Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood
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Documentary
Seasons | 1
Episodes | 6
avg.Runtime | 58 min
First EP | 1995-10-01
Last EP | 1995-11-05
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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.
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Season List
season 1 || Miniseries
Relesed on | 1995-10-01
1
Where It All Began
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.
2
Art's Promised Land
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.
3
The Unchained Camera
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.
4
The Music of Light
1995-10-22
Highlighting Abel Gance's masterpiece, Napoleon.
5
Opportunity Lost
1995-10-29
Exploring the early career of Alfred Hitchcock.
6
End of an Era
1995-11-05
Focusing on the arrival of sound films, The Jazz Singer and the onslaught of World War II.
“I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.” – Walt Disney