and stunning archive material
A mixture of stylised drama reveals the lost and delightful world of the movies' earliest moments in this five-part documentary series for Cinema Century.
The Space and Time Machine In 1895 audiences saw moving pictures projected onto a screen for the first time. Within a period of 15 years, film-makers had developed the techniques and the basic stories on which most cinema is still based.
In thisfirstfilm, Terry Gilliam looks at how cinema reflected the Victorian obsession with travel. With
Allan Corduner , Peter Eyre , Bryan Pringle , Paul Rhys and Malcolm Sinclair. See today's choices.
Written by Ian Christie ; Director Richard Curson
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