The Story of Film by Mark Cousins

The Story of Film by Mark Cousins

An updated edition with completely new chapters of the most accessible and compelling history of the cinema yet published, and complements Mark Cousins' fascinating 15-hour film documentary The Story of Film: An Odyssey.

‘A truly stunning and richly rewarding Magnum Opus’ —The Independent

‘Brilliant.’ — The New York Times

‘An achievement of unparalleled proportions.’ — The White Review

‘A romantic, fiercely intelligent re-mapping of cinema.’ —Telegraph

‘Mark Cousins is incapable of writing anything about cinema history without making it fascinating.’ — Sean Connery

‘A delicious book.’ — Irish Times

‘Mark Cousins delves deep, and his book becomes an infinite tracking shot into the mysteries of movies … and their makers.’ — Bernardo Bertolucci

‘Cousins has carved out a niche as the great chronicler of the medium.’ — Mark Kermode

Mark Cousins is an Irish-Scottish filmmaker and author. His films – including The Story of Film, The First Movie, The Eyes of Orson Welles, Atomic, I am Belfast, Stockholm My Love and Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema – have won the Prix Italia, a Peabody and the Stanley Kubrick Award. They have premiered at the world’s major film festivals. Their themes are looking, cities, cinema, childhood, and recovery.

His other books include Imagining Reality: The Faber Book of Documentary, and The Story of Looking. He loves walking across cities such as Los Angeles, Moscow, Paris, Beijing, Berlin, London and Mexico City with his camera.

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ISBN 13	9781911641827
ISBN 10	1911641824
Title	The Story of Film
Author	Mark Cousins
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2020-10-01
Number of pages	552
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.