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The movies that tried to change the world in the seventies: Wim Wenders in Germany; Ken Loach and Britain; Pasolini in Italy; the birth of new Australian cinema; and then Japan, which was making the most moving films in the world. Even bigger, bolder questions about film were being asked in Africa and South America, and the story ends with John Lennon’s favourite film, the extraordinary, psychedelic The Holy Mountain.
Episodes
EP 1
Birth of the Cinema
2011-09-03
EP 2
The Hollywood Dream
2011-09-10
EP 3
The Golden Age of World Cinema
2011-09-17
EP 4
The Arrival of Sound
2011-09-24
EP 5
Post-War Cinema
2011-10-01
EP 6
Sex & Melodrama
2011-10-08
EP 7
European New Wave
2011-10-15
EP 8
New Directors, New Form
2011-10-22
EP 9
American Cinema of the 70s
2011-10-29
EP 10
Movies to Change the World
2011-11-05
EP 11
The Arrival of Multiplexes and Asian Mainstream
2011-11-12
EP 12
Fight the Power: Protest in Film
2011-11-19
EP 13
New Boundaries: World Cinema in Africa, Asia & Latin America
2011-11-26
EP 14
New American Independents & The Digital Revolution
2011-12-03
EP 15
Cinema Today and the Future
2011-12-10
Voice Cast
Mark CousinsPresenter / NarratorVoice Actor
Mario CordovaNarratoreVoice Actor
Trailers & Extra Content
THE STORY OF FILM - Mark Cousins (Trailer)
The Story of Film: An Odyssey Trailer
