Title: The Hollywood Dream Plot: During the vibrant 1920s, Hollywood emerged as a dazzling hub of entertainment, showcasing the talents of iconic filmmakers like Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. However, this glitz faced a challenge from visionary directors such as Robert Flaherty, Eric Von Stroheim, and Carl Theodor Dreyer, who sought to elevate cinema to a more profound and sophisticated level. This clash represented a pivotal struggle for the essence of filmmaking. Ultimately, it led to the creation of some of the most remarkable films in cinematic history.
Show
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Episode
S01E02
Air Date
Sep 10, 2011
Season 1 Episodes
S01E01
Birth of the Cinema
S01E02
The Hollywood Dream
S01E03
The Golden Age of World Cinema
S01E04
The Arrival of Sound
S01E05
Post-War Cinema
S01E06
Sex & Melodrama
S01E07
European New Wave
S01E08
New Directors, New Form
S01E09
American Cinema of the 70s
S01E10
Movies to Change the World
S01E11
The Arrival of Multiplexes and Asian Mainstream
S01E12
Fight the Power: Protest in Film
S01E13
New Boundaries: World Cinema in Africa, Asia & Latin America
S01E14
New American Independents & The Digital Revolution
S01E15
Cinema Today and the Future