An odyssey this 2011 eightpart documentary made for british television takes in 14 decades, six continents sorry, antarctica, and one art form. It first looks at the mainstream films of hong kong produced by shaw brothers studio. Oct 21, 20 turners june press release heralding this fall programing coup described the story of film as a bold 15part love letter to the movies, and tcm senior vice president of programming charles tabesh raved, mark cousins the story of film. This is a free digital story telling tool that students can use to combine sharing pictures and narration to create awesome presentations and stories to share with others. Download the story of film an odyssey torrent kickasstorrents.
The odyssey is a form of the hero odysseus name and basically means the story of odysseus. With mark cousins, juan diego botto, aleksandr sokurov, norman lloyd. Choose from 500 different sets of odyssey 1 guide film flashcards on quizlet. An odyssey 15 is available to buy on 23rd april 2012, rrp. A concise history of film and an odyssey of international cinema by mark. An odyssey covers six continents and 12 decades, showing how filmmakers are influenced both by the historical events of. It was directed and narrated by mark cousins, a film critic from northern ireland, based on his 2004 book the story of film. Since the tale was passed on to others through an oral tradition, the narrator just happened to be whomever was reciting the epic poem. Guided by film historian mark cousins, this bold 15part love letter to the movies begins with the invention of motion pictures at the end of the 19th century and concludes. A passionate ode to cinema, spanning 6 continents, 12 decades and 1,000 films the story of film. Mar 29, 2012 network releasing is proud to announce the dvd debut of filmmaker and writer mark cousins epic ode to the history of the moving image. Homers omniscient 3rdperson narrator in the odyssey. An odyssey looks at the development of mainstream film in the 1970s and examines how such films were innovative. The odyssey is so famous that the word odyssey has come to mean any epic voyage.
The director and narrator, mark cousins, a film critic from northern. Mark cousinss chronological journey through the worldwide history of film is told from the point of view of filmmakers and moviegoers. Guided by film historian mark cousins, this bold 15part love letter to the movies begins with the invention of motion pictures at the end of the 19th century and concludes with the multibillion dollar globalized digital industry of the 21st. An odyssey is an unprecedented cinematic event, an epic journey through the history of world cinema that is a treat for movie lovers around the globe. Guided by film historian mark cousins, this 15part love letter to the movies spans from the invention of film in the 19th century to the digital industry of the 21st. The bad and ugly trailer park of terror, the totally weird sweet movie, the documentary world ken burns the west, epic movies carlos, hidden treasures nebraska, cashback, no men beyond this point, man with a movie camera, movies as a venue to sell products a view to a kill and the like. What is even more interesting and wittier is how homer or odysseus if you will manipulates the narrative to sui. Birth of the cinema, the hollywood dream, and the golden age of world cinema. An odyssey is a 2011 british documentary film about the history of. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website. Mark cousins knows a lot about cinema and did an impressive research, but unfortunately his voice inflection makes it a torture to. For those of you looking for a documentary about the history of film, check out the story of film.
Directed by andrei konchalovsky, the miniseries aired in two parts beginning on may 18, 1997 on nbc. Finally, after six weeks, my endurance finally triumphed over the 900 minutes of mark cousins story of film. Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off. Blue 1993, casablanca 1942, record of a tenement gentleman 1947 and odd man out 1947. An odyssey shows the birth of a great new art form. If what you want is an obvious western view of the history of film narrated by, say. A comprehensive history of the medium and art of motion pictures. I found the tvseries anbut much and did not care for his voice. Although condensed, the film stays mostly true to the spirit of the original work. Odysseus, the unreliable narrator systematic wonder. It was directed and narrated by mark cousins, a film critic from northern ireland. The story of circe is partially confirmed with the words of the poet too, its mentioned that odysseus tied a knot which he was taught how to tie by circe.
It looks at the work of actor bruce lee and directors king hu, john woo, yuen wooping, and tsui hark. Birth of the cinema mark cousins tells the story of cinema, starting in this episode with the birth of the movies, telling the glamorous, surprising stories of early moviemaking and the first film stars. This is a frustrating film because it never seems certain what story it is. An odysseyand its exactly that kind of strong point of view that makes the story of film more valuable than so many of the cinema histories that have preceded it. An odyssey, written and directed by awardwinning filmmaker mark cousins, is the story of international cinema told through the history of cinematic innovation. Jump to content s jump to site navigation 0 jump to search 4. An odyssey, written and directed by awardwinning filmmaker mark cousins, is the story of international cinema told through the history of. We hear the story of the very first movie stars, c. An odyssey 2011 filmmaker historian mark cousins brilliant examination of the dawning age of filmmaking, cinemas long history and the future of the art form is told in 15 hour long chapters paging tcmhbo to broadcast asap. The odyssey is a 1997 american mythologyadventure television miniseries based on the ancient greek epic poem by homer, the odyssey. The odyssey was originally narrated aloud by a poet or a singer. The problem is not that cousins voice nor irish accent are bad nor. An odyssey offers an overview of the rise of the motion picture and its role as one of the key art forms of the 20th century, but rather than simply recount the facts of movie history, cousins focuses on the creative and stylistic threads that unite great filmmakers through history, and instead of placing the emphasis on the.
Mar 01, 20 in the last entry i wrote about some observations made in wayne booths, the rhetoric of fiction. Particularly, in regards to homers odyssey, he mentions the narrator who has all the knowledge of the story and how. An odyssey shows the birth of a great new art form, the movies. The adaptation of homers the odyssey ulysses is the latin translation of odysseus, features some pretty cheesy special effects, but is still nonetheless a surprisingly literate version. An odyssey traces the history of cinema in 15 hours. An odyssey focuses on the birth of cinema and the early years of silent film. Sep 11, 2001 start a free trial to watch the story of film. From the opening frames, the voice of narrator and producer tilda. Think of the narrator as some poet with a birds eye view of all that occurs in the story. The invocation the the muse is an opening to a story like the odyssey or the iliad in which the teller of the story prays to one of the 9 muses daughters of zeus to help them tellsing the story. An odyssey is a documentary series about the history of film, presented on television in 15 onehour chapters with a total length of over 900 minutes.
Filmed in the very buildings where the first movies were made, it shows that ideas and passion have always driven film, more than money and marketing. The narrator knows it all omniscient and has insights into all events and even. An odyssey is an epic journey through the history of cinema. Epic tales like the iliad and the odyssey were originally told around the. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the story of film. The program won a peabody award in 20 for its inclusive, uniquely. Network releasing is proud to announce the dvd debut of filmmaker and writer mark cousins epic ode to the history of the moving image. An odyssey 2011, a 15episode documentary directed and narrated by mark cousins, adapted from his 2004 book the story of film and chronicling more than 100 years of world film history. Thats a baldly provocative statement, made by director mark cousins toward the beginning of his 15hour documentary the story of film. Narrated by film historian mark cousins and based on his book of the same name, it tells the history of film in different countries from the late 1800s to today. Nearly a decade after the monumental the story of film. Lifeless narration with the voice audio volume constantly shifting fading up. Aug 27, 2004 the story of film presents the history of the movies in a way never told before. A list of the best free digital storytelling tools for.
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