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The Story of Film: An Odyssey
S01 E06 / SEX & MELODRAMA
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EP 01
BIRTH OF THE CINEMA
EP 02
THE HOLLYWOOD DREAM
EP 03
THE GOLDEN AGE OF WORLD CINEMA
EP 04
THE ARRIVAL OF SOUND
EP 05
POST-WAR CINEMA
EP 06
SEX & MELODRAMA
EP 07
EUROPEAN NEW WAVE
EP 08
NEW DIRECTORS, NEW FORM
EP 09
AMERICAN CINEMA OF THE 70S
EP 10
MOVIES TO CHANGE THE WORLD
EP 11
THE ARRIVAL OF MULTIPLEXES AND ASIAN MAINSTREAM
EP 12
FIGHT THE POWER: PROTEST IN FILM
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SEX & MELODRAMASex 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.
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