Miniseries
Episodes
1. Where It All Began
1995-10-01
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.
2. Art's Promised Land
1995-10-08
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.
3. The Unchained Camera
1995-10-15
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.
4. The Music of Light
1995-10-22
Highlighting Abel Gance's masterpiece, Napoleon.
5. Opportunity Lost
1995-10-29
Exploring the early career of Alfred Hitchcock.
6. End of an Era
1995-11-05
Focusing on the arrival of sound films, The Jazz Singer and the onslaught of World War II.