Century of Cinema, The: France, Germany and Scandinavia

Synopsis: Three separate films looking at the history of cinema in France, Germany and Scandinavia.
Series: Century of Cinema, The: Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 1996
Year of production: 1994
Subjects: Media studies
Keywords: cinema - France; cinema - Germany; history of cinema; cinema - Scandinavia

Title: 2 x 30 years of French cinema
Synopsis: 2 x 50 YEARS OF FRENCH CINEMA by Jean-Luc Godard & Ann-Marie Meville looks at the way French cinema has been ‘forgotten’. A highlight is Godard’s interrogation of an increasingly-depressed Michel Piccoli about the success or otherwise of the first 100 years of cinema. (French dialogue with English subtitles);
Title: Night of the filmmakers
Synopsis: Edgar Reitz’s NIGHT OF THE FILMMAKERS sees an assembly of filmmakers brought together in image, if not in reality, to discuss German cinema (English commentary)
Title: I am curious
Synopsis: Stig Bjorkman’s I AM CURIOUS is an attempt to discover the special elements of Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish and Icelandic cinema. (English commentary).

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