The Story of Film: An Odyssey 

directed by Marc Cousins

showing on c4 in 15 episodes

romantic films are always in a rush | hollywood is not classical, japan is | ideas | racist by omission | beyond the equipment and machines, what you need most for movies was light | the shock of the new | there are no flashbacks in shakespeare | the world’s greatest mirror, and sometimes a hammer too | phantom ride| continuity - then | parallel - meanwhile | reverse angle shots | cross cutting | it pays to look good | like taking a detour to the pub | women immigrants and jews | showing the wind in the trees | punctum | dolly shots …