The Story of Film: An Odyssey S1E8
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The Story of Film: An Odyssey

S01E08 New Directors, New Form

2011-10-22

The vibrant world of 1960s cinema unfolds as Hollywood's iconic cinematographer Haskell Wexler discusses the impact of documentaries on mainstream filmmaking. Films like Easy Rider and 2001: A Space Odyssey mark the dawn of a transformative period in American cinema. We explore the works of renowned directors such as Roman Polanski, Andrei Tarkovsky, and Nagisa Oshima. The emergence of Black African cinema is highlighted, and we have an exclusive conversation with the acclaimed Indian director Mani Kaul.

Season 1 Episodes

1
Birth of the Cinema
2011-09-03
 2
The Hollywood Dream
2011-09-10
 3
The Golden Age of World Cinema
2011-09-17
 4
The Arrival of Sound
2011-09-24
 5
Post-War Cinema
2011-10-01
 6
Sex & Melodrama
2011-10-08
 7
European New Wave
2011-10-15
 8
New Directors, New Form
2011-10-22
 9
American Cinema of the 70s
2011-10-29
 10
Movies to Change the World
2011-11-05
 11
The Arrival of Multiplexes and Asian Mainstream
2011-11-12
 12
Fight the Power: Protest in Film
2011-11-19
 13
New Boundaries: World Cinema in Africa, Asia & Latin America
2011-11-26
 14
New American Independents & The Digital Revolution
2011-12-03
 15
Cinema Today and the Future
2011-12-10