Cousins research takes him from hollywood to mumbai, with a brief detour through the remnants of hitchcocks london, and includes interviews with a number of top directors and actors. The director and narrator, mark cousins, a film critic from northern ireland and author of a 2004 book also called the story of film, aims for comprehensiveness and coherence. Mark cousinss top 10 the current the criterion collection. The directorfilm historians 15hour documentary the story of film traversed the globe for a. An odyssey filmmaker mark cousins presents a personal and poetic history of world cinema in this longform documentary. Bfi giving mark cousins women make film odyssey a bluray. In mark cousins extraordinary 15part series the story of film, the irish cinephiliac traces, expands, and refines the history of motion pictures from their dual inception in new jersey and france in the late 1800s to the digital age of today. An odyssey, written and directed by awardwinning filmmaker mark cousins, is the story of international cinema told through the history of cinematic innovation. Mark cousins epic and exceptional new 14hour documentary film, women make film. An official icheckmovies list adopted from szaretrilby favorited 293 times, disliked 2 times, added to 323 watchlists. An odyssey, a 15part series written and directed by awardwinning film maker mark cousins, is the story of international cinema told through the history of cinematic innovation.
Movies have been a deeply important part of our cultural life since the early 20th century. It was directed and narrated by mark cousins, a film critic from northern ireland, based on his 2004 book the story of film. He is the writer and director of the fifteenhour documentary the story of film. An odyssey, a 15part series written and directed by awardwinning filmmaker mark cousins, is the story of international cinema told through the history of cinematic innovation. The story of film mark cousins trailer by cinemien. An odyssey covers six continents and 12 decades, showing how film makers are influenced both by the historical events of. Documentary series, from director and film expert mark cousins, which takes an indepth look at the evolution of movies, from their tentative first steps to the multimillion dollar bluster of modern blockbusters. An odyssey offers an overview of the rise of the motion picture and its role as one of the key art forms of the 20th century, but rather than simply recount the facts of movie history, cousins focuses on the creative and stylistic threads that unite great. The story of film, an odyssey written and directed by mark cousins this seminal work has won several awards, including the stanley kubrick award for best documentary and a peabody award. Mark cousins knows a lot about cinema and did an impressive research. Originally released on british channel 4s digital more4 platform and later imported via tcm, the story of film is exactly that. An epic 14hour long documentary, five years in the making, it is a guided tour of the art and craft of filmmaking covered in 40 themed chapters, illustrated with almost 1,000 film extracts from 183.
T hese two quotes taken from mark cousins narration in the prologue to the story of film could well sum up the entire undertaking. An odyssey shows the birth of a great new art form. An odyssey, in order of mention as listed on the wikipedia. The history of film has many authorsmany forgotten and many more overlooked. An odyssey is an unprecedented cinematic event, an epic journey through the history of world cinema that is a treat for movie lovers around the globe. Film critic and historian mark cousins uses film clips, interviews with filmmakers, and illustrative footage of locations around the world to take viewers through film and filmmaking history, from the late 19th century to today, with a particular emphasis on world cinema.
Using innovation as his unifying concept, cousins paints a glorious and. Mar 21, 2020 to that end, i humbly submit mark cousins fifteenpart the story of film. Mar 23, 2020 film historian and filmmaker mark cousins, whom you may known as the man behind the mustsee 2011 documentary film survey the story of film. A comprehensive history of the medium and art of motion pictures. An odyssey, written and directed by awardwinning film maker mark cousins, is the story of international cinema told through the history of cinematic innovation.
Its time to redraw the map of movie history that we have in our heads. Guided by film historian mark cousins, this bold 15part love letter to the movies begins with the invention of motion pictures at the end of the 19th century and concludes. Irish documentary filmmaker, writer, film historian and film festival programmer mark cousins spent six years making his poetic and enlightening the story of film. An odyssey is a fascinating, brilliant documentary series that takes viewers beyond hollywood to trace. Apr 29, 2015 mark cousinss top10 mark cousins is a critic and filmmaker based in edinburgh. First, the story of film as far as hes concerned is preoccupied with seeking out visual ideas, innovation, and crosspollination throughout film history. A concise history of film and an odyssey of international cinema by mark cousins isbn. The fortysixyearold cousins was filming for his epic, 15hour television series, the story of film.
Mark cousins born 3 may 1965 is a director and film critic. Thats a baldly provocative statement, made by director mark cousins toward the beginning of his 15hour documentary the story of film. Brimming with movie lore and more than 1,000 brilliantly juxtaposed clips, this 15hour distillation of 115 years of cinema could only have been made by a cinephile as voracious as critic mark cousins, whose 2004 book of the same name won praise for its global and personal perspective on film history. To that end, i humbly submit mark cousins fifteenpart the story of film. A new road movie through cinema follows in the footsteps of mark cousins earlier opus, the story of film. A list of all of the films featured in mark cousins television series, the story of film. We see how hollywood became a glittering entertainment industry and how star directors like charlie chaplin and buster keaton emerged in the roaring twenties. An odyssey covers six continents and 12 decades, showing how filmmakers are influenced both by the historical events of their times, and by each other.
An odyssey offers an overview of the rise of the motion picture and its role as one of the key art forms of the 20th century, but rather than simply recount the facts of movie history, cousins focuses on the creative and stylistic. A new road movie through cinema, narrated by tilda swinton. A 4disc bluray box set will be released by the bfi on the same day after a world premiere at the toronto international film. Aug 12, 2012 an updated edition of the most accessible and compelling history of the cinema yet published, now also a fascinating 15hour film documentary the story of film. Mark cousins is a critic and filmmaker based in edinburgh. Guided by film historian mark cousins, this bold 15part love letter to the movies begins with the invention of motion pictures at the end of the 19th century and concludes with the multibillion dollar globalized digital industry of the 21st. Mark cousins born 3 may 1965 is a director and occasional presentercritic on film. If i wasnt already a rabid cinephile, exposure to mark cousins orgiastic the story of film. An odyssey scotland 2011, mark cousins extraordinary 15hour film seriescomprehensive, yet idiosyncraticpacked with luscious film clips and judicious interviews, will play for eight consecutive saturdays, june 2july 21 at san francisco film society cinema 1746 post street adapted from his book of the same name, mark cousins epic.
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Film critic, producer and presenter, mark cousins shows how filmmakers are influenced both by the historical events of their times, and by each other. Filmmaker mark cousins presents a personal and poetic history of world cinema in this longform documentary. An odyssey, directed by film critic mark cousins, is the story of cinema told through the history of cinematic innovation. An odyssey will now be released on bfi player and other digital platforms on 18 may 2020.
An updated edition of the most accessible and compelling history of the cinema yet published, now also a fascinating 15hour film documentary the story of film. An odyssey, an extension of the book of the same name he published in 2004. An odyssey, is an event in itself, a widereaching, insightful 15episode documentary that examines and contextualizes work by directors from buster keaton to akira kurosawa, from jane campion to the brothers coen. It also featured at the toronto film festival and was exhibited in its entirety at the museum of modern art in new york city. Guided by film historian mark cousins, this bold 15part. An odysseyand its exactly that kind of strong point of view that makes the story of film more valuable than so many of. Film critic, producer and presenter, mark cousins shows how film makers are influenced both by the historical events of their times, and by each other.
Youssef chahine interview from mark cousins the story of film. Filmmaker mark cousins explores unsung women of film in. Turners june press release heralding this fall programing coup described the story of film as a bold 15part love letter to the movies, and tcm senior vice president of programming charles tabesh raved, mark cousin s the story of film. Film historian and filmmaker mark cousins, whom you may known as the man behind the mustsee 2011 documentary film survey the story of film. An odyssey offers an overview of the rise of the motion picture and its role as one of the key art forms of the 20th century, but rather than simply recount the facts of movie history, cousins focuses on the creative and stylistic threads that unite great filmmakers. Feb 01, 2012 the director and narrator, mark cousins, a film critic from northern ireland and author of a 2004 book also called the story of film, aims for comprehensiveness and coherence. An odyssey is a 2011 british documentary film about the history of film, presented on television in 15 onehour chapters with a total length of over 900 minutes. Mark cousins history of world cinema, the story of film. A prolific producer and director, he is best known for his 15hour 2011 documentary the story of film. Mark cousins tells the story of film with time out film.