Series of films from directors around the world commissioned by the BFI for the 100th anniversary of cinema
Century of Cinema

NR1h 17m6.6

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Director Stephen Frears casts a subjective eye over British cinema, from World War Two, the 1960s and the emergence of working-class voices, to the erratic 1980s, where spectacular success and catastrophic failure go hand in hand.

Century of Cinema

NR3h 45m8.5

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Martin Scorsese describes his initial and growing obsession with films from the 1940s and 50s as the art form developed and grew with clips from classics and cult classics.

Century of Cinema

NR52m7.3

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A personal journey through Sam Neill's childhood and memories.

Century of Cinema

NR51m5.8

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Theatre director and documentary filmmaker Donald Taylor Black contributes a thoughtful essay about Ireland's need to make images of itself for itself.

I Am Curious, Film

NR54m5

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Anyone desiring a quick introduction to or stimulating recap of Scandinavian cinema will find "I Am Curious, Film" a very seductive initiation.

Century of Cinema

NR1h 7m6.8

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Australian born film maker George (Mad Max) Miller offers a personal view of Australian films. He suggests that they can be regarded as visual music, public dreaming, mythology, and song-lines. In extrapolating the idea of movies as...

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