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The Story of Film: An Odyssey

2011 · TV series · documentary · 60 min episodes · 1 season

Created by Mark Cousins

Documentary

A worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made and the story of international cinema through the history of cinematic innovation.

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  1. PositivebdowlingFeb 15, 2020

    If you’re interested in a quick crash course in film appreciation, I recommend the documentary series The Story of Film: An Odyssey [0]. The whole thing is 15 hours, but you can easily skip the episodes you’re not interested in and still learn a lot.

    [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_Film:_An_Odyssey

  2. PositivestevewillowsDec 27, 2017

    For those interested in going deeper, MIT has 'The Film Experience' online and available for download from the Internet Archive [2].

    edit: I should also give a shout out to The Story of Film: An Odyssey -- which is an excellent long-form timeline that connects some of the most important films of all time. Definitely worth a watch.

    [1] https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/literature/21l-011-the-film-experience-fall-2013

    [2] https://archive.org/details/MIT21L.011F13

    [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_Film:_An_Odyssey

  3. Positivesp332Jan 29, 2014

    I would say "American" (edit- instead of "non-Australian"). It's pretty common in other English dialects. There's a great series called "The Story of Film" which is narrated by an Irish guy who uses rising inflection on nearly every sentence. It's difficult for me to get used to but I wouldn't give anyone a hard time about it.

    edit2 - fixed title. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_Film:_An_Odyssey It's available on Netflix

  4. PositivethecoffmanDec 17, 2013

    Depending on how much time you're willing to put in, "The Story of Film: An Odyssey" [1] Is available on Netflix and fantastic. Its also 15 hours long. The narrator, Mark Cousins, who is also the author, is frankly pretty poor; but if you can get past that, the content itself is very good. It covers both American and International cinema in great depth. It is also available in print form, but I cannot personally vouch for whats in the book itself.

    [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_Film:_An_Odyssey