Mark Cousins (1) (1965–)
Author of The Story of Film: An Odyssey
For other authors named Mark Cousins, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Image credit: Marc Cousins at the last screening of "Bigger than the Shining" / Vera de Kok
Works by Mark Cousins
The Story of Film: A New Generation 4 copies
I Am Belfast [Blu-ray] 3 copies
The Complete Story of Film 2 copies
Stockholm My Love 1 copy
March on Rome 1 copy
The First Movie [DVD] [2009] 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Cousins, Mark
- Birthdate
- 1965-05-03
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Sterling (BA|1987)
- Occupations
- filmaker
film director
documentary filmmaker
film historian
film critic - Organizations
- 8/2 Foundation
- Awards and honors
- Royal Society of Edinburgh (Fellow, 2019)
European Film Award for Innovative Storytelling (2020)
European Film Award for Best Documentary (2022)
Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award (2023) - Relationships
- Moreton, Gill (partner)
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK - Associated Place (for map)
- UK
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Reviews
The Story of Film: A Worldwide History of Film from the Host of the BBC's Scene by Scene by Mark Cousins
This is a great book. I read this over a period of several weeks, one section at a time. It has so much information in it! It can be enjoyed by someone simply interested in a specific era of film; a student; a teacher; or for dipping in and out of as a reference.
Written in an easy style it does not assume any prior knowledge. I have studied film within a Cultural Studies degree and I still learned so much. A valuable resource with plenty of still images and other references to move on to. show more
It covers silent films: 1895-1928; sound: 1928-1990; digital from 1990 to date. A range of countries, genres films covered. show less
Written in an easy style it does not assume any prior knowledge. I have studied film within a Cultural Studies degree and I still learned so much. A valuable resource with plenty of still images and other references to move on to. show more
It covers silent films: 1895-1928; sound: 1928-1990; digital from 1990 to date. A range of countries, genres films covered. show less
Contains 5 videodiscs (955 min.)
Disc 1. 1895-1918. The world discovers a new art form (64 min.) --
1918-1928. The triumph of American film and the first of its rebels (63 min.) --
1918-1932. The great rebel filmmakers around the world (64 min.) --
Disc 2. The 1930s. The great American movie genres and the brilliance of European film (64 min.) --
1939-1952. The devastation of war and a new movie language (63 min.) --
1953-1957. The swollen story : world cinema bursting at the seams (64 min.) show more --
Disc 3. 1957-1964. The shock of the new, modern filmmaking in Western Europe (64 min.) --
1965-1969. New waves sweep around the world (64 min.) --
1967-1979. New American cinema (62 min.) --
Disc 4. 1969-1979. Radical directors in the 70s make state of the nation movies (63 min.) --
The 1970s and onwards. Innovation in popular culture around the world (64 min.) --
The 1980s. Moviemaking and protest around the world (64 min.) --
Disc 5. 1990-1998. The last days of celluloid, before the coming of digital (64 min.) --
The 1990s. The first days of digital : reality losing its realness in America and Australia (63 min.) --
2000 onwards. Film moves full circle and the future of the movies (65 min.). show less
Disc 1. 1895-1918. The world discovers a new art form (64 min.) --
1918-1928. The triumph of American film and the first of its rebels (63 min.) --
1918-1932. The great rebel filmmakers around the world (64 min.) --
Disc 2. The 1930s. The great American movie genres and the brilliance of European film (64 min.) --
1939-1952. The devastation of war and a new movie language (63 min.) --
1953-1957. The swollen story : world cinema bursting at the seams (64 min.) show more --
Disc 3. 1957-1964. The shock of the new, modern filmmaking in Western Europe (64 min.) --
1965-1969. New waves sweep around the world (64 min.) --
1967-1979. New American cinema (62 min.) --
Disc 4. 1969-1979. Radical directors in the 70s make state of the nation movies (63 min.) --
The 1970s and onwards. Innovation in popular culture around the world (64 min.) --
The 1980s. Moviemaking and protest around the world (64 min.) --
Disc 5. 1990-1998. The last days of celluloid, before the coming of digital (64 min.) --
The 1990s. The first days of digital : reality losing its realness in America and Australia (63 min.) --
2000 onwards. Film moves full circle and the future of the movies (65 min.). show less
El director e historiador Mark Cousins realiza un homenaje al arduo camino que ha recorrido la mujer a largo de los años para que su labor como cineastas cuenten con el reconocimiento que merece. Más de mil fragmentos de películas rodadas a lo largo de 13 décadas y en los 5 continentes. "Women Make Film" es un análisis de la historia del cine a través de la lente (y la mirada) de algunas de las mejores directoras del mundo. Algunas muy conocidas. Otras, muchas, a reivindicar. Este show more proyecto está estructurado en 5 bloques y 14 capítulos, cada uno de ellos narrado por una cineasta, como Tilda Swinton o Jane Fonda, entre otras. Cousins, con su particular estilo, plantea cómo se hace una película, cómo se rueda y se monta, cómo se da forma a una historia y cómo el cine describe y refleja la vida. Del encuadre a la presentación de personajes, pasando por los géneros fílmicos o el sentido de un travelling, este influyente teórico vuelve a bucear en las imágenes para evocar la grandeza del cine (FILMAFFINTIY) show less
Aug 10, 2023Spanish
"Close-up" is een uitgebreide wereldgeschiedenis van de film. Er worden dan ook heel veel films in besproken uit alle landen en uit alle tijden. Na het schrijven van dit boek is Mark Cousins zich bezig gaan houden met de productie van de dvd-serie "The story of film *****". Deze serie behandelt grofweg hetzelfde terrein. Voordeel van de dvd-serie ten opzichte van het boek is dat er van iedere besproken film een fragment kan worden getoond. Dit alleen al maakt de dvd-serie veel interessanter show more dan het boek. show less
Jan 24, 2013Dutch
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