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

Distribution Formats

Type

VHS

Format

PAL

Price

£15.99

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

156 minutes

Year

2004

Sections

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).

Sponsor

Name

BFI Television

Name

Channel Four Television

Phone

071-396 4444

Address

LONDON
SW1P 2TX

Distributor

Name

BFI Video

Email

video.films@bfi.org.uk

Web

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Phone

020 7957 8957

Fax

020 7957 8968

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
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