The Story of Film: A New Generation
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A decade after The Story of Film: An Odyssey, an expansive and influential inquiry into the state of moviemaking in the 20th century, filmmaker Mark Cousins returns with an epic and hopeful tale of cinematic innovation from around the globe. In The Story of Film: A New Generation, Cousins turns his sharp, meticulously honed gaze on world cinema from 2010 to 2021, using a surprising range of works — including Joker, Frozen and Cemetery of Splendor — as launchpads to explore recurring themes and emerging motifs, from the evolution of film language, to technology’s role in moviemaking today, to shifting identities in 21st-century world cinema. Touching on everything from Parasite and The Farewell to Black Panther and Lover’s Rock, Cousins shows that under-represented communities are where some of the most innovative filmmaking is taking place, with a particular emphasis on Asian and Middle Eastern works, as well as boundary-pushing documentaries and films that see gender in new ways. And as the recent pandemic recedes, Cousins ponders what comes next in the streaming age: how have we changed as cinephiles, and how will moviegoing continue to transform in the digital century, to our collective joy and wonder.
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Joker
2019, in 13 top lists -
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Frozen
2013, in 5 top lists Check -
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Polte
2018 — a.k.a. Flame, in 0 top lists -
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Rak ti Khon Kaen
2015 — a.k.a. Cemetery of Splendor, in 4 top lists Check -
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Varda par Agnès
2019 — a.k.a. Varda by Agnès, in 0 top lists -
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La paresse
1986 — a.k.a. Sloth, in 0 top lists Check -
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Leviathan
2012, in 5 top lists Check -
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Under the Skin
2013, in 10 top lists Check -
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Black Panther
2018, in 9 top lists Check -
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Us
2019, in 7 top lists -
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Booksmart
2019, in 3 top lists -
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Gangs of Wasseypur
2012, in 3 top lists Check -
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Beyoncé: Lemonade
2016, in 0 top lists Check -
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Hustlers
2019, in 0 top lists -
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Midsommar
2019, in 4 top lists -
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Da xiang xidi erzuo
2018 — a.k.a. An Elephant Sitting Still, in 3 top lists -
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Vivek
2018 — a.k.a. Reason, in 0 top lists -
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Teströl és lélekröl
2017 — a.k.a. On Body and Soul, in 4 top lists -
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PK
2014, in 3 top lists Check -
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Grease
1978, in 12 top lists Check -
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Deadpool
2016, in 2 top lists Check -
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Ani Mulalu? The Crazy World
2014, in 0 top lists -
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P'tit Quinquin
2014 — a.k.a. Li'l Quinquin, in 3 top lists Check -
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Fuk sau
2009 — a.k.a. Vengeance, in 0 top lists Check -
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Zama
2017, in 8 top lists Check -
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Good Time
2017, in 2 top lists -
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Mad Max: Fury Road
2015, in 23 top lists Check -
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The General
1926, in 33 top lists Check -
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Baby Driver
2017, in 3 top lists Check -
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Love Me Tonight
1932, in 11 top lists Check -
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Small Axe: Lovers Rock
2020, in 6 top lists -
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Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela
2013, in 0 top lists Check -
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The French Line
1954, in 0 top lists Check -
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Moonlight
2016, in 13 top lists Check -
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Zui hao de shi guang
2005 — a.k.a. Three Times, in 6 top lists Check -
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O Ornitólogo
2016 — a.k.a. The Ornithologist, in 0 top lists Check -
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XXY
2007, in 3 top lists Check -
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Évolution
2015 — a.k.a. Evolution, in 1 top list Check -
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High Life
2018, in 3 top lists Check -
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I Am Not a Witch
2017, in 1 top list -
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Gravity
2013, in 12 top lists Check -
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La fórmula secreta
1965 — a.k.a. The Secret Formula, in 2 top lists Check -
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J'ai perdu mon corps
2019 — a.k.a. I Lost My Body, in 2 top lists -
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Suspiria
2018, in 1 top list Check -
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The Babadook
2014, in 4 top lists Check -
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November
2017, in 1 top list -
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It Follows
2014, in 5 top lists Check -
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La région centrale
1971, in 8 top lists Check -
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Limite
1931, in 10 top lists Check -
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Juventude Em Marcha
2006 — a.k.a. Colossal Youth, in 8 top lists Check
Last updated on Jul 7, 2022; source