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A (mostly) chronological exploration of international film history. Each episode is a deep dive into the history of the people, events, technologies, cultural forces, and most all the movies that have molded cinema into what it is today! Join host Jacob Aschieris and other listeners for an in depth, thoughtful listening experience, and learn why no story ever written for the screen is as dramatic as the story of the screen itself!
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- Mar 27, 202650 min
A New Translation of a Master Filmmaker: Dr. Anne McKnight on Long Take
An interview with Japanese media scholar Anne McNight about her new book Long Take. Long Take is a collection of interviews and other material by or about Akira Kurosawa, one of most famous and influential filmmakers in world history. These are being translated and published into English for the first time. You can find Dr. McKnight's new translation here: https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517903299/long-take/ Support the show
- Feb 26, 202624 min
37- Abel Gance, and the Prelude to the Post-War
An episode about Gance, covering his life and movies from birth to just before of the release of his monumental film J'accuse. Support the show
- Jul 25, 202531 min
36- Women's Pictures, Staring Women, that Women Were Watching
An episode all about proper (or not explicitly patriotic) melodrama as it was developing in France during the war. Who were these movies made for? What were they about? Well, let's find out. If you would like to email me you can do so at historyoffilmpodcast@gmail.com History of Film Discord: https://discord.gg/Ud8EcEzvSF Letter Boxed: https://boxd.it/3cZn3 Support the show
- Dec 15, 202431 min
35- French Patriotic Melodrama
This episode is a little smaller in scope than usual. But like one my great podcasting heroes, my ambition for this show is to tell the history of film without any gaps. We cover two examples of an important, though ultimately short lived, sub-genre: The Patriotic Melodrama. We discuss and analyze the 1916 film Alsace, directed by Henri Pouctal, and the 1917 Mothers of Frances, directed by René Hervi . If you would like to email me you can do so at historyoffilmpodcast@gmail.com History of...
- Nov 18, 202456 min
34- American Invasion, Sessue Hayakawa, and "The Cheat"
In this episode we cover just how, exactly, American cinema came to dominate Europe in the wake of WW1. We take a look at the economic practices that facilitated the "invasion" of American cinema onto French screens. We also examine one picture in particular, The Cheat, which exemplifies the technical sophistication of U.S. national cinema, and that film's reception by the City of Lights. If you would like to email me you can do so at historyoffilmpodcast@gmail.com History of Film Discord: ...
- Nov 3, 202422 min
33- War on Film, Film at War
This week we cover the effect of The War on the French film Industry. While The Conflict's Titanic needs did a real number on French production, it did also help develop a new kind of documentary filmmaking: The Newsreel, which was then put to work in service to the Republic. If you would like to email me you can do so at historyoffilmpodcast@gmail.com History of Film Discord: https://discord.gg/Ud8EcEzvSF Letter Boxed: https://boxd.it/3cZn3 Support the show
- Feb 16, 202425 min
32- Foundation of Death, Foundation of Light
This episode reexamines some topics we have already looked at, but this time as context for one of history's greatest butcheries, rather than as pure film history. The development of cinema is intertwined with the forces that defined the 20th century. Today we explore how the First World War and the movies are cut from the same fabric, as we set the stage for some of the screen's greatest epochs -- German Expressionism, French Impressionism, Soviet Montage, and the Golden Age of American Sile...
- Aug 11, 20234 min
Announcement – Plans and Reasons
The History of Film Podcast has been on Haitus since May of 2022. This announcement officially ends that. Let's get back to it! If you have any ideas on how I can improve the show, you can email me at historyoffilmpodcast@gmail.com. See you soon! -Jake! Support the show
About The History of Film
A (mostly) chronological exploration of international film history. Each episode is a deep dive into the history of the people, events, technologies, cultural forces, and most all the movies that have molded cinema into what it is today! Join host Jacob Aschieris and other listeners for an in depth, thoughtful listening experience, and learn why no story ever written for the screen is as dramatic as the story of the screen itself!
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