I'm just enjoying my second voyage into film with the excellent Mark Cousins. Don't pay any heed to the criticisms of his narrative style, and his Ulster brogue; the only reservation I would have on that score is that sometimes I get so transported by his seductive tones, that I stop listening to what he is saying and just get transported by the sound of his voice (bit like Alistair Cooke). Hence this is my second watching of the series. It's worth not paying too much attention on a first watching of this epic and just let this vast wave of cinema wash over you. I'm sure I will go back to the series again and again just to follow up on some of the directors and titles from around the world which it has introduced me to. The wonderful way that so much cinema has been pulled together and shown in context with each other making some sense of the history of cinema on a world scale, without showing any favour towards one country or culture. It truly is about as all encompassing as any treatment of the subject could be. At the same time Mark Cousins narration always keeps you entranced, it's pure poetry and full to the brim with delightful insights. I can not recommend this enough.
Review of The Story of Film: An Odyssey
