The Story of Film 1959 - 1969 : The Breakdown of Romantic Cinema and the Coming of Modernism
From Mark Cousins' book "The Story of Film" with some additional movies that changed the way I look at movies or really moved me.
Thank you Mr. Cousins for opening my eyes to see a whole new world of movies and the path it took to get where it is today. Your book is an inspiration!
A quotation for the intro from Mark Cousins' book that explains these lists and the Story of Film:
"This book tells the story of the art of cinema. It narrates the history of a medium which began as a photographic, largely silent, shadowy novelty and became a digital, multi-billion dollar global business.
Although the business elements of film are important, you will find few details in my book of what films cost and how the industry organises itself and markets its wares. I wanted to write a purer book than that, one more focused on the medium than the industry. As you read, therefore, you will come across works that you may not have seen and may never see. I make no apology for this because I do not want to tell a history of cinema that is distorted by the vagaries of the market place. There are mainstream films described in what follows, but mostly I have focused on what I consider to be the most innovative films from any country at any period."
All quotations in quotation marks are from The Story of Film, unless otherwise indicated.
Thank you Mr. Cousins for opening my eyes to see a whole new world of movies and the path it took to get where it is today. Your book is an inspiration!
A quotation for the intro from Mark Cousins' book that explains these lists and the Story of Film:
"This book tells the story of the art of cinema. It narrates the history of a medium which began as a photographic, largely silent, shadowy novelty and became a digital, multi-billion dollar global business.
Although the business elements of film are important, you will find few details in my book of what films cost and how the industry organises itself and markets its wares. I wanted to write a purer book than that, one more focused on the medium than the industry. As you read, therefore, you will come across works that you may not have seen and may never see. I make no apology for this because I do not want to tell a history of cinema that is distorted by the vagaries of the market place. There are mainstream films described in what follows, but mostly I have focused on what I consider to be the most innovative films from any country at any period."
All quotations in quotation marks are from The Story of Film, unless otherwise indicated.
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