18+ hours of film history? Mark Cousins made the CINEMATIC EQUIVALENT of climbing Everest in slippers.
At 18 hours and 43 minutes long, 'The Complete Story of Film' collects two epic documentaries by Mark Cousins into a stunningly expansive global journey through film history from the birth of cinema to today. The Story of Film: An Odyssey is an inclusive and ground-breaking journey through the history of world cinema and a treat for movie lovers around the globe. Guided by filmmaker and historian Mark Cousins, this wonderfully insightful 15-hour love letter to the movies begins with the invention of motion pictures at the end of the 19th century, continuing through the entire 20th century of moviemaking and concluding with the globalized digital industry of the 21st. In The Story of Film: A New Generation, Cousins picks up where Odyssey left off, returning with a new epic and hopeful tale of modern cinematic innovation in the new millennium, exploring how movies and moviegoing have evolved and will continue to transform to our collective joy and wonder.
Direction
Cousins' whispered narration feels like a conspiracy between friends.
Editing
Dizzying juxtapositions — Ozu to Tarkovsky to Lagos street cinema.
Production
15 years of globe-spanning footage, rescued films, director interviews.
Director
Mark Cousins
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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