3. The 1920s were a Golden Age for World Cinema:
German Expressionism, Soviet montage, French impressionism and surrealism were passionate new film movements, pushing the boundaries of the medium. Less well-known are the glories of Chinese and Japanese films, and the moving story of one of the great, now-forgotten, movie stars, Ruan Lingyu.
4. The Coming of Sound in the 1930s Upends Everything:
We watch the birth of new types of film: screwball comedies, gangster pictures, horror films, westerns and musicals, and discover a master of most of them, Howard Hawks. Alfred Hitchcock hits his stride and French directors become masters of mood.
- Sunday July 15, 2012 at 4:30PM
- Wednesday July 18, 2012 at 7:00PM
This screening is part of the larger thematic series:
- The Story of Film: An Odyssey
- The Story Of Film: An Odyssey: Episodes 1 & 2 (2011)
- The Story Of Film: An Odyssey: Episodes 3 & 4 (2011)
- The Story Of Film: An Odyssey: Episodes 5 & 6 (2011)
- The Story Of Film: An Odyssey: Episodes 7 & 8 (2011)
- The Story of Film: An Odyssey: Episodes 9 & 10 (2011)
- The Story of Film: An Odyssey: Episodes 11 & 12 (2011)
- The Story of Film: An Odyssey: Episodes 13 & 14 (2011)
- The Story of Film: An Odyssey: Episode 15 (2011)
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