Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood — Season 1
About this season
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.
Episodes (6)
1. Where It All Began
Aired 1 October 1995 • 58 min
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
Aired 8 October 1995 • 58 min
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
Aired 15 October 1995 • 58 min
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
Aired 22 October 1995 • 58 min
Highlighting Abel Gance's masterpiece, Napoleon.
5. Opportunity Lost
Aired 29 October 1995 • 58 min
Exploring the early career of Alfred Hitchcock.
6. End of an Era
Aired 5 November 1995 • 58 min
Focusing on the arrival of sound films, The Jazz Singer and the onslaught of World War II.