The Story of Film: An Odyssey

Sex & Melodrama

Directed by Mark Cousins
TV-PG
S1 • E6    Oct 7, 2011    63m
7.8
Sex and melodrama in the movies of the fifties: James Dean, On the Waterfront and glossy weepies. We travel to Egypt, India, China, Mexico, Britain and Japan to find that movies there were also full of rage and passion. Exclusive interviews include associates of Indian master Satyajit Ray; legendary Japanese actress Kyoko Kagawa, who starred in films by Akira Kurosawa and Yasujiro Ozu; and the first great African director, Youssef Chahine.

Cast of Sex & Melodrama

  • Mark CousinsPresenter / Narrator / Director / Writer
  • Mario CordovaNarratore
  • Kyōko KagawaSelf
  • Youssef ChahineSelf
  • John ArcherProducer

 

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