The history of cinematic innovation.
EPISODE 1
1895-1918 The World Discovers - A New Art Form"
The first movie stars, close-ups and special effects.
EPISODE 2
1918-1928: Der Triumph des amerikanischen Films und die ersten Rebellen
Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton emerge as stars.
EPISODE 3
The Golden Age of World Cinema
International films.
EPISODE 4
The Arrival of Sound
Sound transforms the movie industry.
EPISODE 5
1939-1952: Die Verwüstung des Krieges und eine neue Filmsprache
How the trauma of war made cinema more daring; Italy, Hollywood, Orson Welles, the darkening of American film and the drama of the McCarthy era.
EPISODE 6
1953-1957: Die brodelnde Geschichte - Das Weltkino platzt aus sämtlichen Nähten
Exploring the story of sex and melodrama in the movies of the 50s.
Charles Burnett
Claudia Cardinale
Lars von Trier
Haskell Wexler
Luchino Visconti
Mercedes McCambridge
Gaston Kaboré
Peter Bogdanovich
Sergio Leone
Mani Kaul
Norman Lloyd