The Story of Film – Episode 15 – Cinema Today and the Future

Notes The following material is copied from Wikipedia:  2000 Onwards: Film Moves Full Circle – and the Future of Movies. Swiss Miss (1938) dir. John G. Blystone and Hal Roach Studio set Innovation Blonde Venus (1932) dir. Josef von Sternberg Sparkle Employees Leaving the Lumiere Factory (1895) (introduced in Episode 1) dir. Louis Lumière Fahrenheit…

The Story of Film – Episode 12 – Fight the Power: Protest in Film

Notes The following material is copied from Wikipedia:  The 1980s: Moviemaking and Protest – Around the World. The Horse Thief (1988) dir. Tian Zhuangzhuang Spoke to power A mystical tradition of the characters Yellow Earth (1985) dir. Chen Kaige Framed differently than other films Raise the Red Lantern (1991) dir. Zhang Yimou…

The Story of Film – Episode 11 – The Arrival of Multiplexes and Asian Mainstream

Notes The following material is copied from Wikipedia:  1970s and Onwards: Innovation in Popular Culture – Around the World. The Kingdom and the Beauty (1959) dir. Li Han-hsiang Feminine Musical A Touch of Zen (1971) dir. King Hu Widescreen Aggressive Faster Enter the Dragon (1973) dir. Robert Clouse Rage Not much editing…

The Story of Film – Episode 10 – Movies to Change the World

Notes The following material is copied from Wikipedia:  1969-1979: Radical Directors in the 70s – Make State of the Nation Movies. Fox and His Friends (1975) (a.k.a. Faustrecht der Freiheit) dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder Personal Life All That Heaven Allows (1955) (introduced in Episode 6) dir. Douglas Sirk Ali: Fear Eats…

The Story of Film – Episode 9 – American Cinema of the 70s

Notes The following material is copied from Wikipedia:  1967-1979: New American Cinema. Duck Soup (1933) dir. Leo McCarey Comes in from the bottom Artists and Models (1955) dir. Frank Tashlin Looked like a cartoon The color made it look fake. Catch-22 (1970) dir. Mike Nichols World upside down Mash (1970) dir. Robert Altman The…

The Story of Film – Episode 8 – New Directors, New Form

Notes The following material is copied from Wikipedia:  1965-1969: New Waves – Sweep Around the World. Ashes and Diamonds (1958) dir. Andrzej Wajda Poland First day of peace Dark glasses’ Symbols Two Men and a Wardrobe (1958) (introduced in Episode 4) dir. Roman Polanski One of the famous filmmakers Fast cuts…

The Story of Film – Episode 7 – European New Wave

Notes The following material is copied from Wikipedia:  1957-1964: The Shock of the New – Modern Filmmaking in Western Europe. Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory (1895) (introduced in Episode 1) dir. Louis Lumière Movies were no longer the bright new light form Summer with Monika (1953) dir. Ingmar Bergman Stared into…

The Story of Film – Episode 6 – Sex & Melodrama

Notes The following material is copied from Wikipedia:  1953-1957: The Swollen Story: World Cinema Bursting at the Seams Rebel Without a Cause (1955) dir. Nicholas Ray Emotions through response Cairo Station (1958) dir. Youssef Chahine Sweaty intensity Paper Flowers (1959) dir. Guru Dutt One of the great Indian films Raja Harishchandra (1913) dir. Dadasaheb…