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Three separate films looking at the history of cinema in France, Germany and Scandinavia.
Actor Sam Neill’s personal journey through the cinema of his native New Zealand, finding echoes of his own memories and formative experiences in the emerging national film culture. Features the work of...
A film essay by Jang Sun-Woo on the Korean cinema. He hourneys through South Korea as fare as the de-militarised zone near the North Korean border and interviews noted film-makers including Im Kwon-Taek, Lee...
Examines the struggle of the Irish people to create an Irish cinema, and why the familiar cinematic images of Ireland have been created in Britain and Hollywood. Includes interviews with Neil Jordan, Jim...
Biography of Alice Guy-Blaché, the world’s first woman film-maker who, from the moment she saw the Lumière brothers’ first moving picture, fell in love with movies and progressed to director of all...
A history of 20th century in 26 parts as seen from the point of view of ordinary people who have lived through the events. Includes interviews and extensive archive footage. 7 (producer: James DeVinney): How...
A history of the American cinema from its beginnings to the 1970s, from the point of view of director Martin Scorsese. Includes illustrative film excerpts.
Director Sergei Selyanov links Russia’s cinema to the national character, with its desire for revolution and search for Utopia. He mines a rich source of material in an attempt to prove his thesis, using...
Explores the wealth of images created by the British film industry in this century. Contains interviews with Alexander Mackendrick, Gavin Lambert, Michael Apted and Alan Parker. Discusses films from the...
A history of the Universum Film AG (UFa), an influential film production company in Germany. Part 1 covers the period from its founding in 1917 to 1932 and includes excerpts from films including BOMBEN AUF...
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