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Cinema Europe: The other Hollywood (1995) 
360 minuten
Frankrijk, Groot-Brittannië, Duitsland
Documentaire, Historische film, Film over Film 

Documentaire over de beginjaren van de Europese film, van de gebroeders Lumiere tot aan het vertrek van Victor Sjöstrom naar Hollywood. Co-regisseurs Kevin Brownlow en David Gill zijn autoriteiten op het gebied van vroege cinema. Kenneth Branagh en Jean-Louis Trintignant doen de Engelse en Franse commentaarstemmen.
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User Rating: 8.9/10   168 votes


DVD Release Date: May 30, 2000

Studio: Image Entertainment


Directors: Kevin Brownlow | Dan Carter


Description
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Hollywood has long been revered as the mecca of the movie world, and many people have forgotten -- if they ever knew -- that a thriving cinema scene developed in Europe during the great silent film era. British film historians Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, who years ago made a comprehensive survey of those days in Hollywood, now remind film lovers of that fact, with this six-part look at the "other Hollywood" of Europe's silent film era.

The cinema giants of France, Sweden, Germany, and Great Britain are showcased, using archival film footage and interviews with actors and directors, from Sir John Gielgud to Fritz Lang, Alfred Hitchcock to Simon Feldman. The documentary shows how many of the artistic devices that are standard in the industry were first developed in Europe, including the use of color and special effects, soundtracks, and the now ubiquitous chase scene.

The six volumes are: Where It All Began, Art's Promised Land, The Unchained Camera, The Music of Light, Opportunity Lost, and The End of an Era.

Image has done a great job and a great service in bringing out this miniseries DVD of Cinema Europe. The irony is that it is not available in Europe.


Format: NTSC

DVD Size: 7.16 + 7.13 GB -- Exact Untouched Copy

Runtime (total): 360 minutes

Type: Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

Sound (main feature): English | German | Swedish | Danish | French | Italian

Subtitles: hardcoded English subs only on non-English parts


SET FEATURES:

Disc 1
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Part I: Where It All Began (Introductory Episode)
Part II: Promised Land (Sweden)
Part III: The Unchained Camera (Germany)

Disc 2:
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Part IV: The Music of Light (France)
Part V: Opportunity Lost (Britain)
Part VI: End Of An Era (Finale)



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