Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood - Miniseries

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Where It All Began

1 - Where It All Began

Air Date: October 1, 1995

Highlighting the world's first public presentation of films in Paris, the comedies by Max Linder, Abel Gance's J'Accuse and the onset of World War I.

Art's Promised Land

2 - Art's Promised Land

Air Date: October 8, 1995

Including Ingeborg Holm by Victor Sjostrom and Greta Garbo's star-making performance opposite Lars Hanson in Gosta Berling's Saga. Directed by Michael Winterbottom.

The Unchained Camera

3 - The Unchained Camera

Air Date: October 15, 1995

Featuring The Battleship Potemkin by Sergei Eisenstein, Metropolis by Fritz Lang, Joyless Street starring Greta Garbo, The White Hell of Pitz Palu featuring Leni Riefenstahl and Louise Brooks becomes a star in Pandora's Box.

The Music of Light

4 - The Music of Light

Air Date: October 22, 1995

Highlighting Abel Gance's masterpiece, Napoleon.

Opportunity Lost

5 - Opportunity Lost

Air Date: October 29, 1995

Exploring the early career of Alfred Hitchcock.

End of an Era

6 - End of an Era

Air Date: November 5, 1995

Focusing on the arrival of sound films, The Jazz Singer and the onslaught of World War II.