Mark Cousins

Mark Cousins

Mark Cousins is an Irish documentary filmmaker, film critic and programmer. A prolific producer and director, he is best known for his 15-hour documentary The Story of Film: An Odyssey" (2011). Cousins was appointed Honorary Professor of the University of Glasgow in 2013, as well as Honorary Doctor of Letters at both the University of Edinburgh in 2007 and University of Stirling in 2014. He is now a Patron of the Edinburgh International Film Festival, Cousins previously acted as both a programmer and director (1996-1997) of the festival. He is a Board Member of Michael Moore's Traverse City Film Festival and a Member of the Audentia Award jury at the 42nd Göteborg International Film Festival (GIFF) in 2019, as well as Member of the Official Competition jury at the 53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2018. In 2021, Cousins joined the jury of the BFI London Film Festival.

  • Title: Mark Cousins
  • Popularity: 4.757
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1965-05-03
  • Place of Birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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  • Also Known As: Марк Казинс
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Mark Cousins Movies

  • 1994
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    I Know Where I'm Going! Revisited

    I Know Where I'm Going! Revisited

    6.2 1994 HD

    Nancy Franklin was so overwhelmed by the film 'I Know Where I'm Going!' (1945) that she traveled from New York to the Western Isles of Scotland to...

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  • 2021
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    The Flowers the Fish and the Cockerel

    The Flowers the Fish and the Cockerel

    1 2021 HD

    A first encounter. At the Venice Film Festival. A second encounter. Again the Venice Film Festival. A crescendo of curiosity, wish to know and...

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  • 2021
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    The Storms of Jeremy Thomas

    The Storms of Jeremy Thomas

    5.5 2021 HD

    Joining Oscar-winning producer Jeremy Thomas on his annual pilgrimage to the Cannes Film Festival, filmmaker Mark Cousins gives an intimate glimpse...

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  • 2021
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    The Story of Film: A New Generation

    The Story of Film: A New Generation

    6.9 2021 HD

    The final chapter of his exceptional 15-part documentary exploring the history of cinema, The Story of Film: An Odyssey. Mark Cousins builds a bridge...

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  • 2023
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    My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock

    My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock

    6.8 2023 HD

    Directed by Mark Cousins, My Name is Alfred Hitchcock re-examines the vast filmography and legacy of one of the 20th century’s greatest...

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  • 2009
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    The First Movie

    The First Movie

    7.3 2009 HD

    Filmmaker Mark Cousins, who was brought up in a Northern Irish war zone, travels to Goptapa, a Kurdish-Iraqi village of just seven hundred people on...

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  • 2022
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    The March on Rome

    The March on Rome

    6.4 2022 HD

    The fascinating story of the rise to power of dictator Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) in Italy in 1922 and how fascism marked the fate of the entire...

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  • 2013
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    A Story of Children and Film

    A Story of Children and Film

    7.1 2013 HD

    A meticulous essay on the presence and representation of children in the history of cinema, in which cinematographies from all over the world are...

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  • 2023
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    The Complete Story of Film

    The Complete Story of Film

    8 2023 HD

    At 18 hours and 43 minutes long, 'The Complete Story of Film' collects two epic documentaries by Mark Cousins into a stunningly expansive global...

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  • 2018
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    Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk

    Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk

    1 2018 HD

    A documentary celebrating the work of Walerian Borowczyk, a director of unparalleled sensitivity, revered in the 1970s, who was later labeled as a...

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  • 2014
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    The Film That Buys the Cinema

    The Film That Buys the Cinema

    1 2014 HD

    A collection of films from an eclectic array of contributors commissioned to raise funds for the Bristol independent cinema The Cube.

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  • 2011
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    Cinema Is Everywhere

    Cinema Is Everywhere

    9 2011 HD

    A documentary feature film that ties four narratives - from China, India, Scotland, and Tunisia - together with countless insights from venerable...

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  • 2016
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    Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood

    Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood

    8 2016 HD

    In this new documentary, Susan Kemp explores the life and work of the great British director Antonia Bird, who died in 2013. Bird blazed a trail from...

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  • 2023
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    Cannes Uncut

    Cannes Uncut

    5.8 2023 HD

    Looks at the glamour, red carpets, movies, craziness, stunts, deals, parties and personalities that have been part of the Cannes Film Festival over...

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  • 2016
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    Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died

    Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died

    1 2016 HD

    A documentary which explores the lives and tragic deaths of Marceline Orbes and Francis "Slivers" Oakley, the suicidal clowns who inspired Charlie...

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  • 2018
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    The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema

    The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema

    1 2018 HD

    In 2017 Tyneside Cinema turned 80.

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  • 2018
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    The Eyes of Orson Welles

    The Eyes of Orson Welles

    7.088 2018 HD

    A poetic journey into the visual world of the legendary filmmaker and actor Orson Welles (1915-85) that reveals a new portrait of a unique genius,...

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  • 2019
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    50 Years of the Troubles: A Journey Through Film

    50 Years of the Troubles: A Journey Through Film

    1 2019 HD

    The film marks 50 years since riots erupted across Northern Ireland, widely seen as the beginning of the thirty-year conflict known as The Troubles....

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  • 2020
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    40 Days to Learn Film

    40 Days to Learn Film

    1 2020 HD

    For just forty days, filmmaker and writer Mark Cousins embarks on a peculiar journey in order to explore topics as the passion for cinema and certain...

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  • 2005
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    Cinema Iran

    Cinema Iran

    5.5 2005 HD

    Tracing the history and influence of Iranian cinema and its filmmakers.

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  • 2021
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    The Story of Looking

    The Story of Looking

    5.6 2021 HD

    As he prepares for surgery to restore his vision, Mark Cousins explores the role that visual experience plays in our individual and collective lives....

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  • 2021
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    Who Is Bill Rebane?

    Who Is Bill Rebane?

    5.5 2021 HD

    A feature-length documentary on the life and work of Wisconsin grindhouse cinema auteur Bill Rebane, featuring historians, critics, and filmmakers,...

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  • 1970
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    Joie de vivre

    Joie de vivre

    1 1970 HD

    Upcoming documentary about Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci.

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  • 2021
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    The Story of Looking

    The Story of Looking

    5.6 2021 HD

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  • 2021
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    The Story of Looking

    The Story of Looking

    5.6 2021 HD

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  • 2021
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    The Story of Looking

    The Story of Looking

    5.6 2021 HD

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  • 2021
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    The Story of Film: A New Generation

    The Story of Film: A New Generation

    6.9 2021 HD

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  • 2021
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    The Story of Film: A New Generation

    The Story of Film: A New Generation

    6.9 2021 HD

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  • 2021
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    The Storms of Jeremy Thomas

    The Storms of Jeremy Thomas

    5.5 2021 HD

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  • 2021
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    The Storms of Jeremy Thomas

    The Storms of Jeremy Thomas

    5.5 2021 HD

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  • 2021
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    The Storms of Jeremy Thomas

    The Storms of Jeremy Thomas

    5.5 2021 HD

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  • 2009
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    The First Movie

    The First Movie

    7.3 2009 HD

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  • 2012
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    What Is This Film Called Love?

    What Is This Film Called Love?

    6.2 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    What Is This Film Called Love?

    What Is This Film Called Love?

    6.2 2012 HD

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  • 2023
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    Cinema Has Been My True Love: The Work and Times of Lynda Myles

    Cinema Has Been My True Love: The Work and Times of Lynda Myles

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2013
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    A Story of Children and Film

    A Story of Children and Film

    7.1 2013 HD

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  • 2013
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    A Story of Children and Film

    A Story of Children and Film

    7.1 2013 HD

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  • 2023
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    The Complete Story of Film

    The Complete Story of Film

    8 2023 HD

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  • 2013
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    Here Be Dragons

    Here Be Dragons

    5.7 2013 HD

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  • 1993
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    Another Journey By Train

    Another Journey By Train

    8 1993 HD

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  • 1993
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    Another Journey By Train

    Another Journey By Train

    8 1993 HD

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  • 1990
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    Gulf War: Scottish Eye

    Gulf War: Scottish Eye

    1 1990 HD

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  • 1996
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    I Remember IKWIG

    I Remember IKWIG

    1 1996 HD

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  • 1990
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    Dear Mr Gorbachev

    Dear Mr Gorbachev

    1 1990 HD

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  • 1996
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    Ian Hamilton Finlay: In a Wee Way

    Ian Hamilton Finlay: In a Wee Way

    1 1996 HD

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  • 2014
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    Life May Be

    Life May Be

    5.5 2014 HD

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  • 2005
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    On the Road with Kiarostami

    On the Road with Kiarostami

    1 2005 HD

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  • 2016
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    Eisenstein on Lawrence

    Eisenstein on Lawrence

    6 2016 HD

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  • 2014
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    6 Desires

    6 Desires

    7.5 2014 HD

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  • 2014
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    6 Desires

    6 Desires

    7.5 2014 HD

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  • 2022
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    The March on Rome

    The March on Rome

    6.4 2022 HD

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  • 2022
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    The March on Rome

    The March on Rome

    6.4 2022 HD

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  • 2014
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    The Film That Buys the Cinema

    The Film That Buys the Cinema

    1 2014 HD

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  • 2014
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    6 Desires

    6 Desires

    7.5 2014 HD

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  • 2023
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    My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock

    My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock

    6.8 2023 HD

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  • 2022
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    The Ballad of a Great Disordered Heart

    The Ballad of a Great Disordered Heart

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2019
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    You With Your Fresh Thoughts

    You With Your Fresh Thoughts

    1 2019 HD

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  • 2016
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    I Am Belfast

    I Am Belfast

    6.7 2016 HD

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  • 2008
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    First Impressions

    First Impressions

    1 2008 HD

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  • 2022
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    The March on Rome

    The March on Rome

    6.4 2022 HD

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  • 2015
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    Your Eyes Flash Solemnly with Hate

    Your Eyes Flash Solemnly with Hate

    2 2015 HD

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  • 2014
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    But Then Again, Too Few to Mention

    But Then Again, Too Few to Mention

    1 2014 HD

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  • 2015
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    Your Eyes Flash Solemnly with Hate

    Your Eyes Flash Solemnly with Hate

    2 2015 HD

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  • 2014
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    The Place

    The Place

    1 2014 HD

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  • 2014
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    The Place

    The Place

    1 2014 HD

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  • 2008
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    First Impressions

    First Impressions

    1 2008 HD

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  • 2015
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    Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise

    Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise

    6.6 2015 HD

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  • 2016
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    Eisenstein on Lawrence

    Eisenstein on Lawrence

    6 2016 HD

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  • 2016
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    Bigger Than The Shining

    Bigger Than The Shining

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2016
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    Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood

    Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood

    8 2016 HD

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  • 1994
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    I Know Where I'm Going! Revisited

    I Know Where I'm Going! Revisited

    6.2 1994 HD

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  • 2016
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    I Am Belfast

    I Am Belfast

    6.7 2016 HD

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  • 2016
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    Stockholm, My Love

    Stockholm, My Love

    6.5 2016 HD

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  • 2016
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    Stockholm, My Love

    Stockholm, My Love

    6.5 2016 HD

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  • 1997
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    Pulp Fact

    Pulp Fact

    1 1997 HD

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  • 2005
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    Cinema Iran

    Cinema Iran

    5.5 2005 HD

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  • 2016
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    Stockholm, My Love

    Stockholm, My Love

    6.5 2016 HD

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  • 2016
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    Stockholm, My Love

    Stockholm, My Love

    6.5 2016 HD

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  • 2024
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    A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things

    A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things

    7.5 2024 HD

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  • 2024
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    A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things

    A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things

    7.5 2024 HD

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  • 2024
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    A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things

    A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things

    7.5 2024 HD

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  • 2018
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    Storm in My Heart

    Storm in My Heart

    1 2018 HD

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  • 2018
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    The Eyes of Orson Welles

    The Eyes of Orson Welles

    7.088 2018 HD

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  • 2018
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    The Eyes of Orson Welles

    The Eyes of Orson Welles

    7.088 2018 HD

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  • 2018
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    The Eyes of Orson Welles

    The Eyes of Orson Welles

    7.088 2018 HD

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  • 2005
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    Faith

    Faith

    1 2005 HD

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  • 2009
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    The First Movie

    The First Movie

    7.3 2009 HD

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  • 2009
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    The First Movie

    The First Movie

    7.3 2009 HD

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  • 2023
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    My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock

    My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock

    6.8 2023 HD

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  • 2013
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    Apollo: First War Cinema

    Apollo: First War Cinema

    5.5 2013 HD

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  • 2022
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    The March on Rome

    The March on Rome

    6.4 2022 HD

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  • 2008
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    The New Ten Commandments

    The New Ten Commandments

    8.667 2008 HD

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  • 2011
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    60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

    60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

    3.8 2011 HD

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  • 2020
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    Alexander's Film

    Alexander's Film

    1 2020 HD

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  • 2020
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    40 Days to Learn Film

    40 Days to Learn Film

    1 2020 HD

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  • 2020
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    40 Days to Learn Film

    40 Days to Learn Film

    1 2020 HD

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  • 2020
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    40 Days to Learn Film

    40 Days to Learn Film

    1 2020 HD

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  • 2021
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    Dear Paul Schrader, Thank You for Light Sleeper

    Dear Paul Schrader, Thank You for Light Sleeper

    1 2021 HD

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  • 2011
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    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    7.6 2011 HD

    A worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made and the story of international cinema through the history of cinematic innovation.

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  • 1988
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    Moviedrome

    Moviedrome

    6 1988 HD

    Cult films receive interesting introductions from an expert, before the entire film is screened.

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  • 1997
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    Scene by Scene

    Scene by Scene

    6 1997 HD

    Mark Cousins invites film actors and directors to watch major scenes in their career to date, and to talk us through them.

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  • 1970
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    Scene by Scene

    Scene by Scene

    6 1970 HD

    Mark Cousins invites film actors and directors to watch major scenes in their career to date, and to talk us through them.

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  • 1970
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    Scene by Scene

    Scene by Scene

    7.6 1970 HD

    A worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made and the story of international cinema through the history of cinematic innovation.

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  • 1970
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    Scene by Scene

    Scene by Scene

    7.4 1970 HD

    As told through clips from 183 female directors, this epic history of the cinema focuses on women’s integral role in the development of film...

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  • 1970
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    Scene by Scene

    Scene by Scene

    6 1970 HD

    Mark Cousins invites film actors and directors to watch major scenes in their career to date, and to talk us through them.

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  • 1970
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    Scene by Scene

    Scene by Scene

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Scene by Scene

    Scene by Scene

    6 1970 HD

    Cult films receive interesting introductions from an expert, before the entire film is screened.

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  • 1970
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    Scene by Scene

    Scene by Scene

    7.4 1970 HD

    As told through clips from 183 female directors, this epic history of the cinema focuses on women’s integral role in the development of film...

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  • 1970
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    Scene by Scene

    Scene by Scene

    6 1970 HD

    Mark Cousins invites film actors and directors to watch major scenes in their career to date, and to talk us through them.

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  • 1970
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    Scene by Scene

    Scene by Scene

    7.6 1970 HD

    A worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made and the story of international cinema through the history of cinematic innovation.

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  • 1970
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    Scene by Scene

    Scene by Scene

    6 1970 HD

    Cult films receive interesting introductions from an expert, before the entire film is screened.

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  • 1970
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    Scene by Scene

    Scene by Scene

    7.4 1970 HD

    As told through clips from 183 female directors, this epic history of the cinema focuses on women’s integral role in the development of film...

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