The Story of Film: An Odyssey

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15 total episodes

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1 seasons

First Aired September 03, 2011

Overview

A worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made and the story of international cinema through the history of cinematic innovation.

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American Cinema of the 70s

Season 1 - Episode 9 - 1h 2m

Air Date

October 29, 2011

Overview

The maturing of American cinema of the late sixties and seventies: Buck Henry, writer of The Graduate, talks exclusively about movie satire of the time. Paul Schrader reveals his thoughts on his existential screenplay for Taxi Driver. Writer Robert Towne explores the dark ideas in Chinatown, and director Charles Burnett talks about the birth of Black American cinema.