We hear the story of the very first movie stars, c. Mark cousins adapts his celebrated book of the same title into this audacious fifteenhour project, screening over multiple days at the festival. It was directed and narrated by mark cousins, a film critic from northern ireland, based on his. Features impressive acting by the inimitable kirk douglas as ulysses, and. Download the story of film an odyssey torrent or any other torrent from documentary category. 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. Film historian mark cousins explores the global art and medium of film through history in this 15part series. In 1948, jacquesyves cousteau, his wife and son live in paradise in a nice house overlooking the mediterranean sea. A 15 hour documentary, made over 5 years filmed in america, all over europe, africa, japan, india, china, south america, russia, and australia. 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.
It looks at the work of actor bruce lee and directors king hu. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the story of film. A passionate ode to cinema, spanning 6 continents, 12 decades and 1,000 films the story of film. This highprofile biopic of the legendary french underwater explorer jacques cousteau is the closing film at san sebastian 2016. An odyssey is a 2011 british documentary film about the history of film, presented on television in 15 onehour chapters with a total length of over 900 minutes. Guided by film historian mark cousins, this 15part love letter to the movies spans. We see how hollywood became a glittering entertainment industry and how star directors like charlie chaplin and buster keaton emerged in the roaring twenties. The curriculum vitae of jacques cousteau film maker, explorer. Scopri gli album e i dischi in vendita online a prezzi. 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. An odyssey shows the birth of a great new art form, the movies. He traces the entire history of film, concentrating on artistic vision rather than business or. Its time to redraw the map of movie history that we have in our heads.
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. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. Thats a baldly provocative statement, made by director mark cousins toward the beginning of his 15hour documentary the story of film. Jacques cousteau is well known as the godfather of modern scuba diving as well as a pioneer in marine exploration, research and filmmaking. 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. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 8. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. With mark cousins, juan diego botto, aleksandr sokurov, norman lloyd.
Watch the epic trailer for cousteau biographical film the. 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. It first looks at the mainstream films of hong kong produced by shaw brothers studio. 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. An odyssey shows the birth of a great new art form. It looks at the work of actor bruce lee and directors king hu, john woo, yuen wooping, and tsui hark. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history. Mark cousins knows a lot about cinema and did an impressive research, but. By activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. The series was broadcast in september 2011 on more4, the digital television service of uk. It was directed and narrated by mark cousins, a film critic from northern ireland, based on his 2004 book the story of film. An odyssey is an unprecedented cinematic event, an epic journey through the history of world cinema that is a treat for movie.
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. Now his story is being made into an epic film staring lambert wilson as cousteau and audrey tautou as cousteaus wife simone the film is due to be released in october 2016 and the first trailer has been released which can be seen below. An odysseyand its exactly that kind of strong point of view that makes the story of film more valuable than so many of. Click here and start watching the full episode in seconds. An odyssey nr, 15hr documentary, special interest, television. An odyssey is a documentary film about the history of film, presented on television in 15 onehour chapters with a total. The story of film an odyssey y 1 entidades relacionadas. An odyssey is an epic journey through the history of cinema. The discussion was closed on 23 february 2012 with a consensus to merge. Affronta realmente il cinema di tutto il mondo, ed e narrato splendidamente dal doppiatore nostrano luca ward nella versione italiana. Beginning this month and continuing through early december, one new episode will be introduced each monday on tcm, with a lineup of feature films and shorts related. An odyssey looks at the development of mainstream film in the 1970s and examines how such films were innovative. An odyssey is a documentary film about the history of film, presented on television in 15 onehour chapters with a total length of over 900 minutes. A comprehensive history of the medium and art of motion pictures.