The Story of Film: An Odyssey S1E1 — Birth of the Cinema

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The Story of Film: An Odyssey•Season 1•Episode 1

Birth of the Cinema

8.1/10 · 423 votesSep 3, 201163 min

Ranked #1 of 15 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

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Mark Cousins tells the story of cinema, starting in this episode with the birth of the movies, telling the glamorous, surprising stories of early moviemaking and the first film stars.

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Season 1 Episodes15

E1 8.1Now viewing

Birth of the Cinema

E2 8.0

The Hollywood Dream

E3 8.1

The Golden Age of World Cinema

The Arrival of Sound

Post-War Cinema

Sex & Melodrama

European New Wave

New Directors, New Form

E9 8.0

American Cinema of the 70s

E10 7.7

Movies to Change the World

E11 7.8

The Arrival of Multiplexes and Asian Mainstream

E12 7.8

Fight the Power: Protest in Film

E13 7.9

New Boundaries: World Cinema in Africa, Asia & Latin America

E14 7.9

New American Independents & The Digital Revolution

E15 7.9

Cinema Today and the Future

Cast2

Mark Cousins

Presenter / Narrator

Mario Cordova

Narrator

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Episode Summary

"Birth of the Cinema" is episode 1 of The Story of Film: An Odyssey season 1. It scored 8.1/10 from 423 votes, ranking #1 of 15 episodes this season (season average 7.9). It aired on September 3, 2011.

Next: E2 · The Hollywood Dream Best of Season 1