Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (1995)
Synopsis
The origin of European cinema, from its infancy as a novelty created by French inventors Auguste and Louis Lumière to its flourishing as the pinnacle of film-making in the silent era and as a serious commercial contender against America.
First Air Date: 1995-10-01
Last Air Date: 1995-11-05
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 6
Created By: Kevin Brownlow, David Gill
Networks: BBC Two, Alla Risacca
Top Cast
- Kenneth Branagh as N/A
Seasons
Miniseries (1995)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Where It All Began
Highlighting the world's first public presentation of films in Paris, the comedies by Max Linder, Abel Gance's J'Accuse and the onset of World War I.
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Ep. 2: Art's Promised Land
Including Ingeborg Holm by Victor Sjostrom and Greta Garbo's star-making performance opposite Lars Hanson in Gosta Berling's Saga. Directed by Michael Winterbottom.
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Ep. 3: The Unchained Camera
Featuring The Battleship Potemkin by Sergei Eisenstein, Metropolis by Fritz Lang, Joyless Street starring Greta Garbo, The White Hell of Pitz Palu featuring Leni Riefenstahl and Louise Brooks becomes a star in Pandora's Box.
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Ep. 4: The Music of Light
Highlighting Abel Gance's masterpiece, Napoleon.
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Ep. 5: Opportunity Lost
Exploring the early career of Alfred Hitchcock.
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Ep. 6: End of an Era
Focusing on the arrival of sound films, The Jazz Singer and the onslaught of World War II.
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