Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood
1995•58m•8.0/10
Documentary
Ratings
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8.0/10(7)
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.
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
October 1, 1995
Last Aired
November 5, 1995
Networks
BBC Two, Alla Risacca
Created By
Kevin Brownlow, David Gill
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Where It All Began
Air date: 1995-10-01
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.
E2
Art's Promised Land
Air date: 1995-10-08
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.
E3
The Unchained Camera
Air date: 1995-10-15
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.
E4
The Music of Light
Air date: 1995-10-22
Highlighting Abel Gance's masterpiece, Napoleon.
E5
Opportunity Lost
Air date: 1995-10-29
Exploring the early career of Alfred Hitchcock.
E6
End of an Era
Air date: 1995-11-05
Focusing on the arrival of sound films, The Jazz Singer and the onslaught of World War II.
Cast
Kenneth Branagh
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