROAD

Documentary - Completed 2011

- Year of production
- 2011
- Genres
- Documentary
- Countries
- UNITED KINGDOM
- Duration
- 900 mn
- Director(s)
- Mark COUSINS
- Writer(s)
- Mark COUSINS
- ISAN
- 0000-0003-3C8E-0000-T-0000-0000-O
- Producer(s)
- John ARCHER
- Synopsis
- The Story of Film is a feast for cinema lovers. Mark Cousins adapts his celebrated book of the same title into this audacious fifteen-hour project, screening over multiple days at the Festival. He traces the entire history of film, concentrating on artistic vision (rather than business or celebrities) from the silent era to the digital age. Unlike historians who place an emphasis on Western cinema, Cousins takes a more global approach. He showcases iconic film clips from Asia, Africa, India, the Middle East and South America — woven into the more familiar legacy of Europe and North America. His treatment succeeds at being both erudite and accessible.