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The Story of Film: An Odyssey

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

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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Created ByMark Cousins
StatusEnded
Original NameThe Story of Film: An Odyssey
First Air DateSeptember 3, 2011
Last Air DateDecember 10, 2011
Seasons1
Episodes15
Episode Runtime1h 0min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited Kingdom
Production CompaniesChannel 4 TelevisionHopscotch Films
NetworksChannel 4
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S01E15

Cinema Today and the Future

Movies come full circle: They get more serious after 9/11, and Romanian movies come to the fore. But then David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive becomes one of the most complex dream films ever made and Inception turns film into a game. In Moscow, master director Alexander Sokurov talks exclusively about his innovative films. Then, a surprise: The Story of Film goes beyond the present, to look at film in the future.

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