Mark Cousins
9 titles
Filmography
9 results
A Story of Children and Film
(2013)A Story of Children and Film is a personal and poetic essay by Mark Cousins which explores what cinema tells us about childhood, and what childhood tells us about cinema, by reference to movies from all around the world.
The Story of Film: A New Generation
(2021)Following up his renowned study of cinema's first centuries, Mark Cousins examines landmark films from 2010-2021 and the art form's changing face.
The Story of Looking
(2021)As he prepares for surgery to restore his vision, Mark Cousins explores the role that visual experience plays in our individual and collective lives.
The Storms of Jeremy Thomas
(2021)"The Last Emperor" producer Jeremy Thomas makes a land and sea pilgrimage to the Cannes Film Festival every year, traveling from London in an old sports car often with one or two close friends in tow. This year director Mark Cousins is along for the ride and will be filming as they go. Their off-beat grand tour will take in landmarks and people connected to the producer's life and films. From the locations in Paris used in Bertolucci's "The Dreamers", to Lyon, the birthplace of cinema, and on to the Riviera festival.
Here Be Dragons
(2013)Mark Cousins goes to Albania for five days, and films what he sees. He discovers that the movie prints in the country's film archive are decaying. In investigating this, Cousins begins to encounter bigger questions about the history and memory of a place.
The Eyes of Orson Welles
(2018)Mark Cousins dives deep into the visual world of legendary director and actor Orson Welles to reveal a portrait of the artist as he's never been seen before.
Life May Be
(2014)A cinematic discourse between a British director, Mark Cousins, and an Iranian actress and director, Mania Akbari, is a unique journey into the minds of two exceptional filmmakers which becomes a love affair on film.
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
(2024)Featuring Tilda Swinton as the voice of Scottish painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, this feature documentary tells the story of a remarkable artist and a magnificent obsession.
My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
(2023)Directed by Mark Cousins, My Name is Alfred Hitchcock re-examines the vast filmography and legacy of one of the 20th century's greatest filmmakers, Alfred Hitchcock, through a new lens: the auteur's own voice.