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Episode Guide
The World Discovers a New Art Form (1895-1918)
Series: The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Series Progress: Episode 2 of 540% Completed
Synopsis
In a 15-part series that was five years in the making, award-winning filmmaker Mark Cousins provides a worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made, telling the story of international cinema through the history of cinematic innovation. The first episode shows the birth of a great new art form: the movies. Filmed in the buildings where the first movies were made, it shows that ideas and passion have always driven film, more than money and marketing. The programme reveals the story of the very first movie stars, close-ups and special effects, and travels to Hollywood to show how it became a myth. The story is full of surprises, such as the fact that the greatest and best-paid writers in these early years were women. And then there's the glamour: the building of the great movie cathedrals; Writer/.
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📊 Series Binge Profile
Total Content Density: 8 hours 1 minutes (5 episodes)
Intensity Rating: Relaxed Watch - Easy viewing. Perfect for casual watches.
Binge Milestones
1 episode/day: 5 days
3 episodes/day: 2 days
5 episodes/day: 1 days
Episodes (5)
- - New Boundaries & The Digital Revolution
- S01E01 - The World Discovers a New Art Form (1895-1918) Viewing
- S01E10 - Radical Directors in the '70s Make State of the Nation Movies (1969 -1979)
- S01E04 - The Great American Movie Genres and the Brilliance of European Film (1930s)
- S01E07 - Shock of the New, Modern Filmmaking in Western Europe (1957-1964)